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Players: 250 Men, Women and Animals Who Created Modern Sport
Tim Harris
It may be natural to play games, but the sports we love aren't natural at all. There are no prizes for guessing who invented the Cruyff Turn or the Fosbury Flop - but who invented the header or the sliding tackle?
656 pages, 24pp colour
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 3, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780224082778 |
| Publishers | Vintage Publishing |
| Pages | 656 |
| Dimensions | 165 × 241 × 42 mm · 984 g |
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