
Around the World in 80 Clubs Have you ever heard of the football club founded by ex-KGB officers, the 21-time champions of Moldova? <br><br> How about the Vatican Cup, contested by eight clubs made up of clerics, priests and Vatican members, where countless players have ended up in the sin bin? <br><br> Or maybe you're more familiar with the Spanish team that actually resides in North Africa? <br><br> Whether you're a football hipster or five-a-side novice, join renowned football writer and podcaster Paul Watson for an intrepid guide through the weird, wacky and wonderful world of football. <i>Around the World in 80 Clubs</i> takes the reader on a global tour of the beautiful game, from the squirrel-costume wearing fans of Andorra's UE Santa Coloma to the Buddhist monk ultras of Bhutan's Thimphu City, via Greenland's one-week season, through to priestly punch-ups in the Vatican City. <br><br> This compendium is packed with footballing stories you have never heard of but will never forget. <br><br> A book for the football lover, there will be no Manchester United, no Juventus, no Boca Juniors here. Instead, <i>Around the World in 80 Clubs</i> is filled with unique stories that have never been told before, shedding a humorous and thrilling light on cultures and communities formed - and sustained - through football.
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