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Copyright © Stephen Mumford 2019
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First published in 2019 by Polity Press
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ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-3533-0
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Mumford, Stephen, author.
Title: Football : the philosophy behind the game / Stephen Mumford.
Description: Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018043383 (print) | LCCN 2018045663 (ebook) | ISBN 9781509535330 (Epub) | ISBN 9781509535316 (hardback) | ISBN 9781509535323 (pbk.)
Subjects: LCSH: Soccer--Philosophy.
Classification: LCC GV943 (ebook) | LCC GV943 .M86 2019 (print) | DDC 796.334--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018043383
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