{"product_id":"extra-time-beckons-penalties-loom-adam-hurrey-9781035408382","title":"Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Sports Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A hilarious examination of the football commentary language we all understand but don't know why\" \u003c\/i\u003eWHSBOTY 2024 Reading Panel \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe long-awaited follow-up to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFootball Clichés, \u003c\/i\u003eA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edam Hurrey's cult classic about the language of football.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"So enjoyable ... fascinating and deliciously nerdy.\" \u003ci\u003eFourFourTwo\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Adam Hurrey is the best observer of football culture in the world. He has a knack for either encapsulating something that's always nagged at you or nailing something you can't believe you haven't noticed before.\" Elis James \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The funniest, smartest book on the language of football. It sends out a message, silences the doubters and lets its football do the talking ... a Rolls-Royce of a book.\" David Goldblatt \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e***\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDoes language evolve? Yes, it does.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill it ever be acceptable for a football commentator to call a shot that bounces before it goes in 'a screamer'? No, it will not.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the self-appointed world expert on the subject, Adam Hurrey sets off to define the definitive rules of the language of football. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe will answer the big questions such as: is it acceptable to say a player is 'breaking their silence' (it's complicated), can headers can be 'lashed' (anatomically impossible), whether a penalty shootout could ever be described as 'late drama' (truly abhorrent), how many games constitute a 'bumper' day of Premier League action (minimum of eight) and just how big a deficit constitutes 'a mountain to climb' (certainly not Liverpool going 1-0 down at home to Wolves in the third minute, Sky Sports). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, Hurrey examines some case studies of how the football media has reached saturation point - the transfer rumour mill, the futile art of big-match previewing, the rise of (and backlash against) football jargon - and how its language has evolved to keep the machine going. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHave we let the football lexicon spiral out of control? In finding out, this book will be exactly as gloriously pedantic as it sounds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Hurrey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1035408384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781035408382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Headline\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.79h x 5.07w x 0.60d","brand":"Adam Hurrey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48013868269823,"sku":"9781035408382","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c546bac-ab67-44d9-9be5-61cd0c87deb9.jpg?v=1767745265","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/extra-time-beckons-penalties-loom-adam-hurrey-9781035408382","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}