{"product_id":"if-i-started-to-cry-matthew-hall-9780648407386","title":"'If I started to cry, I wouldn't stop': What I talk about when I talked about football and Australia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'If I started to cry, I wouldn't stop' \u003c\/em\u003e - a quote taken from former Australian football captain, Lucas Neill, is a snapshot in time - of the glorious, problematic, and cursed path of football in Australia (yes all those things), starting with Mark Bosnich in Sydney in 1996 and ending with Harry Kewell in Istanbul in 2009 - and many things in between. Journalist and author Matthew Hall saw the lot. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when football in Australia wasn't quite so 'cool' or popular, Matthew managed to actually get paid to report on the game, beyond the hamstrings and groins, and looking - as he says - back stage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who remembers these times, it's a terrific trip down memory lane. For those who don't, or who were not even alive at the time, read and learn!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatthew Hall is the author of two previous books, \u003cem\u003eThe Away Game\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRobbie Slater: The Hard Way\u003c\/em\u003e. He produced and wrote the award-winning film adaptation of \u003cem\u003eThe Away Game\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe covered four FIFA World Cups while writing about football for \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Age, The Sun-Herald, The Australian, \u003c\/em\u003e the \u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eSouth China Morning Post, Rolling Stone, When Saturday Comes, FourFourTwo, Inside Sport, Playboy\u003c\/em\u003e, ESPN, The World Game, and the \u003cem\u003eSaturday Paper\u003c\/em\u003e, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has campaigned against human rights violations in sport and human trafficking through sports.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Perth, Western Australia, he lives in New York City where he coaches girls' soccer teams including his daughter's Under-10 team.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0648407381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648407386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fair Play Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.49d","brand":"Matthew Hall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483619340543,"sku":"9780648407386","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e3000fd0-9cdd-4708-a758-d9b41d15a646.jpg?v=1778039608","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/if-i-started-to-cry-matthew-hall-9780648407386","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}