Va-Va-Voom: The Modern History of French Football
Autor Tom Williamsen Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 sep 2026
'The definitive story' - Christian Karembeu
A REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION, INCLUDING NEW EXCLUSIVE PSG CONTENT
THE PLAYERS, THE TEAMS, THE GOALS, THE GAMES, THE SCANDALS, THE GLOOM AND THE GLORY: THE STORY OF FRENCH FOOTBALL'S EVOLUTION OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS
French football is an enigma: a mixture of brilliance and farce, flair and frailty, stunning success and abject failure. Its domestic league is mocked as an uncompetitive 'Farmers League' and its clubs ridiculed for underachieving in European competitions. But France have reached four of the past seven men's World Cup finals and at its best - the roar of the Vélodrome, the glamour of the Parc des Princes, the brilliance of Zinédine Zidane and Kylian Mbappé - French football has few equals. When it comes to scandal, meanwhile, the French are the best in the business.
Tom Williams brings to life French football's evolution over the last 40 years. He details how the idealistic romanticism of the national team in the early 1980s gave way to an Italian-style pragmatism that would lead Les Bleus to the summit of the international game. By delving into French football's rich history, the book explains the myriad ways in which France has shaped the game's evolution around the world.
Featuring exclusive interviews with legends such as Alain Giresse, Jean-Pierre Papin, Emmanuel Petit and Blaise Matuidi, and with appearances from Karim Benzema, Chris Waddle and Lionel Messi, it's a book no football fan should miss.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781399403962
ISBN-10: 1399403966
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: Colour plate section
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 mm
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Sport
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1399403966
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: Colour plate section
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 mm
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Sport
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Cuprins
Prologue: Les Poteaux Carrés
1. Les Bleus: One Night in Seville
2. Geste Technique: Le Coup Franc à la Platini
3. Bordeaux: Victory Amid the Vineyards
4. Marseille: Tapie's Tainted Triumph
5. Geste Technique: La Papinade
6. Les Rosbifs: Living the Dream
7. Nantes: The Goal That Came From Somewhere Else
8. Italie: Learning to Win
9. Geste Technique: La Roulette à la Zidane
10. Auxerre: One Small Village Still Resists
11. Angleterre: The Sound and the Fury
12. Arsenal: A Very English Frenchman
13. Les Bleus: Champions du Monde!
14. Geste Technique: La Spéciale Henry
15. Lyon: The Magnificent Seven
16. Les Bleus: From the Gutter to a Second Star
17. Espagne: The Ballad of ZZ and KB9
18. Le Foot Féminin: Lyon Light the Way
19. PSG: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
20. Allemagne: La Nouvelle Vague
Epilogue: Et Maintenant?
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index
1. Les Bleus: One Night in Seville
2. Geste Technique: Le Coup Franc à la Platini
3. Bordeaux: Victory Amid the Vineyards
4. Marseille: Tapie's Tainted Triumph
5. Geste Technique: La Papinade
6. Les Rosbifs: Living the Dream
7. Nantes: The Goal That Came From Somewhere Else
8. Italie: Learning to Win
9. Geste Technique: La Roulette à la Zidane
10. Auxerre: One Small Village Still Resists
11. Angleterre: The Sound and the Fury
12. Arsenal: A Very English Frenchman
13. Les Bleus: Champions du Monde!
14. Geste Technique: La Spéciale Henry
15. Lyon: The Magnificent Seven
16. Les Bleus: From the Gutter to a Second Star
17. Espagne: The Ballad of ZZ and KB9
18. Le Foot Féminin: Lyon Light the Way
19. PSG: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
20. Allemagne: La Nouvelle Vague
Epilogue: Et Maintenant?
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index
Recenzii
As it turns out, what was required to really define the identity of our football was a perspective that was partly inward-looking and partly continental. Erudite and engrossing, this book adds a biting modernity to the old legend of France's magnificent losers.
Williams is an engaging and intelligent storyteller, who knows France well beyond sport. This is an inspiring account of how French football went, in a very few years, from almost nowhere to regularly leading the world - and of some of the colourful and sometimes frankly bizarre people who took it there. In a word, it's excellent.
A comprehensive account of the highs, lows and scandals of French football, told through a series of fascinating vignettes.
The definitive story of how French football came of age.
I loved my time in France and it changed the way I thought about the game. Using the stories of France's most celebrated teams and players, this fabulous book explains what sets French football apart.
A masterclass. A delightful insight into the history, the culture and the values of French football. Having worked in France for three years now, it helped me understand so many concepts and words that they use in the weird and wonderful world that is la Ligue 1.
Entertaining, vivid and painstakingly researched, Williams' prose brilliantly captures the juxtaposition of France's extraordinary flair for the game and its public's love-hate relationship with it.
This is a book that students of the game have been waiting for.
absorbing, hugely entertaining ... illuminating ... an absolute joy. ... There had never been a definitive account of the game in France ... there is now.
[a] valuable insight into the psychology of contemporary France and the French . fascinating stuff.
Williams is an engaging and intelligent storyteller, who knows France well beyond sport. This is an inspiring account of how French football went, in a very few years, from almost nowhere to regularly leading the world - and of some of the colourful and sometimes frankly bizarre people who took it there. In a word, it's excellent.
A comprehensive account of the highs, lows and scandals of French football, told through a series of fascinating vignettes.
The definitive story of how French football came of age.
I loved my time in France and it changed the way I thought about the game. Using the stories of France's most celebrated teams and players, this fabulous book explains what sets French football apart.
A masterclass. A delightful insight into the history, the culture and the values of French football. Having worked in France for three years now, it helped me understand so many concepts and words that they use in the weird and wonderful world that is la Ligue 1.
Entertaining, vivid and painstakingly researched, Williams' prose brilliantly captures the juxtaposition of France's extraordinary flair for the game and its public's love-hate relationship with it.
This is a book that students of the game have been waiting for.
absorbing, hugely entertaining ... illuminating ... an absolute joy. ... There had never been a definitive account of the game in France ... there is now.
[a] valuable insight into the psychology of contemporary France and the French . fascinating stuff.