More Than A Shirt

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST SPORTS WRITING OF THE YEAR AWARD

LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD

A GUARDIAN SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR

A WATERSTONES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR

'A marvellous football book, although it is much more than that' The Times

'More Than A Shirt shows why geopolitics keeps invading the pitch' The Economist

'D'Urso's simple conceit offers a sparklingly fresh snapshot' The Guardian

Compelling and eye-opening, More Than A Shirt? will change the way you think about the beautiful game's most universal symbol. Football shirts are the sport's greatest means of cultural expression, but a seemingly innocuous combination of colours, sponsor logos and materials can all reflect the social values, financial struggles and political ideologies of the day, as geopolitical issues increasingly seep into every aspect of the game.

Investigative journalist Joey D'Urso has travelled across the globe, combining on-the-ground reporting with unparalleled analysis to collate a list of the twenty-two football shirts that best explain the modern world.? More Than A Shirt?will take fans on a journey from Birmingham to Belgrade and onto Medellin and Mumbai, outlining how we can see the war in Ukraine in the shirt of Schalke in Germany, China's foreign policy in West Bromwich Albion's and why the French national kit embodies worldwide migration patterns.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781399622820
Published: May 2026

Number of pages: 400
Width: 126 mm
Height: 196 mm
Depth: 26 mm

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co