Night Games
A Journey to the Dark Side of Sport
Nonfiction, Sports, Football (Soccer), Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime
| Author: | Anna Krien | ISBN: | 9781473520905 |
| Publisher: | Random House | Publication: | September 4, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Vintage Digital | Language: | English |
| Author: | Anna Krien |
| ISBN: | 9781473520905 |
| Publisher: | Random House |
| Publication: | September 4, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Vintage Digital |
| Language: | English |
*Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2014*
What does a sportsman do to cut loose? At night, some play what they think of as pranks, or games. Night games with women. In the closely-knit world of top-level sport, what happens when the bonds that join teammates on the pitch twist into something darker after the final whistle?
Night Games follows the rape trial of a young footballer. It is both a real-life courtroom drama and an exemplary piece of investigative journalism. Fearlessly and without prejudice, Anna Krien shines a light into the darkest recesses of sports culture.
*Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2014*
What does a sportsman do to cut loose? At night, some play what they think of as pranks, or games. Night games with women. In the closely-knit world of top-level sport, what happens when the bonds that join teammates on the pitch twist into something darker after the final whistle?
Night Games follows the rape trial of a young footballer. It is both a real-life courtroom drama and an exemplary piece of investigative journalism. Fearlessly and without prejudice, Anna Krien shines a light into the darkest recesses of sports culture.
