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££12.99
Published
2 September 2025
Paperback
9781913083779
Ebook
9781913083786
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By Joe Posnanski:

 

After scoring a bestselling home run with baseball, Joe Posnanski turns his gaze to the undisputed No. 1 sport in America – and one that is yearly gaining huge numbers of international fans.

This entertaining, enlightening, heartbreaking and hilarious book offers a panoramic look across 100 moments that have defined the sport. Hidden gems jostle with classic tales told from fresh perspectives, as readers find themselves strategizing in locker rooms with artful head coaches, roaring in stadium crowds with diehard fans, and making controversial calls with referees on the field.

Why We Love American Football is an unforgettable take on the history of the game from one of the greatest sportswriters of our time.

Old Street Publishing Why We Love American Football

After scoring a bestselling home run with baseball, Joe Posnanski turns his gaze to the undisputed No. 1 sport in America – and one that is yearly gaining huge numbers of international fans.

This entertaining, enlightening, heartbreaking and hilarious book offers a panoramic look across 100 moments that have defined the sport. Hidden gems jostle with classic tales told from fresh perspectives, as readers find themselves strategizing in locker rooms with artful head coaches, roaring in stadium crowds with diehard fans, and making controversial calls with referees on the field.

Why We Love American Football is an unforgettable take on the history of the game from one of the greatest sportswriters of our time.

 £12.99
 
 

‘Rolls the highlight reel on the most memorable plays to ever grace the gridiron, mixing the humorous and the heartfelt… This is another win from Posnanski'
—Publishers Weekly (Starred)

 
 
  • ‘Contemporary sports writing’s biggest star’
    —Wall St Journal
  • ‘A touchdown in the Super Bowl of writing'
    —Illinois Times
  • ‘A must-have deep dive into the archives and legends of the sport… This is the best kind of sports writing. Entertaining, enlightening, heartbreaking, hilarious and always fascinating, these stories of the sport offer a panoramic look across its history… This book is the football book for even its most ardent fans'
    —Ron Kaplan
 
 

Joe Posnanski is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of six books, including Why We Love Baseball, The Baseball 100, Paterno and The Secret of Golf. He has been named National Sportswriter of the Year by five different organisations. He writes at JoePosnanski.com and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his family.