BOOK REVIEW - Everything A Girl Needs To Know About Football by Simeon De La Torre and Sophie Brown

A couple of weeks ago I told you about this book which had been produced to help girly girls get to grips with the beautiful game. I have now managed to acquire a copy of the book, and have given it a thorough going over to see whether, as I expected, it would be a tool to help some women save their relationships! As I mentioned in my previous post, I'm a big football fan, so I felt that I was in a good position to judge whether this book was worthwhile or not.

The book is organised into manageable chunks, each with a real purpose. Issues such as the various tournaments and leagues, an explanation of some of the most commonly used phrases by commentators, and how to win the perennial arguments at the pub are all well written and clear. Also present is a great chapter walking the reader through a match both watching it live at the ground, or on a screen (either at the pub or at home).

I liked the tone of the book. At times it veered slightly toward the frustrating, but I think that is more to do with the fact that it was telling me something I already knew. The information is well presented, and aims to amuse as well as to educate.

My one word of warning to anyone who is thinking about reading it (and I would really recommend that you do) is to be aware that as it was written a little while ago a couple of the teams have either been promoted or relegated, and some of the players have moved clubs. 

Rating : 4 out of 5

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