Passing Rhythms: Liverpool FC and the Transform, Williams, John<-

Passing RhythmsLiverpool FC and the Transformation of Football\nAuthor(s): Stephen Hopkins, Cathy Long, John Williams\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Berg Publishers\nISBN-13: 9781859733035, 978-1859733035\nSynopsis\nLiverpool Football Club, in stark contrast to its competitors, remains locally owned, not a conglomerate or media business. Unlike its main rivals, the Liverpool club has been loathe to pursue global markets for merchandizing - though it attracts a huge fandom around the world - and its ambitions remain resolutely fixed on footballing success. No football club has ever had such an extended period of dominance inthe English game, nor extended that dominance to Europe so [url] of the current crop of top young players are locally born and are a central feature of the city's nightlife, as well as national icons in pop/football/youth culture. But there are fears that the Club's great days have now passed. At the height of its.