`MORE THAN JUST A GAME FOOTBALL V APARTHEID BY CHUCK KORR AND MARVIN CLOSE

"MORE THAN JUST A GAME FOOTBALL V APARTHEID THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOTBALL STORY EVER TOLD" BY CHUCK KORR AND MARVIN CLOSE. SOFT COVER IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, NO INSCRIPTIONS OR NAMES.

"This is the astonishing story of how a unique group of political prisoners and freedom fighters found a sense of dignity in one of the ugliest hellholes on Earth: Robben Island. Despite all odds and regular torture, beatings and daily backbreaking hard labour, these extraordinary men turned soccer into an active force in the struggle for freedom. For nearly 20 years, the political prisoners on Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was infamously incarcerated, somehow found the energy, spirit and resolve to organise a 1400 prisoner-strong, eight club football league which was played with strict adherence to FIFA rules. The prisoners themselves represented a broad array of political beliefs and backgrounds, yet football became an impassioned and unified symbol of resistance against apartheid. They refused to let their own political differences sway their devotion to the sport, which allowed them to organise and maintain leadership right under the noses of their captors." - Dust jacket