British Sports Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2016) Winner
Brian Glanville
ブライアン・グランビル
Buraian Guranbiru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-09-24 （Hendon, Middlesex, England）
- Died
- 2025-05-16 age 93
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Hendon, London → Florence, Italy → Rome, Italy
Career
- Occupations
- Sportswriter, Novelist
- Active Years
- 1952-2025
- Affiliations
- The Sunday Times, World Soccer
- Memberships
- Ballon d'Or Jury
- Influenced By
- Red Smith, Damon Runyon
- Influenced
- Paul Zimmerman
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charterhouse School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Charterhouse School
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | BAFTA Award | Goal! | ドキュメンタリー | BAFTA | 受賞 |
BAFTA Award
1967
Work:
Goal!
Category:
ドキュメンタリー
Organization:
BAFTA
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Along the Arno
1956 NovelA novel set in Italy, particularly well-received by critics.
Life in ItalyFootball
The Story of the World Cup
1997 Non-fictionA frequently updated history of the FIFA World Cup.
Football History
Bibliography
- The Reluctant Dictator
- Henry Sows the Wind
- Along the Arno
- The Bankrupts
- After Rome, Africa
- Diamond
- The Rise of Gerry Logan
- A Second Home
- A Roman Marriage
- The Artist Type
- The Olympian
- A Cry of Crickets
- Goalkeepers are Different
- The Financiers
- The Thing He Loves
- The Comic
- The Dying of the Light
- Never Look Back
- Kissing America
- The Catacomb
- Dictators
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Football-centric journalismBlend of novels and non-fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- FootballItalyJewish heritage
Health
-
Tuberculosisキャリア初期、7ヶ月入院Stayed in a nursing home for seven months
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Heart attack2009年Quadruple bypass operation
Legacy
Doyen of football writers, arguably the finest of his generation.
In Popular Culture
- Lifelong Arsenal F.C. supporter
Quotes
-
The World Cup has become worse and worse over the years—it is bloated.
Source: Interview
Trivia
- Lifelong fan of Arsenal F.C.
- Organised the Chelsea Casuals amateur football team
- Father was a Lithuanian Jewish dentist who changed name from Goldberg to Glanville