TEN BIG EARS: AN ALTERNATIVE ACCOUNT OF FC BARCELONA IN EUROPE by Aly Mir
Ten Big Ears is the story of one of the biggest football clubs in the world, told through an eyewitness account that spans four decades.
The story begins and ends with Barcelona in disgrace and threatened with a ban from UEFA competition. In between is a fascinating account of some of the greatest football the world has ever seen, including all five of the club’s European Cup Final triumphs.
Find out what it was like to attend Barcelona games in European club competitions in six different countries.
Drawing on wider historical and cultural references to provide an alternative and quirky take on the rollercoaster that is Barça, this is almost certainly the only football book to reference philosophy, classical antiquity, religion, popular music and reality television dance shows.
Written by a fan of another football club, Ten Big Ears is a personal and occasionally satirical account that commemorates the 30th anniversary of the club’s first European Cup win in 1992. It is also a unique record of how watching the game has changed.
(Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd. April 2022. Hardcover: 256 pages)
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