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STYLISH GRAY GETS TO THE HEART OF THE GAME AGAIN

Extra Time -50 Further Delights of Modern Football, by Daniel Gray, published by Bloomsbury, Price: £12.99

DANIEL Gray’s ‘Extra Time’ is a particularly welcome follow up to ‘Saturday 3pm’ at a time when many of us are unable to attend football matches in person.
Gray follows the format of his previous work with short well-crafted chapters about why football is so uniquely special. He reminds us about the shared joys, habits, eccentricities and peculiarities of the game with chapters such as comebacks, not being able to sleep after a night match, bein...

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