"that no Red Sox fan would give up season tickets for love, but Red Sox Nation voted to award Fallon honorary membership for playing Ben so convincingly despite Fallon being a Yankees fan. Fever Pitch (2005 film) Fever Pitch (released as The Perfect Catch outside the United States and Canada) is a 2005 romantic comedy film. It is directed by the Farrelly brothers, and stars Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon. It is a remake of the 1997 film. Nick Hornby, who had written the original book and the 1997 screenplay adaptation, acted as an executive producer for the American remake."
"Each chapter is about a football match that he remembers watching, most but not all at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, and how it related to the events that were going on with his life. As well as recounting Arsenal's highs and lows, Hornby talks about other football clubs that played in London. ""Fever Pitch"" sold over a million copies in the United Kingdom. It won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year in 1992 and was reprinted with a new cover and made available as part of the 2005–06 Arsenal F.C. membership pack as part of the ""Final Salute"" to"
"Highbury Stadium. The book was made a Penguin Modern Classic in August 2012. A 1997 film version of ""Fever Pitch"", with a screenplay adapted by Hornby, fictionalised the story, concentrating on Arsenal's First Division championship-winning season in 1988–89 and its effect on the protagonist's romantic relationship. Paul Ashworth, played by Colin Firth, the character based on Hornby, a teacher at a school in North London and his burgeoning romance with Sarah Hughes (Ruth Gemmell), a new teacher who joins Ashworth's school. The film culminates with Arsenal playing title rivals Liverpool in the final game of the season on 26 May"
"September 2009. Addressing similar themes as his earlier novel ""High Fidelity"", the book is about a reclusive 1980s rock star who is forced out of isolation when the re-release of his most famous album brings him into contact with some of his most passionate fans. This synopsis was revealed to ""The Guardian"" newspaper as part of ""What not to miss in 2009: books"". In 2010, Hornby co-founded the Ministry of Stories, a non-profit organisation in East London dedicated to helping children and young adults develop writing skills and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Hornby discussed his bouts"
"and chipped the advancing goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar to score Arsenal's second, and win the title, Arsenal's first in eighteen years. The match was later featured in detail in a film based on the Nick Hornby book ""Fever Pitch"". By this stage, Paul Merson had emerged as a fine right-winger for the Gunners, in a position previously occupied by David Rocastle, who was switched to central midfield. However, Thomas remained a regular player despite the fierce competition in midfield. Thomas enjoyed another two seasons at Arsenal, winning a second League title in 1990-91. In all, he played 206 matches, scoring 30"
"Year Award. In 1997, the memoir was adapted for film in the UK, and in 2005 an American remake was released, following Jimmy Fallon's character's obsession with the Boston Red Sox, a baseball team. With the book's success, Hornby began to publish articles in the ""Sunday Times"", ""Time Out"" and the ""Times Literary Supplement"", in addition to his music reviews for the ""New Yorker"". ""High Fidelity"" — his third book and first novel — was published in 1995. The novel, about a neurotic record collector and his failed relationships, was adapted into a 2000 film starring John Cusack, and a"
"fan and wrote the book ""A Fan For All Seasons"" (1999), a diary of his life as a writer and an Arsenal supporter. He is a member of the Labour Party. His father, Bernard Marks, was one of over 43 people who died in the Moorgate tube crash of 1975, the deadliest accident on the London Underground. In 2006 Marks made a documentary for Channel 4 about his father and the crash. At the time of the crash, Marks was a freelance writer and in the documentary he stated that he had spent a year investigating the crash for freelance"
"1989, a Michael Thomas goal giving Arsenal the 0–2 win they needed to win the title. ""Fever Pitch"" compares Hornby's life at Arsenal and other football clubs. A 2005 film remake of ""Fever Pitch"", directed by the Farrelly Brothers with Hornby as an executive producer, starred Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore. In this adaptation (based on the 1997 film, not the 1992 book), the action is moved from London to Boston, the focus of the protagonist's obsession is shifted from football to baseball and the story is based on the 2004 Boston Red Sox season, which culminated with the team's"
"(Penguin Books) in September 2009. Of the memoir, Davies said he wished to ""attempt to remember what I liked as a boy/youth/idiot and to work out why"". The favourite people referred to in the title include Anton Chekhov, John Belushi, Barry Sheene, Margaret Thatcher (""only for a few days"" the author allows), John McEnroe and Starsky and Hutch. The book also mentions Arsenal F.C., the football team supported by Davies; he recalls as a child his mother sewing their club badge and captain's number onto his shirt, done only a year or so before she died. The paperback was published"
"with his 1956 novel ""Along the Arno"" particularly well received by critics. He has also written ""The Story of the World Cup"", a frequently updated history of the FIFA tournament. Glanville is a lifelong supporter of Arsenal F.C.. From the mid 1960s to the 1980s Brian Glanville organised and ran his own very successful (largely) amateur football team, Chelsea Casuals, which, depending on the quality of the opposition, comprised a motley collection of actors, artists, radio, TV and newspaper journalists, university graduates and undergraduates (mainly drawn from the LSE), friends (occasionally professional soccer players and from other sports including cricket."
"Muslims in the world in 2013. Farah is also a fan of Arsenal F.C., and has trained with its first team squad. He has indicated a desire to become a fitness coach at the Emirates Stadium in Holloway once he retires so as to improve its conditioning record. In October 2013, he launched a book titled ""Mo Farah, Twin Ambitions: My autobiography"" in Canary Wharf, London. Farah has a large following on social media. This includes roughly 1.5 million followers on Twitter and 1.1 million on Facebook. In 2013, he was the top-ranked query for a sportsperson on the search"
"time, Thomas evaded a challenge by Steve Nicol and raced into the penalty area, before slipping the ball past advancing Bruce Grobbelaar to make the score 2–0. The final whistle was blown seconds later, ending Arsenal's 18-year wait to be crowned league champions. Described as ""the most dramatic finish in the 120-year history of the English top flight"" by BBC Sport in 2008, the title decider at Anfield generated interest in the sport and the events were depicted in Nick Hornby's best-selling book ""Fever Pitch"". General Specific 1988–89 Arsenal F.C. season The 1988–89 season was the 94th in the history"
"Wales and attended Cardiff High School. He worked for CBC Radio (since renamed Capital South Wales) in Cardiff before moving to London for a degree in Media Studies at the Polytechnic of Central London. Ronson, who is culturally Jewish, is a ""distinguished supporter"" of Humanists UK. He is married to Elaine Patterson, with whom he has a son. Ronson is a supporter of the football team Arsenal and has spoken of his ""adoration"" of the club. Ronson's first book, ""Clubbed Class"" (1994), is a travelogue in which he bluffs his way into a jet set lifestyle, in search of the"
"He enjoys reading and writing, and speaks fluent Spanish. He supports Arsenal F.C., based in his constituency, and has signed parliamentary motions praising the successes of the club's men's and women's teams. He named Jens Lehmann, Ian Wright and Dennis Bergkamp as his favourite Arsenal players, and has campaigned for the club to pay its staff a living wage. Corbyn is an avid ""drain spotter"" and has photographed decorative drain and manhole covers throughout the country. In 2013, Corbyn was awarded the Gandhi International Peace Award for his ""consistent efforts over a 30-year parliamentary career to uphold the Gandhian values"
"released a children's book called ""Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake Escape"". O'Leary supports Arsenal, Celtic and London Irish RUFC. He can be heard on the 'Footballistically Arsenal' podcast with his friends and fellow Arsenal fans Dan Baldwin and Boyd Hilton, and on this show it was mentioned that he owns shares in the club. He supports Wexford GAA in Gaelic Games, attending matches in the past. During an appearance as a studio guest on ""Fantasy Football Euro 2004"", O'Leary spoke of his support for the Republic of Ireland football team. When O'Leary was in his late teens,"
"on Up all night’s World Football Phone-In . On Talksport he does the European football show and Danny Kelly’s Trans Europe Express. For The Football Ramble Brassell contributes weekly to their ‘On The Continent’ podcast with James Horncastle. As well as appearing on Football Weekly podcast after the post-James Richardson (presenter) split, he has also appeared on the new Richardson venture The Totally Football Show. Brassell is a fan of AFC Wimbledon. When asked by FourFourTwo Brassell chose as his favourite football book Morbo by Phil Ball (2001), a book about rivalry and the historical and societal contexts of Spanish"
"various different aspects of football, it was supported by a UK book tour and theatre show, and released to critical acclaim. The Daily Express gave it four out of five stars and commented '...whether you’re a season ticket holder or a Sunday League player, there’s something in and around every type of football fan'. ""The Football Ramble - By Four Men Who Love The Game They Hate"" debuted in and around no.1 in the Amazon Sports chart and was the highest selling non-fiction audiobook on Amazon in the first two weeks of release. The Podcast can be found in and"
"and more time for leisure activities, which included football, a passion of his. Humble met several other football fanatics, such as David Danskin, Fred Beardsley and Morris Bates at the Royal Arsenal and in 1886 became one of the founding members of Dial Square Football Club, who were soon renamed Royal Arsenal, and would eventually become the club known today as Arsenal. Royal Arsenal soon became one of the strongest amateur sides in Southern England. Humble played for Royal Arsenal during 1887-88 and 1888–89, mainly as a full-back or half-back. Humble's biggest contribution to Arsenal was his successful drive to"
"point of a renaissance in English football; the ban on English clubs playing in European football was lifted a year later and a new top-flight division – the Premier League, was formed in 1992 which generated more revenue for clubs. The title decider also formed the centrepiece of Nick Hornby's book ""Fever Pitch"". The 1988–89 season marked the 100th anniversary of the Football League. A season earlier, the body commemorated its founding by organising an exhibition game between a Football League-select XI, and a World XI (captained by Diego Maradona), followed by a Football Festival in April 1988. The celebrations"
"A. N. Hornby Albert Neilson Hornby, nicknamed Monkey Hornby (10 February 1847 – 17 December 1925) was one of the best-known sportsmen in England during the nineteenth century excelling in both rugby and cricket. He was the first of only two men to captain the country at both rugby and cricket but is also remembered as the England cricket captain whose side lost the Test match which gave rise to the Ashes, at home against the Australians in 1882. Additionally, he played football for Blackburn Rovers. He was the sixth son of William Henry Hornby, a cotton mill proprietor and"
"He is a fan of English football club Arsenal F.C. In May 2015, Rosenberg appeared at Arsenal's 'A Night to Inspire' event and played a version of the '49 Undefeated' fan chant. Rosenberg’s father (a film production worker) introduced him to ex-Faithless member Jamie Catto in 2001, leading to a two-song spot at the Free Burma Campaign benefit gig at the Royal Court in London in 2002. On the night, Rosenberg met his future writing partner Andrew Phillips and established contact with the IE Music label. Back in Brighton, Phillips and Rosenberg pooled their musical influences (from Simon And Garfunkel"
"club Arsenal F.C. of which Lydon has been an avid fan since the age of four. At the time, the area was largely impoverished, with a high crime rate and a population consisting predominantly of working-class Irish and Jamaican people. Lydon spent summer holidays in his mother's native County Cork, where he suffered name-calling for having an English accent, a prejudice he claims he still receives today even though he travels under an Irish passport. John, the eldest of four brothers, had to look after his siblings due to his mother's regular illnesses. As a child, he lived on the"
"a major force in the game in the 1960s. Due to this success, in his autobiography, Charles wrote that ""signing for Arsenal was the most terrible choice I ever made"". Though he also wrote that ""I'll always have a place in my heart for Arsenal, and it was an honour to have played for them."" He was paid £20 a week, and set up with a house and car by the Arsenal management – a Sunbeam-Talbot with the license plate 'MEL 9'. Not used to the complexities of a rapidly modernising game, he endured a frosty relationship with coach Ron"
"The Arsenal Stadium Mystery The Arsenal Stadium Mystery is a 1939 British mystery film and one of the first feature films wherein football is a central element in the plot. The film was directed by Thorold Dickinson, and shot at Denham Film Studios and on location at Arsenal Stadium. It was written by Dickinson, Donald Bull, and Alan Hyman, adapted from a novel by Leonard Gribble. The film is a murder mystery set, as the title suggests, at the Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London, then the home of Arsenal Football Club, who were at the time (and remain) one of the"
"Arsenal's match against title rivals Liverpool in the final game of the season on 26 May 1989. A Michael Thomas last-minute goal giving Arsenal the 2–0 win they needed to win the title. The film also stars Neil Pearson as Paul's father and Mark Strong as Steve, Paul's best friend. Nick Hornby has a cameo as a beaten opposition manager in a school football match. Parts of the film were shot on location in the surroundings of Arsenal Stadium in Highbury; as the terracing at Highbury had since been replaced, the scenes of fans on the terraces were instead filmed"
"113 million. The club's social media activity was the fifth highest in world football during the 2014–15 season. Arsenal's longest-running and deepest rivalry is with their nearest major neighbours, Tottenham Hotspur; matches between the two are referred to as North London derbies. Other rivalries within London include those with Chelsea, Fulham and West Ham United. In addition, Arsenal and Manchester United developed a strong on-pitch rivalry in the late 1980s, which intensified in recent years when both clubs were competing for the Premier League title – so much so that a 2003 online poll by the Football Fans Census listed"
"The Polysyllabic Spree The Polysyllabic Tree is a 2004 collection of Nick Hornby's ""Stuff I've Been Reading"" columns in ""The Believer"". The book collates his columns from September 2003 to November 2004, inclusive. It also includes excerpts from such authors as Anton Chekhov and Charles Dickens. In it, Hornby lists the books he bought each month, and the books he actually read. For instance, he might buy Dickens, but read J.D. Salinger. He then writes a column revolving around what he read, bought, and what he intends/intended to read. The title is a reference to the choral symphonic-rock group The"
"The Polysyllabic Spree The Polysyllabic Tree is a 2004 collection of Nick Hornby's ""Stuff I've Been Reading"" columns in ""The Believer"". The book collates his columns from September 2003 to November 2004, inclusive. It also includes excerpts from such authors as Anton Chekhov and Charles Dickens. In it, Hornby lists the books he bought each month, and the books he actually read. For instance, he might buy Dickens, but read J.D. Salinger. He then writes a column revolving around what he read, bought, and what he intends/intended to read. The title is a reference to the choral symphonic-rock group The"
"Arsenal's fans, who provided him with his own song, an adaptation of the theme tune to British television programme ""The Sweeney"". On 29 January 2008, he scored an extraordinary strike in Arsenal's 3–0 win over Newcastle United in the Premier League. He played on 8 April 2008, a UEFA Champions League match in which Arsenal were knocked out by English rival Liverpool. After the match, he was reported injured and it proved to be his last match for Arsenal. In April 2009, he stated in an interview that he is still an Arsenal fan and that he has no hard"
"says that he never wanted Ronaldo to join Real Madrid. In this book, he expresses his feelings about David Beckham, Ryan Giggs etc. He mentions for the first time how he was against Beckham's decision to join his sons football team as head coach. One reader criticised the book for containing numerous factual errors, prompting publishers Hodder & Stoughton to offer him a refund. Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography is the second official autobiography of Alex Ferguson, the former football manager and player. It was released on 30 October 2013 and covers the period from 2000 to"
"West of the capital. There was also traditionally a large Irish community that followed Arsenal, with the nearby Archway area having a particularly large community, but Irish migration to North London is much lower than in the 1960s or 1970s. Like all major English football clubs, Arsenal have a number of domestic supporters' clubs, including the Arsenal Football Supporters' Club, which works closely with the club, and the Arsenal Independent Supporters' Association, which maintains a more independent line. The Arsenal Supporters' Trust promotes greater participation in ownership of the club by fans. The club's supporters also publish fanzines such as"
"of football team Brighton and Hove Albion. He also liked Everton and Newcastle United. He enjoyed golf, and was a member of the Grand Order of Water Rats. He was an honorary member of the Winkle Club, a charity in Hastings, East Sussex. A lover of cars, his collection included a 1956 Bentley S1 Continental R Type fastback, which he first bought in 1961, and then again in the late 1980s. In 1969, he purchased, after the divorce from Freda Simpson, a Shelby Cobra 427, CSX3206, in New York, which he kept until 1986, when it was sold to another"
"He wrote a cartoon proposal for this book, that has yet to be optioned. Zurbo has since moved to Windy Hollow, releasing Tommy Tuckers, 2012, a collection of three short children's stories with Alex Tyers. His latest children's book, I Love Footy, which he painted himself, was released in 2013. Zurbo has spent the last several years writing a column for the Footy Almanac, and providing pieces, interviews and short stories for the music magazine, veri.live. Tired of the publishing world's growing conservatism, Zurbo has spent the last ten years writing 14 books, ranging from children's, YA, adult novels, to"