Grant Farred Sporting: Long Distance All Books sku-6496886

Grant Farred's Sporting: Long Distance Love: A Passion for Football is a hardcover in the All Books category, SKU sku-6496886. Born in South Africa, Farred first dreamed of playing English football and later followed it as a fan, especially Liverpool.

He writes about growing up as a person of color in South Africa, moving to England and then to the United States, and following football across those moves. He also considers race and class on and off the pitch, his experience as a colonial subject, and the way fans can regard players as gods or monsters.