This week’s guest on Behind the Lines is author, journalist and editor Jonathan Wilson.
Jonathan writes for a host of outlets including the Guardian and Sports Illustrated, is the editor of quarterly football magazine the Blizzard and has written 11 books, including the acclaimed Inverting the Pyramid.
You may also recognise him from his regular appearances on Second Captains and the Guardian’s Football Weekly (apparently there are other podcasts?
In a remarkably wide-ranging chat, we talk about how he came to football writing in the wake of a thwarted academic career, the process of founding and editing the Blizzard, being sued by Walter Zenga and watching Roy Keane literally part the clouds.
Jonathan’s picks were: Grand Slam by Christopher Martin-Jenkins; Football Against the Enemy by Simon Kuper; The Ball is Round by David Goldblatt; Underworld by Don DeLillo.
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