Paul M. Banks runs Thesportsbank.net, a top tier destination for Premier League coverage. His past bylines include Sports Illustrated and the Chicago Tribune. His first book No, I Can’t Get You Free Tickets: Lessons Learned from a Life in the Sports Media Industry became an assigned textbook in sports journalism classes. Read More
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Transatlantic Passage
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Transatlantic Passage goes in depth and behind the scenes with the biggest figures in the beautiful game, showcasing how and why the world’s most popular sports league and the global economy’s biggest consumer market came together despite being an ocean away.
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“Paul is as versatile of a sports journalist as I’ve ever met in my career, covering a wide variety of sports. This exploration of the growth of ‘The Beautiful Game’ in America and its emergence in the country’s mainstream culture serves as another testament to his universal sports expertise.”
Summary
Transatlantic Passage provides the how and why America embraced a sport that’s played on the other side of the world. Featuring exclusives from the likes of Harry Kane, Christian Pulisic, Ian Rush, Tim Howard, Gregg Berhalter, and Alex Morgan. It’s a book that explains why Americans get up early to pack pubs at 6AM to watch a sporting event an ocean away.
Paul M. Banks has been there first hand for memorable press conference moments with the likes of Pep Guardiola, Jürgen Klopp, and Sir Alex Ferguson, and been at Anfield and Old Trafford for some of the most historical days these storied venues have ever seen. This book tells their stories, but also the tales of the everyday supporter and match goer, in a way that’s extremely irreverent, and more colorful than one could possibly expect.