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Unlevel Playing Fields
Dave Tomlinson, author
From as long as sport has been played, it has always evoked great passion and emotion. Human error will always be a factor but nothing infuriates fans like officiating blunders and blatant cheating. And nothing arouses curiosity and unabated feeling more than circumstances so unusual that nobody is quite sure how the moment will be resolved. Welcome to a captivating journey through some of the greatest sporting controversies in history. These are the fascinating backstories and consequences of not only the most debatable moments in sport, but also some of its most scandalous characters.
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Grady Harp HALL OF FAME TOP 100 REVIEWER
What follows is an inside view of sporting controversies in almost every sport – baseball, the Olympics, cricket, marathons, figure skating, tennis, swimming, boxing, motor racing - true stories of individuals and teams that leave us amazed. For every sports fan this is a resource for gaining in depth information on the famous and challenging controversies that have caused such consternation. A well-written, very fine book, rich in good-to-know facts.