博客來In 1992, English football ripped up the rulebook. What emerged from the ashes of a struggling First Division was the Premier League-a bold, brash new entity that would go on to revolutionize not just a sport, but global entertainment itself. The Breakaway: How the Premier League Changed the World is the definitive account of how football’s most watched league transformed from crumbling terraces and hooliganism into a 10 billion spectacle exported to over 200 countries.
Through gripping storytelling, exclusive insights, and vivid cultural context, this book dives into the power plays behind the league’s creation, the Sky TV revolution, global celebrity footballers, and the emergence of clubs as billion-pound brands. From the boardrooms of the ＂Big Five＂ to the tears of Italia ’90, from Beckham’s rise to the failed Super League, this is a fast-paced, richly detailed journey through the game’s most seismic era.
Blending sport, business, media, and politics, The Breakaway isn’t just a history of the Premier League-it’s the story of how football became the world’s game.
