David Winner

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (February 2008)

David Winner is an English author and journalist.

His best-known books are Those Feet: An Intimate History of English Football (2005), and Brilliant Orange, the Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football (2000).

Brilliant Orange explains why the soccer players of the Netherlands play beautifully but lose their most important matches. He analyses other elements of Dutch life and culture, such as their flat flooding-prone land, unusual taste in art, and their experiences in World War 2.

His most recent book, Around the World in 90 Minutes (plus extra time and penalties) (2007) was based on his journey to 13 countries during the four weeks of the 2006 World Cup.

Winner also co-wrote The Coming of The Greens (1988) (with Jonathon Porritt), a study of environmentalism in the United Kingdom.

Winner supports Arsenal football club.