Edited by Al Hamilton with Rodney Hinds

Published in 1998, Black Pearls documents the careers and achievements of nearly 300 Black footballers playing in the English game up to 1998. Pele’s “beautiful game” is just as exquisite now as it was in the great man’s heyday – and even more colourful than ever.

The cosmopolitan nature of the modern global village is no more effectively illustrated than in the world’s soccer stadiums. And there is, perhaps, no better example of a true meritocracy than on the turf of football’s ‘level playing fields’.

The socio-economic or religious background of a football fan has absolutely no bearing or influence on the choice of his or her favourite football star. Nowhere is this diversity of choice better illustrated than in the English football leagues. And the Black footballer, who was once a rare phenomenon, is now part and parcel of the English game.

Lavishly illustrated, this book includes feature articles on the early pioneers, Africa’s contribution to world football and Jamaica’s ‘Reggae Boyz’.

Includes 49 full colour & 35 black & white photographic images

• 245 x 188 mm
• 160 pages
• Paperback