![]() ![]() Its arrival in Britain could hardly be more appositely timed in light of the Ched Evans case A challenging, necessary assault on misogynistic "jock culture". This is powerful, important writing, and Krien shows her workings throughout Fearlessly and without prejudice, she shines a light into the darkest recesses of sports culture. In Night Games, Anna Krien follows the trial of a young footballer. Sometimes these involve consensual sex, but sometimes they don’t, and sometimes they fall into a grey area. Read more they think of as pranks, or games. And so, as police were confiscating bed sheets from a townhouse in South Melbourne, the trial by media began.’ What does a young footballer do to cut loose? At night, some play what. By morning, the head of the sexual crimes squad confirmed to journalists that they were preparing to question two players. ![]() *Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2014* ‘The Pies beat the Saints and the city of Melbourne was still cloaked in black and white crepe paper when the rumour of a pack rape by celebrating footballers began to surface. It shines a light into the darkest recesses of sports culture. What does a sportsman do to cut loose? This book follows the rape trial of a young footballer. ![]()
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