{"product_id":"9781910460252","title":"The Club: Living the Dream at the bottom of English Football","description":"English Football has over 92 fully professional clubs. Players in the Premier League teams now earn an average salary of £2.3 million per annum. Meanwhile, on the bottom rung, entire squads make less in a year than Wayne Rooney takes home in a month. An army of young players sacrifice their education and prospects outside of sport for the dream of football success, despite that fact that 85% will be released from their contracts within five years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimon Akam's book shows what the beautiful game really means for most players.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLuton Town Football Club played a vital role in bringing this book to life by opening their doors and allowing a Newsweek Europe journalist to embed with them: a generous act, which has resulted in a remarkable glimpse into life in a lower league club, and the community around it.","brand":"Newsweek Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132009791728,"sku":"9781910460252","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781910460252_p0.jpg?v=1763626730","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781910460252","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}