SHORTLISTED 2025

Football Book of the Year | Shortlisted

Namaste, Geezer

by Shekhar Bhatia

Shekhar Bhatia grew up in east London in the hooliganism-blighted 1970s, a rare Asian-heritage West Ham fan baffled by the racism he experienced then and which has often resurfaced since. Written by a leading news reporter, Namaste, Geezer is a sometimes shocking, ultimately joyous tale of beating prejudice in football and journalism.

Namaste, Geezer by Shekhar Bhatia
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