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Fever Pitch, which is about one mans obsession with Arsenal Football Club, which is hilarious and very interesting into the physche of male sports fans.
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I resisted mentioning Hornby's "Fever Pitch" because the OP specifically mentioned sports he was interested in and association football was not one of them, and the
But you have to thread is still fresh in the 2+2 memory.
But really, Hornby's book is worthwhile for any fan who has ever lived and died with a team over the course of multiple seasons. As a sports fan, you'll get the book, even if you don't recognize the teams, players, and events.