Damien Pearse Till I Die review and information book about why football means everything (even when it shouldn’t). Oneword will publish the book written by Damien Pearse about the ecstasy, anguish and unshakable loyalty that make football more than a game, on September 3, 2026. Here you can read information about the content of the book, the author and the publication.
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- “A book for anyone who has ever screamed at a television.” (Adam Alter, author)
- “A thought-provoking, funny and ultimately heartbreaking book about how football fandom can evoke our most painful emotions.” (Dr Gwen Adshead, author)
Till I Die
Why Football Means Everything (Even When It Shouldn’t)
- Author: Damien Pearse (England)
- Book type: footbal book, psychology book
- Publisher: Oneworld
- To be released: September 3, 2026
- Length: 400 pages
- Format: hardback / ebook
- Prize: £ 16.99 / £ 9.99
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Blurb of the book on football written by psychologist Damien Pearse
Inside the ecstasy, anguish and unshakable loyalty that make football more than a game.
Dr Damien Pearse is a level-headed man. A psychologist, he spends his days encouraging patients to adopt a calmer, more grounded approach to life. And yet on match days all this unravels. He becomes anxious, panicked, sometimes belligerent, and if things go well for Wolves, manically ecstatic. And he is not alone – wander through any British town centre on a Saturday night and watch as the aftershocks of wins and losses spill out into the real world. Football means so much to so many.
Pearse meets with superfans, scientists, players and trolls, uncovering what drives our unwavering obsession with football. Examining ideas of identity, belonging, shame, modern masculinity and the most extreme acts of football fanaticism, Till I Die offers a poignant reappraisal of an enduring national pastime and passion.
Dr Damien Pearse is a chartered psychologist specialising in trauma. Before training as a psychologist, Damien was one of the Press Association’s youngest specialist reporters, working as their crime correspondent. During his time there he covered football hooliganism at the 1998 World Cup and 2000 Euro Championships. He then went on to work for the Guardian and Sky News. Despite living in Hastings, he is a lifelong Wolves supporter.
