FOUL PLAY: THE DARK ARTS OF CHEATING IN SPORT
Book ID/图书代码： 02000013B63657
English Summary/英文概要： Foul Play dissects the age-old subject of cheating in all its absurdity. From plain old doping to claiming a marathon victory despite having driven the middle section of the race, from match-fixing to diving for a penalty - cheating in sport is as old as sport itself.
There are plenty of well-known cases of cheats being found out in sport: Ben Johnson, for example, was stripped of his 100m Olympic medal after a positive drugs test; South African cricketer Hansie Cronje was banned from all cricket for life after admitting involvement in match-rigging; rugby union recently found itself having to deal with the "bloodgate" scandal. However, there are myriad other examples of bending the rules more subtly: pressuring the referee, demoralising an opponent with mind games, or shirt-pulling.
But what constititues cheating and where do we draw the line? Are some sports cleaner than others? Is cheating in one sport the same as cheating in another or does each sport’s distinctive culture set different standards? Is there such a thing as a sport without sin? Or, indeed, a sporting competitor?
This book is not a catalogue of past sporting misdemeanours so much as an investigation into the lengths to which some sports people have gone, and will go, to get the better of others. And also the lengths to which they will not go.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《犯规》剖析了作弊这个古老的主题。从普通的老式兴奋剂到为赢得一场马拉松的胜利在比赛中途换人，从假球到裁判作假，体育运动里的作弊和运动本身一样古老。
书中列举了很多体育中作弊被发现的知名案例：例如本•约翰逊，在兴奋剂测试后被剥夺了100米奥运金牌；南非板球运动员Hansie Cronje 在承认操纵比赛后被禁止所有的板球赛；榄球联盟最近发现自己不得不处理“bloodgate”丑闻了。不过，还有无数更微妙的歪曲规则的例子：给裁判施压，让对手泄气的心理游戏以及拉衫。
但是如何才算构成作弊及我们在哪里划清界线呢？有没有一些运动比其他的干净？一种运动里的作弊在其他运动力是一样的吗？或者由于每个运动的独特文化会设定不同的标准吗？有没有一种类似于作弊的事情是作为一种运动的而没有罪？或者，的确是正常的体育竞争？
这本书不是过去体育作弊的目录，而是一个对人们曾经有过或者将要有的在体育中的作弊行为的深入调查。（LNL）
Awards/获奖情况：这本书包含了很多作弊的实例，有很多对你来说肯定很新鲜。——橄榄球世界杯 The book contains so many tales of skulduggery that many are sure to be new to you. Rugby World.
About the Author/作者介绍： 在过去的25年里，麦克•罗巴顿为全国性的报纸写了很多关于体育运动的文章。他报道过5个夏季奥运会，4个冬季奥运会，几场温网比赛以及很多场的足球比赛，以及许多轻微的运动如门球、室内网球和摔跤。Mike Rowbottom has written about sport for a number of national newspapers over the past 25 years. He has covered five summer Olympics and four winter Olympics, several Wimbledon tournaments and too many football matches to count, as well as many minor sports such as croquet, real tennis and arm wrestling.
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