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How Football Began: A Global History of How the World's Football Codes Were Born by Tony Collins

How Football Began: A Global History of How the World's Football Codes Were Born: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the How Football Began: A Global History of How the World's Football Codes Were Born audiobook runs 8.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Ric Jerrom (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.6listening hrs
Non-Fictionstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 8.6 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 8.6 hours, it runs longer than 63% of the 39,028 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

How Football Began: A Global History of How the World's Football Codes Were Born is an audiobook by Tony Collins: a 8.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Ric Jerrom, released August 3, 2026, on the Non-Fiction shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.6 hrs
Narrated by
Ric Jerrom
Released
August 3, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Non-Fiction
ISBN
9798318533921

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the How Football Began: A Global History of How the World's Football Codes Were Born audiobook?

How Football Began: A Global History of How the World's Football Codes Were Born runs 8.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.

Is the How Football Began: A Global History of How the World's Football Codes Were Born audiobook free?

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Who narrates How Football Began: A Global History of How the World's Football Codes Were Born?

How Football Began: A Global History of How the World's Football Codes Were Born is narrated by Ric Jerrom.