Valentin Deudon is an author, poet and football fan. He has written two books on football: Le premier fanion (The First Pennant), about his earliest experience playing for a football club, and Miettes footballistiques (Football Fragments), a collection of short essays on the game. He is also the author of L’intendresse, a fragmentary work made up of poems and texts about a long journey by bicycle.Ian Monk was a writer, translator and member of Oulipo. His translations include works by George Perec, Daniel Pennac, Marie Darrieussecq and Jacques Roubaud. He was a prolific poet who published many volumes of poetry. Monk died in September 2025 shortly after completing his translation of 82 Goals.

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Valentin Deudon is an author, poet and football fan. He has written two books on football: Le premier fanion (The First Pennant), about his earliest experience playing for a football club, and Miettes footballistiques (Football Fragments), a collection of short essays on the game. He is also the author of L’intendresse, a fragmentary work made up of poems and texts about a long journey by bicycle.Ian Monk was a writer, translator and member of Oulipo. His translations include works by George Perec, Daniel Pennac, Marie Darrieussecq and Jacques Roubaud. He was a prolific poet who published many volumes of poetry. Monk died in September 2025 shortly after completing his translation of 82 Goals.

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