OWN GOALS

When city´s star italian footballer is had up for sexual assault by a glamorous model, the media has a field day. the northern premiership club secretary thinks they´ve been framed and employs steve strong to investigate. as a film noir buff with a tenuous connection to the model, strong is hardly qualified for the job of pi. and as he checks out the behind-the-stadium-scenes, he soon discovers that there´s something far more sinister afoot than a sex scandal. but can he avoid a permanent transfer before the whistle blows set in a gritty yorkshire city, own goals offers an insider´s view of big time soccer, its players and directors, and the seedy side of a modern british city, its clubs, pubs, good-time girls and shady businessmen.