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Big Con - Australia’s Unknown Soccer Pioneer - cover

Big Con - Australia’s Unknown Soccer Pioneer

Trevor Thompson

Editorial: Fair Play Publishing

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Sinopsis

He fled a scandal. He built a sporting empire. He left behind a legacy—largely forgotten in his homeland.
 
Con Jones—born Thomas Shortel—was a bookmaker, a fugitive, a family man, and a genius sports promoter who reshaped Canadian soccer and lacrosse in the early 20th century. Leaving Sydney in disgrace after a Melbourne Cup betting scandal, he arrived in Vancouver and reinvented himself as a sporting visionary. Jones introduced professional soccer to British Columbia, built a stadium, and helped forge North America’s first international football links. He was bold, brash, and endlessly ambitious.
 
Big Con is a gripping tale of reinvention, scandal, and sporting revolution. It’s a vivid portrait of a forgotten trailblazer who played a major role in shaping modern sport—and got away with it.
 
A compelling read for sports lovers, historians, and anyone fascinated by the messy intersection of ambition, identity, and redemption.
Disponible desde: 06/09/2025.
Longitud de impresión: 106 páginas.

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