chris Hunt author & editor
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About Chris Hunt – editor & Author
Chris Hunt writes about football and music. His memoir Doing It For The Kids saw him in the world of grassroots football, while World Cup Stories accompanied a BBC TV series. He was editor of numerous special editions of Mojo, Q, NME and Uncut, including five about The Beatles. After launching Hip-Hop Connection he turned Match into the biggest selling football magazine in the UK and his encyclopedia, The Complete Book of Football, has been published in the UK, Australia, the USA and in five foreign language editions.
Books by Chris Hunt
The Complete Book of Football (2003)
World Cup Stories (2006)
The Compact Book of the World Cup (2010)
Doing It For The Kids (2025)
Escape From Holland (2026)
Going that extra mile for the story
As a writer, Chris Hunt has covered four World Cups and interviewed two England managers. He once wrote a column for Your Cat magazine called My Life With Stalin – an everyday tale of one bloke and his cat. He has interviewed legends of every kind, from footballers Gordon Banks, Jairzinho and Eusebio, to rock stars Roger Daltrey, Lemmy and Kiss, and to rappers Public Enemy, De La Soul and Run DMC. He once interviewed Queen Latifah at the top of the Empire State Building, proving he'll always go that extra mile for a good story.
Magazines by Chris Hunt
Editor of Elite Soccer 2016–2023
Editor of Soccer Coach Weekly 2012–2014
Editor of Hotspur 2007–2008
Editor of Uncut & NME special editions 2003–2006
Editor of Match! Football Krazy 2003–2006
Editor of Super Goals for The Sun 2003
Editor of Mojo & Q special editions 2001–2003
Editor of Sported 1996–1998
Editor of Big Shots 1993–2001
Editor-in-Chief of MATCH 1993–2001
Editor of Mega Sports 1993
Managing Editor of Rage 1990–1991
Editor of Hip-Hop Connection 1988–1990 & 1992–1993
Editor of Solid Rock 1987
Publishing & WRITING Awards
1996 Emap Awards: Editor Of The Year for Match – winner
1995 Emap Awards: Most Improved Magazine for Match – winner
1997 Emap Awards: Launch Of The Year for Sported – winner
1996 PPA Awards Editor Of The Year – highly commended
1981 Cambridge Footlights Young Writer Of The Year winner
BOOK STORE
WORLD CUP STORIES
£20.00
World Cup Stories was published to accompany a BBC television series broadcast on national TV in the run up to the World Cup in Germany in
2006. The second edition was published after the 2006 World Cup.
World Cup Stories in hardback. The book has been translated into Greek. £25.
LATEST BOOK
DOING IT FOR THE KIDs
Believing there's no way he'll get involved in grassroots kids' football, soon the author is hooked. In this humorous touchline memoir Chris Hunt tells a story experienced by thousands every Saturday morning, from over-competitive coaches to parents barking instructions at confused eight year olds.
*OUT OF STOCK*