Les fantômes de Séville #[nn]

A collision frozen mid-pitch — two footballers in a jarring tangle of limbs, one in the classic blue of France and the other in a dark away kit — sets the tone immediately for this evocative album from Tronchet and J. & A.C. Jouvray, published by Glénat. The sparse stadium backdrop, with its vintage Seiko advertising board and sparsely filled stands, quietly anchors the story in a very specific footballing era. Les Fantômes de Séville promises the kind of sports storytelling that's as much about memory and emotion as it is about the beautiful game.