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Item Details
| Title:
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BOBBY MOORE
THE MAN IN FULL |
| By: |
Matt Dickinson |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£20.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0224091727 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780224091725 |
| Publisher: |
VINTAGE PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
11 September, 2014 |
| Pages: |
384 |
| Description: |
'Immaculate footballer. Immortal hero of 1966. Master of Wembley. Captain extraordinary. Gentleman of all time.' These are some of the words inscribed beneath the statue of England's World Cup-winning captain, Bobby Moore, at Wembley stadium. This book traces the journey of this Essex boy who became the patron saint of English football. |
| Synopsis: |
This is the Sunday Times Bestseller. It was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2014. 'Immaculate footballer. Imperial defender. Immortal hero of 1966. Master of Wembley. Captain extraordinary. Gentleman of all time.' These are some of the words inscribed beneath the statue of England's World Cup-winning captain, Bobby Moore, at Wembley stadium. Since Moore's death, of bowel cancer at just 51, these accolades represent the accepted view of this national treasure. But what do we actually know about Bobby Moore as a person? What about the grit alongside the glory? Moore was undeniably an extraordinary captain and player. Pele called him the greatest - and fairest - defender he ever played against. His feats for West Ham United and England are legendary and his technical mastery of the game ahead of its time. Few footballers since have come close to his winning combination of intelligence, skill, temperament and class. Yet off the pitch, Moore knew scandal, divorce and drink. What about the string of failed businesses, whispers of bad behaviour, links to the East End underworld and turbulent private life?Ignored by the football world post-retirement, this great of the game drifted into obscurity and, famously, there was no knighthood. Acclaimed football writer Matt Dickinson traces the journey of this Essex boy who became the patron saint of English football, peeling away the layers of legend and looking at Moore's life from all sides - in triumph, in failure, in full. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Yellow Jersey Press |
| Prizes: |
Winner of British Sports Book Awards: Biography 2015
Short-listed for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2014 |
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Returnable |
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