Sinopsis
***Includes a new foreword by Gary Lineker about football in lockdown***
Shortlisted for The Telegraph Sports Book Awards
Lineker is nearly as good a presenter as I was a footballer DIEGO MARADONA
Hilarious, almost as funny as me ALAN SHEARER
This is Lineker unleashed. As a non-football nut I didnt expect to enjoy it, but between laddish anecdotes are ages of sudden tenderness. . . Lineker opens up, dislodging memories and reflections, not just about football but his whole life.THE TIMES
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Football is a simple game. 22 players chase a ball for 90 minutes, and at the end the Germans always win.
This book is inspired by the stories Danny and I have shared with each other about what life in football is really like: in the dressing room, in the commentary box, on the pitch and - with the appropriate pixellation - in the showers afterwards.
Whats it really like to play with Messi? I wouldnt know, but I have starred alongside him in an advert for Walkers crisps. And, well, his performance was world-class.
And what is a life in football really like? You wont learn much from the dull-as-dishwater post-match interviews - its a world of secrets, superstitions, laughs and personalities, and let me tell you, half of it you wont believe.
Ive looked back at my playing days, from England to Leicester, Everton to Barcelona, Tottenham to, er, Nagoya Grampus Eight, and shared the chaotic behind-the-scenes secrets of Match of the Day - and Danny has chipped in with stories from a lifetime following the game as a fan.
From Italia 90 to Leicesters Premier League fairytale, from yellow cards to World Cup trophies (Ive never been awarded either), from Gascoigne to Maradona, youll find it all here - everything you always wanted to know about football, but didnt realise that you did.
Inspired by the No.1 podcast Behind Closed Doors
Ficha técnica
9781473572775
