Secret Footballer’s Guide to the Modern Game
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This updated edition of the bestselling and wildly popular I Am the Secret Footballer features a new introduction and an additional chapter. The anonymous writer of the Guardian’s ‘Secret Footballer’ column gives Premier League fans an insider’s look into the unseen world of professional football. ‘It is often said that 95 per cent of what happens in football takes place behind closed doors. Many of these stories I shouldn’t be telling you. But I will.’ Who is The Secret Footballer? Only a…
In this title, football’s biggest characters tell it like it is. Who is the Secret Footballer? Well he’s back and this time his mates speak out too. Players, agents, coaches and managers give you access to all areas of the Premier League. From deal-making to play-making, from dodgy tactics to drunken antics, they reveal the unforgettable highs and the unforgivable lows. This is football as you’ve never seen it before. “What happens behind closed doors at Premiership clubs usually stays…
The star quarterback dating a theater geek like me? As if anyone would believe that.
If Brian Kirkland is the reigning king of the jocks, I guess that makes me the queen of the drama department. Hard to believe we were ever best friends. These days we go to great lengths to ignore one another. But when Brian’s current diva girlfriend convinces him to try out for my play, there’s no way to avoid him. I try to keep it professional, but years of anger and resentment are hard to dismiss. It…
The true story of how a young, ambitious British Asian forged a successful career spanning over 20 years in British football, helping to shape the commercial health of the sport we all love. He shares his innermost thoughts and strategies, honed on real life experiences, and by doing so offers up the ultimate blueprint for the those amongst us willing to face the odds.
