THE BRITS ARE COMING!
A HISTORY OF BRITISH FOOTBALL CLUBS IN EUROPE
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2022
Tricorn Books (Verlag)
978-1-914615-47-4 (ISBN)
Tricorn Books (Verlag)
978-1-914615-47-4 (ISBN)
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It's a story of adventure, discovery, of tragic loss, of triumph, and as in life, the hard reality that sometimes we're just not good enough. It is this passion and knowledge that I hope to put into practice as I recall the successes and failures; the joyous moments and the disasters; the 'heads in the sand' attitude of British football.
What I firmly believe I should have been is a football commentator or journalist. As a young boy in the front room of my parent’s council home, I would formulate my own football matches, using Eighth Army green soldiers and Africa Korps German soldiers as my players; a small white Lego piece as my football. My imagination took flight; my games received their own personal commentary – and these forms of personalised football matches were so much more realistic than the finger-flicking Subbuteo football game that was in its heyday. In my teens I possessed a photographic memory, a vast knowledge of British and international football. It is this passion and knowledge that I hope to put into practice as I recall the successes and failures; the joyous moments and the disasters; the ‘heads in the sand’ attitude of British football, fortunately counteracted by the astute, open-to-all-ideas management and coaching staff, in particular at Liverpool FC.
The extraordinary revival by Liverpool in April 2019, overturning a 3-0 defeat at the Nou Camp against Barcelona, winning 4-0 at Anfield to reach the 2019 Champions League Final acted as a catalyst for my coverage of British teams in the three European competitions, the almost forgotten Cup Winner’s Cup (played in by the teams who won their main domestic cup competition – the FA Cup in England), the UEFA Cup, now the Europa League, and the European Cup, now the Champions League. It’s a story of adventure, discovery, of tragic loss, of triumph, and as in life, the hard reality that sometimes we’re just not good enough.
"The first final was a two-legged affair, played in Glasgow and Florence. To reach the final, Rangers defeated the Hungarians Ferencváros 5-4 on aggregate, and the West Germans Borussia Möenchengladbach by a staggering 11-0 aggregate margin. In the semi-finals, Rangers overcame a strong English rival in Wolverhampton Wanderers by three goals to one over two legs to reach their first ever European final.”
What I firmly believe I should have been is a football commentator or journalist. As a young boy in the front room of my parent’s council home, I would formulate my own football matches, using Eighth Army green soldiers and Africa Korps German soldiers as my players; a small white Lego piece as my football. My imagination took flight; my games received their own personal commentary – and these forms of personalised football matches were so much more realistic than the finger-flicking Subbuteo football game that was in its heyday. In my teens I possessed a photographic memory, a vast knowledge of British and international football. It is this passion and knowledge that I hope to put into practice as I recall the successes and failures; the joyous moments and the disasters; the ‘heads in the sand’ attitude of British football, fortunately counteracted by the astute, open-to-all-ideas management and coaching staff, in particular at Liverpool FC.
The extraordinary revival by Liverpool in April 2019, overturning a 3-0 defeat at the Nou Camp against Barcelona, winning 4-0 at Anfield to reach the 2019 Champions League Final acted as a catalyst for my coverage of British teams in the three European competitions, the almost forgotten Cup Winner’s Cup (played in by the teams who won their main domestic cup competition – the FA Cup in England), the UEFA Cup, now the Europa League, and the European Cup, now the Champions League. It’s a story of adventure, discovery, of tragic loss, of triumph, and as in life, the hard reality that sometimes we’re just not good enough.
"The first final was a two-legged affair, played in Glasgow and Florence. To reach the final, Rangers defeated the Hungarians Ferencváros 5-4 on aggregate, and the West Germans Borussia Möenchengladbach by a staggering 11-0 aggregate margin. In the semi-finals, Rangers overcame a strong English rival in Wolverhampton Wanderers by three goals to one over two legs to reach their first ever European final.”
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.12.2022 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Portsmouth |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 730 g |
| Themenwelt | Sport ► Ballsport ► Fußball |
| ISBN-10 | 1-914615-47-6 / 1914615476 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-914615-47-4 / 9781914615474 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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