Bogota Bandit: The Outlaw Life of Charlie Mitten: Manchester United's Penalty King (Mainstream Sport) [Paperback]

Richard Adamson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 27, 2005 | Series: Mainstream Sport

This is the story of Charlie Mitten, the man the FA once admitted was the greatest outside-left England ever had, but who stepped out of line as a trailblazer in the player's contract revolution, walking out on club and country in 1950 to play in South America. During one short season with Bogota Santa Fe, Mitten won a place in South American folklore as orchestrator-in-chief of one of the most sensational upsets in soccer history—a makeshift Combian XI's victory over the newly-crowned world champions, Uruguay. Rejecting an offer from Real Madrid, Mitten returned to Britain only to find he was a football outlaw, frozen out by the FA selectors and by United who refused to take him back. After a spell at Fulham, he went into management at Mansfield and Newcastle, but his attempts to produce a more skilful approach to the game and his warnings of an impending soccer hurricane from South America were largely ignored.

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About the Author

Richard Adamson is a print and TV journalist who has worked for, amongst others, Granada, LWT and Central, the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Independent, the Daily Express and the Daily Mail.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing (December 27, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1845960653
• ISBN-13: 978-1845960650
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,972,642 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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