In this eloquently irreverent volume of memoirs, celebrated broadcaster and writer Brian Glanville looks back over his career as sports journalist with a wealth of anecdotes and a crop of unique stories. Following a spell in Rome as English correspondent with "Corriere dello Sport," Brian returned in 1958 to London to cover his first World Cup in Sweden. He hasn't missed one since, and this personal and revealing collection sheds light on over 50 years of life in the commentary box. Notorious for his forthright views and lack of apprehension in expressing them, Glanville has made as many, if not more, enemies than friends; his accrimonious relationship with former England boss Graham Taylor is well known and is documented in the book. But he also refuses to pull his punches about others. Brian Glanville's compelling commentary on the changing face of sport is an all-round story of one man's obsession with the beautiful game.
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Brian Glanville is well known as a sports journalist and player, and has also written a number of novels and plays as well as comedy material for television, having been part of the original line-up of writers on David Frost's ground-breaking show 'That Was The Week That Was'. His fictonal and biographical studies of actors, footballers, athletes, operatic stars and dictators have all been bestsellers. He is a regular contributor to 'World Soccer Magazine', a guest on Talksport Radio, and a sought-after critic for any important sporting event.
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'BUGGER BOGNOR,' said King George V, on his deathbed, perhaps apocryphally; but it was in Bognor that it all began: with Bognor Regis Town, with Ronnie and with Pickles. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World Cup, Sunday Times, Cup Final, Chelsea Casuals, New York, Manchester United, Football Association, European Cup, Stamford Bridge, Fleet Street, Hyde Park, John Moynihan, Holland Park, Mexico City, Bobby Robson, Tom Whittaker, Aston Villa, Danny Blanchflower, First Division, West Germany, David Farrer, Eddie Hapgood, George Allison, Northern Ireland, Olympic Stadium New!
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'BUGGER BOGNOR,' said King George V, on his deathbed, perhaps apocryphally; but it was in Bognor that it all began: with Bognor Regis Town, with Ronnie and with Pickles. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World Cup, Sunday Times, Cup Final, Chelsea Casuals, New York, Manchester United, Football Association, European Cup, Stamford Bridge, Fleet Street, Hyde Park, John Moynihan, Holland Park, Mexico City, Bobby Robson, Tom Whittaker, Aston Villa, Danny Blanchflower, First Division, West Germany, David Farrer, Eddie Hapgood, George Allison, Northern Ireland, Olympic Stadium New!
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- This Sporting Life (Avon Books, 21394) by David Storey on page 170
- Sport and the Law by Edward Grayson on page 261
- Royal Hunt of the Sun (Longman Literature) by Peter Shaffer on page 162
- The End of the Affair (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Graham Greene on page 63
- Public Eye (Acting Edition) by Peter Shaffer on page 170
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