I am The Secret Footballer: Lifting the Lid on the Beautiful Game
Full description
“It is often said that 95% of what happens in football goes on behind closed doors. Many of these stories I shouldn’t be telling you about. But I will.”
Who is The Secret Footballer? Only a few people know the true identity of the man inside the game. But whoever he is – and whoever he plays for – he is always honest, always fearless and always opinionated. Now, for the first time, he reveals everything you need to know about the hidden world of professional football – the extraordinary highs, the desperate lows, and what it’s really like to do the job most of us can only dream of.
Synopsis
The honest truth about professional football, by the Guardian’s man inside the game. Who is The Secret Footballer? His identity is jealously guarded by just a handful of people. But whoever he is – and whoever he plays for – he is always honest, always fearless and always opinionated.
Guardian Review
Read the full Guardian review here, which includes a glowing reference to this website!
Trade review
Trade paperback. The “Guardian’s” Secret Footballer column is one of its most read and discussed – who is the anonymous premiership footballer who gives his trenchant insider’s opinions on the game every week? This collection covers a full season and is published in the aftermath of the Euro 2012 championship and in time for the start of the domestic season.
Book Details
Publisher:
Guardian Books
Publication Date:
23-Aug-2012
ISBN:
9780852653081
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