Manchester United: The Biography: The complete story of the world's greatest football club - Softcover

White, Jim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0751539112 ISBN 13: 9780751539110

Verlag: Sphere, 2009

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Manchester United:The Biography will do for the football team what Peter Ackroyd did for London in his huge biog of the same name. The book follows the club's extraordinary journey from its birth in the railway works of Newton Heath to its current status as Premier League and European champions. The key stages in United's history will, of course, be covered: the Munich Air Crash of 1958, which saw the best part of an entire team (the Busby Babes) being killed; becoming the first English team to win the European Cup in 1968 (with Bobby Charlton and George Best); the dominance of the club in the Premiership; the controversial sale to American tycoon Malcolm Glazer, right up to Moscow 2008., But by drawing on the recollections of everyone from players and managers to fans and backroom staff, Jim has unearthed enough new material to interest die-hard fans and casual supporters alike. A fascinating history of a remarkable football club, by one of Britain's best-known and most popular sports writers.

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Críticas:

A rich and thoroughly enjoyable tapestry (Sunday Business Post)

All encompassing yet readable (Irish Times)

**** (London Metro)

A must read for anyone who takes football seriously (RTE Guide)

Reseña del editor:

75 MILLION FANS.
AN ANNUAL INCOME OF MORE THAN £200 MILLION.
AND A STORY THAT HAS NEVER FULLY BEEN TOLD - UNTIL NOW.

'A wonderfully entertaining history' Sunday Telegraph

'When historians 1,000 years from now try to fathom the cult of Manchester United Football Club, White will be a good place to start' Financial Times

MANCHESTER UNITED: THE BIOGRAPHY contains everything a football fan needs to know about the club, from its birth in the smog-bound mud of Newton Heath to the Theatre of Dreams. From the solid yeomanry of Lancelot Holliday Richardson, through the gilded days of Law, Best and Charlton, to the dazzling artistry of Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Averio and the pursuit of a record-equaling 18th League title.

Award-winning journalist and lifelong red Jim White brings the history of this extraordinary club to life - unofficial and unbiased, it is written with the passion of a true fan.

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• Verlag: Sphere
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0751539112
• ISBN 13: 9780751539110
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 464