A book about Crystal Palace's under-achieving team of the 1980's is reviewed by Eric Brown...…
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How Fleet Street’s coverage of Wolves vs Honved 70 years ago helped ‘found’ UEFA Champions League
On 13 December 1954, Wolves recorded a famous victory over Honved under the lights at Molineux in front of 55,000 fans; media coverage reflecting the …
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Latest ‘Turf Wars’ book will interest not only Yorkshire folk but football fans everywhere
Yorkshire's role in setting English football on its way to dominate world sport is traced in a new book reviewed by Eric Brown...…
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Knighted by Spurs fans, ‘football man’ Bill Nicholson’s story is told in wonderful book
A new biography by Steve Perryman and Norman Giller provides the definitive record of a Spurs legend who won the league as a player and the Double as …
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‘A man with a genuine tale to tell’ – Francis Lee’s life story is a delightful read
A heavyweight autobiography reviewed by Eric Brown reveals the inside story of Francis Lee's four lives, the treachery, the betrayals and his ascent t…
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‘They Came from a Land Down Under’: The unlikely story of Australia’s World Cup pioneers
Duncan Mackay's new book about the birth of the Socceroos and their 1974 debut at the FIFA World Cup finals in West Germany is reviewed by Philip Bark…
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‘A highly readable history of perhaps the most controversial Premier League season so far’
Scandals, sackings, court appearances and some memorable football during the Premier League's most controversial season are recalled in a book reviewe…
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SJA Sportswoman of the Year: The case for Lucy Bronze
In the year she won a continental Quadruple with Barcelona, England footballer Lucy Bronze is a contender for Sportswoman of the Year at the SJA Briti…
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SJA Sportsman of the Year: The case for Jude Bellingham
In the year he won the Champions League with Real Madrid and helped England reach the Euro 2024 final, Jude Bellingham is a contender for Sportsman of…
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‘A powerful history to celebrate the Premier League’s first 30 years’
"Mr Nobody" and the player who ate nine meals are featured in a history of the first 30 years of the Premier League, reviewed by Eric Brown.…
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