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Manchester United: The Biography: The complete story of the world’s greatest football club
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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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Additional information
| Publisher | Illustrated edition (3 Sept. 2009), Sphere |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 464 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0751539112 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0751539110 |
| Dimensions | 12.95 x 3.18 x 19.69 cm |
by The Good Looking One
Pretty good book.
by Deborah Jane Baron
Great for any Man U fans.
by Amazon Customer
Somethings I did not know
by Win Reviewer
I needed the answer to a question which I was asked on holiday regarding the original name of Manchester United and thought I would download a sample of this book to my Kindle which could hopefully give me the answer. I clicked “Buy” instead of “Look Inside” by accident and after kicking myself for making the mistake, I decided to read the book anyway. Surprisingly, I actually enjoyed it. It is both an interesting and entertaining read and happily, in addition to finding the answer to the question, I was able to come back with an equally obscure question about the origins of Manchester City!
by good.
The book came early then the estimated day, well presented for book , very pleased and happy with the purchase
by peter daley
Great book but could do with updating
by Keith
This was purchased as a gift and he couldn’t wait to start reading it
by Amazon Customer
What on earth do you buy a man who has no hobbies ? As a life long Man U fan thought a book would be a good gift. As he’s got and read most of the biographies I found this. The reviews were great so got it. I chose the paper back version but do wish I’d got the hard back even though the content is the same.