Deze Noord-Ierse voetballer was een legende van Manchester United, gevierd om zijn verbluffende snelheid, balans en vermogen om verdedigers te passeren. Zijn spel was een meesterlijke mix van acceleratie, behendigheid met beide voeten en een krachtige scoringsvermogen. Hij werd een icoon van het ontluikende tijdperk van voetbalberoemdheden, een periode gekenmerkt door zijn schitterende talent op het veld en een tumultueus persoonlijk leven. Ondanks zijn strijd met verslaving, die zijn carrière tragisch verkortte, vestigden zijn buitengewone vaardigheden en flair hem als een van de meest bewonderde figuren in de sportgeschiedenis.
The narrative captures the essence of a bygone era in British soccer, highlighting the contrast between the gritty realities of training, nutrition, and the raw atmosphere of the game with the modern media spectacle. It features anecdotes about legendary players, intense matches, and the camaraderie among fans, all set against a backdrop of simpler times. The author, a celebrated figure in the sport, reflects on the authenticity and passion that defined football before it transformed into a commercialized phenomenon.
Michael Parkinson: 'What was the nearest to kick-off that you made love to a
woman?'George Best: 'Er- I think it was half-time actually'George Best was the
first celebrity footballer and to many the greatest British player ever.
George Best was blessed with an extraordinary gift; he brought beauty and grace to soccer never before seen. But he was unable to cope with the success and fame his genius brought and his life story is littered with tales of women, sex and, of course, drink. George Best here tells his own dramatic and inspiring story.
Hard Tackles and Dirty Baths harks back to a golden era of football from the 60s to the early 70s before money and marketing took away its honest charm. Informed by George's own experiences and those of his fellow professionals, the book is a complete history of this most dynamic and heroic period - from the abolition of the maximum wage and the humble beginnings of the likes of George as boot-room apprentices to the star-studded era of sideburns, collar-length hair and universal adulation. The book follows the drama and intrigue of each successive season (1963 to 1973) in league, cup and abroad, pondering the key themes from each year to offer an intimate pitch-level view of football's greatest generation. It was an era of classic teams: the Chelsea of Hudson, Osgood and Chopper Harris; the Spurs of Jimmy Greaves; the Leeds of Lorimer and Bremner; the Arsenal of Charlie George and Frank McClintock; the Celtic of Jimmy Johnston; and of course the defining Man United of Best, Law and Charlton. And the great managers of those teams: Matt Busby; Bill Nicholson; Ron Greenwood; Don Revle. Matt's eventual triumph in Europe, and of Bobby Moore raising the Jules Rimet at Wembley. A sponsor-free, happy time of poor training facilities, muddy pitches, packed terraces, scary centre-backs, blinding skills, legends in the making, and your hard days graft rewarded with a bottle of brown ale in the after-match bath.
The book chronicles Martin Frobisher's expeditions to discover a northwest passage to Cathaya, divided into three parts. The first details his initial voyage and includes a geographical overview of the world and a map. The second recounts his subsequent adventures, while the third describes the unusual occurrences and the lands and peoples encountered during his final journey, accompanied by a map of Meta Incognita. This work offers insights into early exploration and the habitable nature of various regions.
