McIlvanney on Football

By Hugh McIlvanney

Book Overview

Represents the author's 35 years of football writing for respectively The Scotsman, The Observer and The Sunday Times, from the epic Real Madrid versus Entracht Frankfurt European Cup final to the phenomenon of Ryan Giggs. It features profiles of the managerial giants from Matt Busby, Jock Stein and Bill Shankley to Jack Charlton, Alex Ferguson and Terry Venables. He provides essays on footballing greats such as Pele, Moore and Best, looks at disasters from Ibrox to Hillsborough and celebrates World Cup competitions from 1966 to 1994.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 185158661X
• ISBN13: 9781851586615
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Mainstream Pub Co Ltd
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.0" x 6.5"