"Don't come home with a Yankee accent!"

By Glen Buckley

"Don't come home with a Yankee accent." That was the parting advice from his mum when an English football man packed his bags for the United States. With sixty years in the beautiful game, he lived and breathed football. From pro playing days and coaching in England, he brought his expertise to America. For over thirty years, he braved the Minnesota and Upstate New York blizzards, managed the chaos of youth soccer, and explained the offside rule in sub-zero temperatures, while stubbornly preserving his English accent.

But the toughest match of his life didn't happen on the pitch. Amidst the whistle-blows, soccer politics, and travel schedules, tragedy struck with the sudden loss of his fifteen-year-old son to an unexpected heart malfunction, striking instantly withno warning or prior symptoms. In the wake of an unthinkable heartbreak, the game transitioned from a career into a lifeline. Proof that the pitch is not just a place where we chase dreams but where we find the strength to survive.

"Don't Come Home with a Yankee Accent!" is a witty, deeply honest, and profoundly moving memoir about a life dedicated to football [soccer]. It is a story of cultural clashes, the joy of mentoring the next generation of players and coaches, and a father's enduring love and resilience in the face of the ultimate loss.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1972205048
• ISBN13: 9781972205044
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Barringer Publishing/Schlesinger Advertising
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"