England To Me: The boy genius who won the World Cup
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (789 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00HGFISFG |
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| Number of Pages | : | 341 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
does not fit easily into the stereotypical straightjacket of the footballing personality Mr Ellis sets out to describe a `true story' recounted from the perspective of his narrator, a thoroughgoing football enthusiast who is very much akin - one suspects - to the author himself as well as to the many other avid followers of the sport, and Ellis does so very successfully in as far as both the narrat
You demolish false icons. You are still one of them. You adore the ordinary fan. You fall in love. You are thirteen and hailed as the future of English football. You stop playing suddenly and without explanation. You are a seafarer. You transform the fortunes of club and country. You despise celebrity. You return aged sixteen, sublimely talented. You have a brilliant mind. You welcome controversy. You disappear again. You lead your Country to glory. You are engulfed by tragedy. You do not care about your image. You shun publicity. You are Matthew Nelson.Read the most original, uplifting, funny and quixotic piece of football fiction of recent times.. You are on a mission. You make the beautiful game beautiful again. Will you be back? You are a complete one-off