Alan Ball, the man in white boots : the biography of the youngest 1966 World Cup hero /
by Tossell, David.
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BookPublisher: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2017Description: xiv, 322 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781473660380 (hbk.) :; 1473660386 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 920 BALSubject(s): Ball, Alan, 1945-2007 | Soccer players -- England -- Biography | Biography | BiographySummary: It is a special footballer who wins the World Cup as a 21-year-old and ends a two-decade career as one of the most revered players in the history of four clubs. Former England captain Alan Ball was such a man: prodigy at Blackpool, youngest hero of 1966, Championship winner at Everton, British-record signing for the second time at Arsenal and veteran schemer for Southampton - not to mention footwear trend-setter. Yet his years as a flat-cap wearing manager consisted mostly of relegation and promotion battles, some successful and some not, and plenty of frustration as he fought to produce winners in his own image and emulate the feats of his playing days. Drawing on interviews with family, friends and colleagues including Jimmy Armfield, Sir Geoff Hurst and George Cohen, this book is the definitive study of one of English football's most enduring figures.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
It is a special footballer who wins the World Cup as a 21-year-old and ends a two-decade career as one of the most revered players in the history of four clubs. Former England captain Alan Ball was such a man: prodigy at Blackpool, youngest hero of 1966, Championship winner at Everton, British-record signing for the second time at Arsenal and veteran schemer for Southampton - not to mention footwear trend-setter. Yet his years as a flat-cap wearing manager consisted mostly of relegation and promotion battles, some successful and some not, and plenty of frustration as he fought to produce winners in his own image and emulate the feats of his playing days. Drawing on interviews with family, friends and colleagues including Jimmy Armfield, Sir Geoff Hurst and George Cohen, this book is the definitive study of one of English football's most enduring figures.
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