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Bobby Moore - The Man in Full (Paperback)
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Bobby Moore - The Man in Full (Paperback)
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List price R374
Loot Price R340
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'Immaculate footballer. Imperial defender. Immortal hero of 1966.
Master of Wembley. Captain extraordinary. Gentleman of all time.'
These are some of the words inscribed beneath the statue of
England's World Cup-winning captain, Bobby Moore, at Wembley
stadium. Since Moore's death, of bowel cancer at just 51, these
accolades represent the accepted view of this national treasure.
But what do we actually know about Bobby Moore as a person? What
about the grit alongside the glory? Moore was undeniably an
extraordinary captain and player. Pele called him the greatest -
and fairest - defender he ever played against. His feats for West
Ham United and England are legendary and his technical mastery of
the game ahead of its time. Few footballers since have come close
to his winning combination of intelligence, skill, temperament and
class. Yet off the pitch, Moore knew scandal, bankruptcy, divorce
and drink. What about the string of failed businesses, whispers of
bad behaviour, links to the East End underworld and turbulent
private life? Ignored by the football world post-retirement, this
great of the game drifted into obscurity and, famously, there was
no knighthood. Acclaimed football writer Matt Dickinson traces the
journey of this Essex boy who became the patron saint of English
football, peeling away the layers of legend and looking at Moore's
life from all sides - in triumph, in failure, in full.
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