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One of the greatest players of all time, Duncan Edwards's story is
one of tragic heroism, brilliantly and movingly told in this superb
biography. From a working-class Dudley upbringing, Edwards rose to
great heights at Manchester United. In only five years, he helped
United to win two league championships and to reach the semi-finals
of the European Cup. Among the Busby Babes - United's young,
homegrown team - he was the player they all looked to, someone who
could (and did) play in any position and still be the best on the
pitch. Edwards made his England debut in a game against Scotland at
the age of 18 years and 183 days, becoming his country's youngest
international since the Second World War - a record which stood
until Michael Owen's debut over forty years later. He went on to
play 18 games for his country, including all four of the qualifying
matched for the 1958 World Cup, in which he was expected to be a
key player. Sir Bobby Charlton described him as 'the only player
that made me feel inferior' and Terry Venables claimed that, had he
lived, it would have been Edwards, not Bobby Moore, who would have
lifted the World Cup as captain in 1966. Sadly, it was not to be,
after he lost his life following the Munich Air Disaster of 6
February 1958. Page-turning and poignant, author James Leighton
tells a story of a magnificent sportsman and great man - the
perfect antidote to the headline-grabbing footballers of today.
Daniel Tzvetkoff was just another Brisbane teenager working for
peanuts at Pizza Hut and spending much of his spare time glued to
his computer. When he worked out a new method of payment
processing, the online poker companies came running to him for help
so they could grow their businesses. Soon he was living the
American dream, raking in $3 million a week and revelling in a
jet-set lifestyle of fast cars, luxury yachts and VIP nightclubs.
His epic rollercoaster ride mirrored the extraordinary world of
online poker, where hot-shot college students won millions from the
confines of their dorms, and fortunes were won and lost. However,
Tzvetkoff's move to the bright lights of Las Vegas would soon see
him facing the abyss. Owing millions to the poker companies, and
with the FBI hot on his trail, the boy wonder needed to pull an ace
from his sleeve to keep from busting out. And when he did, it
resulted in a day that sent shockwaves through the world of online
poker - and saw him take the blame.
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