1966: My World Cup Story

by Bobby Charlton

Overview

Wembley, 1966. England wins the World Cup to roars of a euphoric home crowd.

Sir Bobby Charlton, England’s greatest ever player, was there on the pitch. In 1966, he looks back on the most glorious moment of his life and England's greatest sporting achievement.

He takes us through the build-up to the tournament and to the final itself - what he saw, what he heard, what he felt. He tells us what it was like to be part of Sir Alf Ramsey’s team, his memories of his teammates, the matches, the atmosphere; the emotion of being carried on the wave of a nation’s euphoria and how it felt to go toe-to-toe with some of the foremost footballers to ever play the game.

His life was forever defined by a single moment: one day when a man stood side-by-side with his best friends, united in a single aim in front of a watching nation. This is his story.

‘It’s gripping stuff… This is a mellow book, the product of many years’ contemplation, and emotional in a way that may surprise you…He has a wonderful story to tell’ Daily Mail

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473545540
Publisher:	Random House
Publication date:	06/02/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

Having survived the trauma of the Munich air disaster aged just 20, Sir Bobby Charlton played as if every game was for his fallen colleagues, recovering from his injuries to reach the pinnacle for both Manchester United and England. Playing as an attacking midfielder Sir Bobby is regarded as one of the greatest footballers the game has ever seen. During his playing career that spanned twenty years he won three League Championships, the FA Cup, the European Cup and the World Cup. With England he played in four World Cups scoring a then-record 49 goals. He is currently a director of Manchester United.

Table of Contents

Prologue 1

1 Another Side of Alf 13

2 Starting Cold in Paris 34

3 Ice Man Moore 52

4 A Price for Glory 69

5 Jack and Nobby 86

6 Bond of the Blood 105

7 Olé, Olé, Olé 122

8 Man in the Mask 140

9 The Legacy of Dune 158

10 Staying Alive 170

11 The Sweetest Goal 183

12 Nobby's Trial 197

13 Tango in Hell 213

14 Reaching for the Light 227

15 Laughter and Tears 240

16 A Date with Franz 254

17 The Leaves that Never Fade 265

Epilogue 282

Acknowledgements 289

List of Illustrations 291

Index 293

Editorial Reviews

"Breathtakingly lucid, insistently informative and deeply affecting... It owes much to the presence of that most benign of ghosts, the wonderful James Lawton, who imbues his books not only with an authentic, clear-eyed love of the game but with his gift, spectacular in this particular instance, to bring historic moments into a focus so immediate that one is almost forced to blink"

EBOOK COMMENTARY

"Breathtakingly lucid, insistently informative and deeply affecting . . . It owes much to the presence of that most benign of ghosts, the wonderful James Lawton, who imbues his books not only with an authentic, clear-eyed love of the game but with his gift, spectacular in this particular instance, to bring historic moments into a focus so immediate that one is almost forced to blink." —Herald

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