Even Heskey Scored: Emile Heskey, My Story

by Emile Heskey, Dean Eldredge (Editor)

Overview

The revealing autobiography of former footballer Emile Heskey. From humble beginnings, Emile became one of Leicester's favourite sons, as part of Martin O'Neill's swashbuckling misfits. In five years he won promotion, four top-ten Premier League finishes and two League Cups. England called, as did Gerard Houllier and an £11 million move to Liverpool, enabling Emile to form a memorable partnership with Michael Owen for both club and country. Then came the trophies - six of them, including the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup. Heskey's England career saw him play in two European Championships and two World Cups as part of the Golden Generation, earning 62 caps and scoring seven times - including the final goal in the 5-1 demolition of Germany. He went on to play for Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, Aston Villa, Newcastle Jets and Bolton Wanderers, notably donating £100,000 to save Leicester City from extinction. Even Heskey Scored is the story of a largely unsung player, loved by his team-mates, who overcame fierce criticism to live the dream.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781801504171
Publisher:	Pitch Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	04/15/2023
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Emile Heskey has collaborated with Dean Eldredge to write his life story. Dean is the author of three books including The Death of Rugby by Neil Back (named as Rugby World Magazine Book of the Month for October and as one of The Observer Sports Books of the Year in 2015) and The Road to Persia by Darius Vassell. Dean worked as Communications Consultant to Leicester City Football Club and is a football agent and co-owner of Oporto Sports Management and Forum Sports Management.

Table of Contents

Foreword Martin O'Neill 9

1 Five-One, Even Heskey Scored 13

2 From Highfields to Rod and Emu 17

3 Growing Up Fast 32

4 Leicester … Where Dreams Come True 43

5 The World's Greatest Pub Side 69

6 All Alone, Surrounded by Trophies 101

7 Time to Say Goodbye 125

8 62 143

9 Out of the Bubble … in to Birmingham 185

10 Fighting for Our Lives 201

11 The Gaffer and Wembley? It's History Repeating 216

12 Down Under … the Wanderer Returns 238

13 Meet the Heskeys 252

14 We Can Talk, but its Time to Act 260

Statistics, Honours and Landmarks 275

Acknowledgements 279

Index 281