On May 25, 1967 Celtic Football Club made history by becoming the
first British team to win the European Cup. Eleven players, all born
within a 30-mile radius of Celtic Park, beat the Italian aristocrats
of Inter Milan and took their place forever in the annals of fame.
This is the story, four decades after that memorable triumph in the
Portuguese capital, of each of the eight surviving Lisbon Lions, their
own official take on exactly what happened before, during and after
that never-to-be-forgotten encounter that shook the football
world.Remarkably, the Lions have never sat down in the intervening 40
years and put their exclusive thoughts together in one book - this is
that unique book. Billy McNeill, Jim Craig, Tommy Gemmell, John Clark,
Willie Wallace, Stevie Chalmers, Bertie Auld and Bobby Lennox give
their forthright views on the march towards Lisbon and a place in
football history.Who was the Lisbon Lion who thought the European Cup
Final was the easiest game of the season? Who now admits he made life
difficult for Jock Stein? Who was the player who was conned by the
Celtic manager? Which Lion had a running battle with his team-mates
throughout the European Cup Final?And who thought Celtic had won the
trophy before the kick-off? All is revealed!"The Lions" also give
fascinating and thought-provoking insights to manager supreme Jock
Stein, goalkeeper extraordinary Ronnie Simpson, midfield master Bobby
Murdoch and the incomparable Jimmy Johnstone.Candid, frank and funny,
"The Lisbon Lions: The Real Inside Story" reveals the secrets of
Lisbon 1967, unlocked by the men who knew the inside track - the
players themselves.
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ISBN
9781845028701
Publisert
2015
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Vendor
Black & White Publishing
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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