MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY OBSESSION

AUTHOR JOHN SMITH GIVES US A GLIMPSE INTO HIS ONGOING LOVE AFFAIR WITH FOOTBALL’S HIT-AND-MISS BOOKS...

EVERY football fan knows the infamous story about Bobby Moore and the bracelet. Bogota, 1970, and England’s glorious leader is framed for pinching a splash of gold from a hotel jewellery shop on the eve of the Mexico World Cup. A dark moment for the game and a trying time for everyone involved, no doubt.But did you know that, in a classic bad news/good news scenario, future skipper Emlyn Hughes bought his wife’s engagement ring in the same shop that day? No, yo...

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