Watford Forever: How Graham Taylor and Elton John Saved a Football Club, a Town and Each Other (eBook)

John Preston, Elton John (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
320 Seiten
Liveright (Verlag)
978-1-324-09548-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Nothing has brought English soccer more immediately into the American mainstream than Ted Lasso, which captivated the nation in thirty-four episodes over three seasons. But before there was Jason Sudeikis's lovable and, at first, hapless AFC Richmond, there was Watford Football Club, a team from the outskirts of London with barely enough fans to fill its stands-and which, in the mid-1970s, was languishing in 92nd place at the bottom of the last division of the English Football League. That is, until rock superstar Elton John-who, with his dad, had followed the team as a boy-bought the lowly franchise and, with legendary manager Graham Taylor, transformed the luckless football club into a top-seeded Premier League team. Inspiring, funny, and ultimately heartbreaking, Watford Forever recalls the improbably tender relationship between Elton John and Taylor, a straight-talking former fullback, who together beat the odds and their personal demons to save a club and a struggling community.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.8.2024
• Zusatzinfo: 36 black-and-white illustrations
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sport ► Ballsport ► Fußball
• Schlagworte: Coach • Elton John • English Football League • Football • Graham Taylor • Hope • Inspiration • Player • Premier League • Soccer • Sports • Sports History • Success stories • ted lasso • United Kingdom • watford football club • watford hornets
• ISBN-10: 1-324-09548-2 / 1324095482
• ISBN-13: 978-1-324-09548-4 / 9781324095484