Description
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.
Author: John Preston, Elton John
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Published: 08/27/2024
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.80w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9781324095477
ISBN10: 1324095474
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Soccer
- History | Europe | Great Britain | 20th Century
- Music | History & Criticism | General