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Born to be a Footballer: My Autobiography

By: Liam Brady
Narrated by: Liam Brady, Aidan Kelly
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 'A brilliant insight into Liam's life in football' - Kevin Moran

'Insightful, often joyous, and hugely entertaining. I loved it' - Roddy Doyle

'One of our country's great footballers, and definitely our most beautiful' - John Giles

Being a footballer was my destiny.

After being expelled from school for playing football for his country, fifteen-year-old Liam Brady travelled to London to join Arsenal, and soon became an indispensable part of their glorious 1970s team. Rightly considered one of the Republic of Ireland's best-ever footballers, he went on to enjoy successes with Juventus, Sampdoria and West Ham, as well as managing Celtic and Brighton and Hove, and becoming assistant manager of his national team. Today he is best known for his much-respected TV punditry and searingly intelligent insights into the game he adores.

Full of honest insights, amusing anecdotes and recollections of extraordinary times, with Born to be a Footballer Brady delivers a compelling story of a fifty-year career that is unparalleled in Irish sport.©2023 Liam Brady (P)2023 Bonnier Books UK Football (Soccer) Sports Biography Thought-Provoking England

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I am only half way through, the best sports biography ever by a mile.

Absolutely brilliant

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Well worth a read for those older football fans. Superb stories and great knowledge to be learned from Liam Brady

Brilliant

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Great player and a great book, narration was great as well .
Has a Manchester City supporter I wouldn’t normally give anyone from the Gooners any credit so their you go 👍

Chippy

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An amazing career at Arsenal followed by great stories of football in Italy just at the time foreign players were allowed back. The international journey was nicely documented too. Well worth a read/listen.

Great Insight into the global game

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Liam Brady has had an interesting life as a footballer. He's obviously an intelligent man and this is reflected in how he has lived his life to date and how he tells his story. He has met lots of interesting as well as colourful characters along the way and he talks about them in a fair and honest way. He doesn't go in for hype or self-indulgence and there are plenty of humourous touches.
I liked the introduction and epilogue read by the man himself and the narrator gets the Dub accent just about right.
Overall, very enjoyable and highly recommended.

Very enjoyable.

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Definitely one of the most enjoyable sports biographies that I have read/listened to.
Excellent narration by Aidan Kelly.

Thoroughly Enjoyable!

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A lovely look back at a fantastic life. So many great stories & so wonderfully told. Well worth your time.

Thoroughly enjoyable

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Well narrated , great listen and good to see Liam doesn’t hold back in his recollections or his opinions.
A great insight to a time before the Premier League.

Great listen

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One of the best sports books I have come across. Funny, insightful, nostalgic and emotional - a great story. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Great story from start to finish

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A fabulous life in football from an age when footballers seemed to be just another bloke in the street but with an extraordinary talent.
Great stories provoking many other memories

Absolutely brilliant

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