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A Beautiful Game
- Narrator
- John Sackville
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 17 October 2024
- Run Time
- 5 hours 10 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin.
Life is a beautiful game – but how should you play it?
For Sven-Göran Eriksson, one of the world’s most revered and respected football managers, the game has come to an end.
He leaves us with his parting reflections, looking back on what he has achieved, experienced and learned over a lifetime in service to the beautiful game. It is a journey that has taken him from a small club in his native Sweden, across every continent, to competing on the world’s stage.
Before his death, he was able to impart the lessons he’s learned along the way – about life, leadership and love – and to speak candidly about his extraordinary successes, as well as overcoming his failures.
On the field, he led some of the finest sportsmen on earth to great victories and heartbreaking defeats, and in the process left his indelible mark on the game. This is a story of lives touched and connections made in the dogged pursuit of excellence. But for Sven the true journey he wanted to share is the one he made on the inside – the man that he became.
Because A Beautiful Game is far more than the tale of a successful football manager. It is the story of the biggest game of all – what makes a good life. A story that endures, long after the final whistle.
© Bengt Berg and Sven-Goran Eriksson 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024
Critics Review
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No book could match the emotional heft of A Beautiful Game. An especially salutary read, reminding us that the Swede stood out not only as a great footballing mind, but a true bon viveur and a thoroughly decent chap
Daily Telegraph
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A joyous and defiant portrait
Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year
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Details
- Author
- Sven-Göran Eriksson & Bengt Berg
- Narrator
- John Sackville
- Duration
- 5 hours 10 minutes
- Release Date
- 17 October 2024
- ISBN
- 9781405973298
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Autobiography: sport, Memoirs, Association football (Soccer), Sports teams and clubs, Sports management and facilities
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.Life is a beautiful game – but how should you play it?For Sven-Göran Eriksson, one of the world’s most revered and respected football managers, the game has come to an end.He leaves us with his parting reflections, looking back on what he has achieved, experienced and learned over a lifetime in service to the beautiful game. It is a journey that has taken him from a small club in his native Sweden, across every continent, to competing on the world’s stage.Before his death, he was able to impart the lessons he’s learned along the way – about life, leadership and love – and to speak candidly about his extraordinary successes, as well as overcoming his failures.On the field, he led some of the finest sportsmen on earth to great victories and heartbreaking defeats, and in the process left his indelible mark on the game. This is a story of lives touched and connections made in the dogged pursuit of excellence. But for Sven the true journey he wanted to share is the one he made on the inside – the man that he became.Because A Beautiful Game is far more than the tale of a successful football manager. It is the story of the biggest game of all – what makes a good life. A story that endures, long after the final whistle.© Bengt Berg and Sven-Goran Eriksson 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024
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