A Beautiful Game
$43.88
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
8 November 2025
Summary
A Life in Football: Sven-Göran Eriksson’s Parting Reflections
From football legend Sven-Göran Eriksson comes a remarkable story of a life lived in service to the beautiful game.
The wonderful story of Eriksson’s career has spellbound many a football fan: a gym teacher from a small Swedish town who ended up on the world stage.
Step onto the pitch of Svennis’ extraordinary life and hear his parting reflections, looking back on all he has achieved, experienced, and lear…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781405973175 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 140597317X |
| Author: | Sven-Göran Eriksson, Bengt Berg |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 8 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 35mm |
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Critics Review
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 *A joyous and defiant portrait * Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year *
About The Author
Sven-Göran Eriksson
Sven-Goran Eriksson (Author)
Sven-G ran Eriksson was born and grew up in Sweden. Though a talented footballer, it was in football management that he found rapid success and was headhunted by a string of world-famous European clubs - Gothenburg, Benfica, Roma, Lazio - winning many national and international trophies. In 2001, he became England’s first foreign manager, reversing years of decline and turning the squad into true World Cup contenders. This was followed by stints managing Manchester City, Mexico, Ivory Coast, Leicester City and in China. In January 2024, it was announced that he had terminal cancer. He died in August 2024 at the age of 76.
Bengt Berg (Author)
Bengt Berg, born in 1946 in Torsby, is an author, poet, and childhood friend of Sven-G ran Eriksson. He has published over 50 books and received numerous prestigious awards for his writing. Between 2021 and 2024, Bengt and Sven-G ran discussed football and the great adventures and mysteries of life over 250 cups of coffee.
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