The Premiership in Focus (E-Book, EPUB)
eBook
Verlag:
ISBN/EAN: 9781446415894
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 224 S., 37.08 MB
Erschienen am
31.08.2012
Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
The Premiership in Focuscelebrates 15 years that have changed the face of football.WhenFootball Focusbegan life on BBC1 in 1968 asFootball Preview, football in England was about old wooden terraces, grounds that were ankle deep in mud or covered in snow and a Bovril at half time. In 1992 came the Premier League and the sport changed forever.The Premier League was established as one of the most exciting, cosmopolitan and widely watched national sporting leagues in the world and fans are now able to watch hundreds of Premiership matches live as football has seemingly taken over much of national life.Why has this happened? How has it affected the clubs, fans, players and managers? How long can it be sustained? This book aims to examine these questions as well as celebrate 15 amazing years of football.It will look back at the great moments, outstanding matches, stunning goals, incredible saves, controversial decisions and the sheer excitement that has been the Premiership.
Born in Chelmsford in 1964, Martyn Smith graduated from Hull University in 1987 with a degree in Politics and joined BBC Sport two years later. He has worked on a range of television and radio sports programmes includingGrandstand,Match of the Day,Wright&Bright,Onside,606,Gower's Cricket Monthlyand the Olympic Games.Martyn is the BBC's Executive Producer ofSport Reliefand produced theSport Relief Mileshow in 2006. He has also written the bestselling Match of the Day 40th Anniversary book and co-wroteSports Personality of the Year 50th Anniversarywith Steve Rider.
A book that celebrates 15 years of the Premiership, published to accompany BBC Football Focus's marking of the event.
