Author(s): Leo McKinstry

Sports & Athletics | Secondhand

The history of modern British football can largely be written through the stories of Jack and Bobby Charlton. Both were in the World Cup-winning team of 1966, and each has remained deeply involved in the game ever since. The book traces the parallel lives of Jack and Bobby Charlton, following them from their schooldays through to the present day. The brothers both played prominent roles in the finest hour of English football, the 1966 World Cup triumph. Each played for the dominant club of their era and summed up the style of their respective teams. Bobby was at Manchester United during its glory days under Sir Matt Busby. He survived the Munich air crash and went on to become a fast, graceful attacker who set grounds alight with his power, speed and athleticism in a team that played free-flowing, attacking football. Jack came to professional football late, working in a coal mine before Leeds signed him. Don Revie

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