{"product_id":"gary-lineker-behind-closed-doors-2020","title":"Gary Lineker: Behind Closed Doors [2019]","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eThis is\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eLineker unleashed. As a non-football nut I didn't expect to enjoy it, but between laddish anecdotes are passages of sudden tenderness. . . Lineker opens up, dislodging memories and reflections, not just about football but his whole life\u003c\/b\u003e.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for The Telegraph Sports Book Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e_______________________________________________________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Football is a simple game. 22 players chase a ball for 90 minutes, and at the end the Germans always win.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is inspired by the stories Danny and I have shared with each other about what life in football is really like: in the dressing room, in the commentary box, on the pitch and - with the appropriate pixellation - in the showers afterwards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat's it really like to play with Messi? I wouldn't know, but I have starred alongside him in an advert for Walkers crisps. And, well, his performance was world-class.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd what is a life in football really like? You won't learn much from the dull-as-dishwater post-match interviews - it's a world of secrets, superstitions, laughs and personalities, and let me tell you, half of it you won't believe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI've looked back at my playing days, from England to Leicester, Everton to Barcelona, Tottenham to, er, Nagoya Grampus Eight, and shared the chaotic behind-the-scenes secrets of \u003ci\u003eMatch of the Day\u003c\/i\u003e - and Danny has chipped in with stories from a lifetime following the game as a fan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Italia '90 to Leicester's Premier League fairytale, from yellow cards to World Cup trophies (I've never been awarded either), you'll find it all here - everything you always wanted to know about football, but didn't realise that you did.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by the No.1 podcast \u003ci\u003eBehind Closed Doors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lineker, Gary \u0026 Baker, Danny","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":54153057763667,"sku":"9781529124378","price":21.41,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":54153057730899,"sku":"XG81529124378","price":3.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/lineker-gary-baker-danny-gary-lineker-behind-closed-doors-2019-1246925351.jpg?v=1783034380","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/gary-lineker-behind-closed-doors-2020","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}