{"product_id":"i-love-this-game-the-autobiography","title":"Patrice Evra: I Love This Game: The Autobiography [2022] paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrench full-back Patrice Evra, cult hero among Manchester United fans, reveals the extraordinary story behind his rise to the top of world football. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of 26 siblings, Evra was born in Dakar, Senegal, and came to \u003cb\u003eFrance\u003c\/b\u003e at the age of one, growing up in a tough housing project near Paris. With crime a way of life around him, he found his escape in football and by the time he was 19, after a professional start in Italy, he was playing in the gilded surroundings of the Cote d'Azur, first for \u003cb\u003eNice\u003c\/b\u003e then for \u003cb\u003eMonaco\u003c\/b\u003e. But it was at \u003cb\u003eManchester United\u003c\/b\u003e, between 2006 and 2014, that he played his best football after being signed by \u003cb\u003eSir Alex Ferguson\u003c\/b\u003e, helping the club to five \u003cb\u003ePremier League\u003c\/b\u003e titles and the \u003cb\u003eChampions League\u003c\/b\u003e in 2008 alongside \u003cb\u003eCristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney\u003c\/b\u003e and the rest. He immersed himself in the history of the club, and became a hero to the United crowd, before eventually leaving to go to more success at \u003cb\u003eJuventus\u003c\/b\u003e, where he mentored a young \u003cb\u003ePaul Pogba\u003c\/b\u003e on his way to becoming briefly the world's most expensive footballer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere have been controversies along the way, including a notorious bust-up after he alleged \u003cb\u003eLuis Suarez\u003c\/b\u003e had racially abused him during a match and when as captain of France during the \u003cb\u003e2010 World Cup\u003c\/b\u003e he led a strike against the coaching staff. He remains a \u003cb\u003ehugely popular\u003c\/b\u003e and charismatic figure in his sport, and has become an unlikely star of social media, with more than \u003cb\u003e3 million Instagram followers\u003c\/b\u003e, thanks to his upbeat posts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Love This Game\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that captures that joy and passion for his sport, but it also reveals how hard you have to work to follow your dreams. \u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Evra, Patrice","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":42728924479673,"sku":"9781471170867","price":11.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":54076325527891,"sku":"XV81471170867","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/evra-patrice-patrice-evra-i-love-this-game-the-autobiography-2022-paperback-9781471170867-57694772232531.jpg?v=1782233225","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/i-love-this-game-the-autobiography","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}