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Charles, Mel

 
9781844547760: In the Shadow of a Giant: The Autobiography of Arsenal and Wales Legend
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ISBN 10 : 1844547760 ISBN 13 : 9781844547760
Editeur : John Blake Publishing Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

But then came Wales' one and only appearance at the World Cup finals at Sweden in 1958 - and a quarter-final tussle with Pele and Brazil. Mel Charles was voted the best centre-half of the tournament, and a record-breaking transfer to Arsenal followed. Mel found himself enjoying the London high life alongside film stars and singers. Injuries would blight his Highbury career, before he found happier times with Cardiff and the Welsh League. He went on to win 31 caps for Wales, including trips to Mexico and Brazil, and scored all four goals in one memorable international game. Always the joker, and the more outgoing of the Charles brothers, larger than life Mel embarked on some hair-brained but hilarious business ventures after his football career ended, before watching son Jeremy become a Welsh international and letting his pub team play in Pele's prized shirt in Sunday league matches. Now 74, but still celebrated by Welsh football fans as one of the heroes of 1958, 'Charlo' tells his own uplifting story for the first time.

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À propos de l'auteur

Mel Charles is one of the most popular and respected figures in Welsh football. His contribution to the sport was recognised with a lifetime service award by the Welsh FA in 2000, and he is one of five survivors from the team of 1958 who were honoured with a civic reception in Cardiff in 2008. Still an enormously popular figure, and hailed as one of football's true gentlemen, Charles is one of the few men revered by Swansea and Cardiff supporters alike. Now 74, Mel 'Charlo' Charles - who still lives just a firm header away from Swansea's now derelict Vetch Field - is keen to share the tales of an entertaining, uplifting and full life.

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Éditeur
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1844547760
ISBN 13 
9781844547760
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
246
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