I Am The Secret Footballer: An honest if anonymous glimpse inside the closeted world of the modern professional footballer
AMONG THIS WEEK'S NEW SPORTS BOOKS... Here's a Sports Bookshelf selection of new titles published in the last few days. Keep coming back for more news of new releases. Click on the titles or the picture links for more information and to buy. I Am The Secret Footballer: Lifting the Lid on the Beautiful Game Author Anonymous (Guardian Books) Who is The Secret Footballer? The identity of the author of a column under that name carried by the Guardian newspaper for the last 18 months is a secret known to just a handful of people. But whoever he is - and whoever he plays for - he is always honest, always fearless and always opinionated...and, we are told, absolutely genuine. This story of one player's career is a unique combination of considered analysis, tell-all gossip and the joys and frustrations that only someone who plays the game at the highest levels can really feel. It tells us that, while football is a game we watch, study and digest in fine print