An Arsenal hero, invincible defender and now distinguished pundit, he is an icon of British football. His story. His words.
The inspiring official and first memoir from the football legend and his parting reflections on life, leadership and love. ----'As hard-hitting as his tackles' Daily Mail'Explosive' Mail on Sunday'[Full of] brilliant stories' Gary Lineker Over three revolutionary decades, Martin Keown played football at the highest level. He witnessed the birth of the Premier League, the arrival of the millionaire player and was a key player in one of the best sides of all time, Wenger’s Arsenal.
So why has he always felt like a man battling on the edge?In this autobiography, Keown narrates his journey from being a son of working-class Irish parents, raised in a hostile England during the unrest of the 1970s, to becoming an automatic and enduring pick for both club and country—the outsider who maintained a distance while many insiders fell away. Over his career, Keown played alongside some of the world’s finest footballers, including Thierry Heny, Dennis Bergkamp, Tony Adams, David Beckham and under inspirational managers Arsène Wenger, Kevin Keegan, Sven-Göran Eriksson, and Howard Kendall. He was the backbone for many years of the invincible Arsenal team that went on to win the 2003/4 Premier League title without losing a match.
Keown, referred to as "The Rash" by both friends and foes due to the intensity of his man-marking, consistently played with a sense of unfinished business. But his teammates knew he was a fast, skilled, tough and loyal leader on and off the pitch. Fearless too, as you’ll discover he doesn’t pull any punches here.
On the Edge is the story of one of Arsenal’s all-time greats, a man whose commitment put him at the centre of the pitch, a place he dominated like almost no other footballer of his generation.
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Publisher: Michael Joseph
Published: October 31, 2024
Price: £14.99
ISBN-10: 024170782X
ISBN-13: 978-0241707821
Hardback: 352 pages
Dimensions: 240 x 160 mm
