Inside the Academy - Paul Brand, Callum McNaughton

Inside the Academy

The Hopes, Highs and Heartbreaks of West Ham United's Youth
Buch | Hardcover
256 Seiten
2024
Pitch Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-80150-979-4 (ISBN)
23,65 inkl. MwSt
Inside the Academy tells the stories of a talented set of footballers spanning a quarter-century, exploring childhood aspirations and what became of them. It lifts the lid on teenage training grounds and what it takes to even come close to being a Premier League player, via interviews with those who have experienced it.
Inside the Academy tells the stories of a talented set of footballers spanning a quarter-century, exploring childhood aspirations and what became of them. It lifts the lid on teenage training grounds and what it takes to even come close to being a Premier League player.

From Bobby Moore to Declan Rice, West Ham United has a proud history of cultivating young talent. Yet their 2023 FA Youth Cup triumph came against a backdrop of complaints about congested pathways to first-team football and inflated pay packets quelling ambition. These concerns are not unique to West Ham; they are symptomatic of the modern game.

This book offers an insight into what life as a young footballer is really like, via interviews with people who've lived and breathed the game over the past 25 years. It's a must-read for anyone who wonders why child prodigies don't always become professionals and what happens to those who don't make it to the top.

Paul Brand has been a West Ham fan since the age of six. Some of the hopes, highs and heartbreaks of merely following the team are documented in his previous book, Fortune's Always Hiding: From Stratford to Seville (2023). Callum McNaughton is a former player who joined West Ham in his early teens, made his debut in 2011 and had a career in the lower leagues before settling down to a new life in America.

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Hove
Sprache englisch
Maße 144 x 222 mm
Themenwelt Sport Ballsport Fußball
ISBN-10 1-80150-979-4 / 1801509794
ISBN-13 978-1-80150-979-4 / 9781801509794
Zustand Neuware
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