THE INCREDIBLE FIRST 12 YEARS OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE AS TOLD BY THE
LEGENDS WHO WERE THERE
'I met Jack Nicholson and when a Hollywood superstar asks about
Manchester United, you realise how big the Premier League is around the
world'
David Beckham
Based on the acclaimed BBC Series, with a foreword by Alan Shearer
The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world,
broadcast into 188 countries and watched by 3.2 billion people
worldwide. It revolutionised football, transforming the beautiful game
into a multi-billion-pound business and making its biggest stars
millionaires.
Fever Pitch tells the inside story of the formation of the league,
from the early discussions with Rupert Murdoch about how Sky could be at
the heart of this new league, to the bitter rivalries and radical new
managers who changed the face of football forever.
With insight from football's biggest names, this is the inside track on
the Premier League as you've never heard it before. From David Beckham
to Eric Cantona, Peter Schmeichel to Gary Neville, this book is full of
exclusive interviews that give fascinating insight into the biggest
sports league in the world from the people who made it happen.
'The recognition our game gets is astonishing and the love of the
Premier League is undeniable'
Alan Shearer
'England is special. It is more than football, it is like the players
are rock stars'
Eric Cantona
'It's what it should be about - enthralling, exciting, magic, taking
risks, playing attacking football'
Gary Neville
