Manchester United in Europe by Ken Ferris
Manchester United's quest to win the European Cup was forged amidst the charred remains of an Elizabethan airliner that crashed on take-off at Munich's Riem Airport on 6 February 1958. Twenty-three people died in the tragedy, including eight of the famous Busby Babes. From that moment manager Matt Busby's goal of winning the European Cup became an obsession that permeated the whole club.Ten years after the Munich disaster, Busby achieved his dream when United - inspired by Bobby Charlton and George Best - beat Benfica 4-1 in extra time to lift the European Cup at Wembley. Some felt the ghosts of Munich were there to witness the club's joy. It seemed to be United's destiny finally to honour those who had lost their lives in pursuit of the gleaming silver trophy. But that triumph was to hang over the club for the next 31 years as United failed to regain those heights. Alex Ferguson's arrival spawned a flood of trophies, but the European Cup - by then known as the Champions League - remained elusively outside their grasp. Then came the last final of the twentieth century, against Bayern Munich in the towering splendour of Barcelona's Nou Camp, when United snatched a 2-1 victory from the jaws of defeat to complete the impossible Treble. Manchester United in Europe: Tragedy, Destiny, History recounts the course of those three European campaigns. Using first-hand accounts of the dramatic events, the book describes the sadness and the joy that have run through United's pursuit of European glory and considers the club's chances of ever repeating the European triumphs of the past.-
The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw
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The Glory Game
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Hoolifan
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The Football Business
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John Charles
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Ossie
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Lions of Ireland
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Seventy-One Guns
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Shirt of Legends
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The Journeyman
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Wartime Wanderers
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Don Revie
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How We Won the Ryder Cup
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Team On The Run
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In Strength And Shadow
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Jackie Milburn
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Into the Red
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Going Oriental
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The Rise and Rise Of Charlton Athletic
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Days Like These
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The History of the British and Irish Lions
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The Toon
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Winning the OpenThe Caddies' Stories
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Bread of Heaven
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Johnny Owen
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Champion Charlie
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Still Talking Blue
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The Iceman
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The Champion Hurdle1927-2002
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Bikie
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Odd-Shaped Balls
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The Bedsers
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Eye Of The Hurricane
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Ghost on the Wall
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Sami Hyypia
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Blue-And-White Wizards
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Scum Airways
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Looking For Eric
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Balls
Ken Ferris is the author of Football Fanatic and The Double. He has been a journalist for over 20 years and currently works for Reuters. He has also written books on economics, entitled Market Movers and Reuters Guide to Official Interest Rates.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781840188974 |
| ISBN 10 | 1840188979 |
| Title | Manchester United in Europe |
| Author | Ken Ferris |
| Series | Mainstream Sport Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2004-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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