Football's greatest ever story, definitively told for the 50th anniversary of the European Cup win and the 60th anniversary of Munich
Patrick Barclay began his career in football writing with the
Guardian in Manchester in the mid-1970s, a few years after Sir Matt
Busby had relinquished management and joined the Manchester United
board. Barclay became one of Sir Matt's many acquaintances in the
newspaper world and in 1994, having moved to the Observer by way of
the Independent, attended the unforgettable match against Everton
at Old Trafford that swiftly followed the great man's death. In
that year Barclay was voted Britain's leading sports writer.
He later worked for the Sunday Telegraph, The Times and the Evening
Standard in London before retiring from regular journalism at the
end of his tenth European Championship in 2016. He covered nine
World Cups. Barclay has written acclaimed biographies of Sir Matt's
successors Sir Alex Ferguson (Football - Bloody Hell!) and Jose
Mourinho (Further Anatomy of a Winner) and is also the author of
The Life and Times of Herbert Chapman.
Many new books with a sporting theme are tumbling onto the shelves
but I doubt any will be superior to the illuminating and
comprehensive biography of Sir Matt Busby by the irrepressible
football sage Patrick Barclay The events and emotions are recounted
with haunting eloquence by Barclay: a master of his craft.
*Sunday Express*
Patrick Barclay’s magnificent biography of Sir Matt Busby
*Scotland on Sunday*
‘Sir Matt Busby’s story has been told many times but, rarely with
such perception and scholarly attention to detail’ ‘ a stunning
biography ... destined to become a classic of its genre’
*Patrick Collins*
‘An outstanding book’
*Backpass*
‘Superbly written … a book all football fans should read.’
*Michael Crick*
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