How to Be a Footballer
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  • Published: 8 November 2018
  • ISBN: 9781473563476
  • Imprint: Ebury Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 7 hr 36 min
  • Narrator: Peter Crouch
  • RRP: $24.99
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How to Be a Footballer

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6 Sep 2018
Audiobook
8 Nov 2018
Paperback
30 May 2019
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The first truly insider guide to being a Premiership footballer, from Britain’s funniest sporting icon.

Brought to you by Penguin.

Ever wanted to know what it is really like being a Premiership footballer?

Here is the ultimate guide from the much loved everyman of English football, Peter Crouch.

Towering at six feet seven inches, Crouch is prized for his self-deprecating humour, having famously answered the question "what would you be if you weren't a footballer?" with the one liner "a virgin". At the same time, he has had an incredible career, from World Cups to Champions League finals. He has scored more headed goals than anyone else in Premiership history and has a better goals-to-minute on the pitch ratio for England than even Michael Owen. A humble professional with a great sense of humour, Crouch is one of the few players that is liked by fans of all clubs.
Of course, this is probably because he's played for most of them.

Now nearing the end of his stellar career, he narratates everything he has learnt and tells it exactly like it is in How to be a Footballer, from the most colourful aspects of the game to what really happens on and off the pitch. Honest, candid and great company, this is not your standard footballer autobiography but a true insider's guide to our favourite sport.

From a legend of English football, this is the most entertaining sports audiobook of the year.

© Peter Crouch 2018 (P) Penguin Audio 2018
  • Published: 8 November 2018
  • ISBN: 9781473563476
  • Imprint: Ebury Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 7 hr 36 min
  • Narrator: Peter Crouch
  • RRP: $24.99
Categories:
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About the author

Peter Crouch

Peter Crouch was a professional footballer for over 20 years. He has 42 England caps, scored over 100 Premier League goals and holds the record for the most headed goals in Premier League history. He's now a bestselling author, award-winning podcast host and champion of grassroots football.

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Praise for How to Be a Footballer

Peter Crouch is a comedy genius

Daily Mail

The funniest man in British sport

Metro

I’m not a big book reader, I’m just not. And I’ve skimmed through this already and thought ‘I’m gonna really, really, really, really like this. Seriously, I’m really gonna like it

Chris Moyles

I’ve never read a sports book before, but it is really funny

Alex Jones

Good footballers come and go but comedy genius - that’s for life

Johnny Vaughan

I’ve read a good number of books by footballers, both for business and pleasure, and this is easily one of the best, mainly on the grounds that it’s incredibly funny

Ben Machell, The Times Magazine

Very funny on almost every page, wonderfully self-deprecating and very sharp on the ludicrous behaviour of the modern player

Sunday Times

One of the funniest books ever

Shortlist

Incredibly funny

Jilly Cooper

On his way to being a national treasure... most enjoyable

Daily Telegraph

One of the funniest human beings on the planet

Romesh Ranganathan

Who knew that a footballer could be funny? ... What you realise, as you laugh out loud, is that football has been taken too seriously by too many people for too long... Most other football books wither by comparison

Daily Mail Sports Book of the Year

However overpaid and preening you might assume Premier League footballers to be, think again. They're worse, according to this amusing insider's account

Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year

As someone who's been there, done it and got the ill-fitting T-shirt, Crouch is well placed to shed light on the bizarre world of the modern player in a funny, down-to-earth way... He made his name on the pitch ... but with this book, Crouch proves he is a good sport off it, too.

Jade Craddock, Sun