About the author

Frank Worrall is a journalist and author. He was born in Radcliffe, Bury, and attended Hulme Grammar School, Oldham. He later studied English Literature at Sheffield University before moving to London to work for The Sun, The Sunday Times and Mail on Sunday. He is also the author of 14 books on sport, including the bestselling Roy Keane: Red Man Walking, Rooney, Celtic United and Lewis Hamilton: The Biography.

Sport publisher Duncan Williams described Frank as "an oracle of football info and one of the very best tipsters in the business."

In 2012 Frank published his first novel, Elvis Has Left The Building, with the backing of the Arts Council of England and Wales.

In the 1980s he was renowned for his music journalism - and is credited with helping break several groundbreaking northern bands in his capacity as North of England editor of Melody Maker. These include The Human League, The Smiths and Pulp.

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Bale

SOMMEREN 2016: GARETH BALE er på alles læber, efter at han nærmest ene mand har ført Wales til EM-semifinalen, og han ser ud, som om han er klar til at tage over efter Cristiano Ronaldo i Real Madrid og blive stjernen over dem alle. Ét år efter er billedet et andet: Skader har ødelagt det meste af 2016/17-sæsonen for Bale, og i hans fravær er Isco, Asensio og andre kæmpetalenter trådt ind på Real-holdet, og Cristiano ligner i tilgift ikke en konge, der har tænkt sig at abdicere foreløbig. I BALE kan du læse om, hvordan drengen fra Cardiff blev en af verdens dyreste og mest eftertragtede fodboldspillere. Allerede som lille var Bale en usædvanlig atlet, som lærerne i skolen måtte lave særregler for i gymnastiktimerne, for at de andre elever havde en chance. En skade havde nær sat en stopper for ham som ungdomsspiller i Southampton, men i 2012/13-sæsonen – efter at være blevet solgt til Tottenham Hotspur – brændte han banen af, og verden fik øjnene op for hans utrolige evner.
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Publish date01 Nov 2017
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ISBN epub9788772001357
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