Football Stories: Bad Boys and Hard Men
- ISBN-10
- 075226480X
- ISBN-13
- 9780752264806
- Category
- Soccer players
- Pages
- 214
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Niall Edworthy
Description
They are the footballers who have brought a little more to Pele's beautiful game than the steady right foot, a neat sidestep, a reliable throw-in and respect for the gaffer.
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