Brian Moore finally hung up his microphone after commentating on the 1998 World Cup finals last year. In this enlightening audiobook he looks back on his distinguished career. He charts his amazing success story, from his beginnings in a council house in Kent to an affirmed place in the nation's affections. Brian Moore has commentated on all the major football games of recent decades - including the 1966 World Cup Final and the unforgettable England-Argentina match in the 1998 World Cup. This is a book of anecdotes, of scrapes and magical moments in the commentary box. After so long at the top, Brian has a wealth of amusing and interesting stories to tell about many of the top names in sports broadcasting. "The Final Score" is both warm and entertaining, and fascinating for anybody interested in sport and television on the inside.
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Höhe: 17 mm
Breite: 108 mm
Dicke: 140 mm
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978-1-84032-153-1 (9781840321531)
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Born in 1933 in Kent, the son of a farm worker, Brian Moore was a council-house boy who won a scholarship to Cranbrook public school where he became the head boy. He began his journalistic career on a monthly sports magazine, eventually moving on to The Times and BBC Radio. In 1967 he joined Jimmy Hill at London Weekend Television, and remained loyal to LWT for the rest of his career.
