A Life in Football: My Autobiography

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Remember he was part of a declining team that wasn't good enough to win the league by the time GG left. During his spell there he made headlines when he vandalised the referee's dressing room at Upton Park after being sent off during a match against Leeds United. Wright was overlooked for the 1990 World Cup but was handed his England debut by manager Graham Taylor in February 1991. There’s other topics like his relationships with his family, and his thoughts on racism in football and the organisation Kick It Out.

Ian will also frankly discuss how retirement affects footballers, why George Graham deserves a statue, social media, why music matters, breaking Arsenal’s goal-scoring record, racism, the unadulterated joy of playing alongside Dennis Bergkamp and, of course, what he thinks of Tottenham. However, after recovering from the injury he made a dramatic appearance as a 'super-sub', in the 1990 FA Cup Final against Manchester United. A great short insight to Arsenal and Arsénse Wenger, thinking a while this book would be concerning these two subjects. On 17 April 2008, Wright quit his job on Match of the Day and criticised the programme for using him as a "comedy jester", saying "Fans want people who are dressed like them.It was first published in hardback in 1996 by Collins Willow when Wright was still a professional player at Arsenal. He was an unused substitute as Arsenal won the 1998 FA Cup Final, [4] and lifted his first Premier League title as the Gunners completed a league and cup double. In 2013, he joined BT Sport as a studio analyst for their coverage of the Premier League, FA Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. Wright presented Football Behind Bars, a reality TV series aired on Sky1 about his programme to socialise young men incarcerated at Portland Young Offenders Institution in Dorset by organising them in a football academy. Biography: Ian Wright, MBE, is an English former professional footballer, turned television and radio personality.

The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket (if applicable) is included for hard covers.Reverting to playing for amateur and non-League teams, he was left disillusioned about his chances of a career as a professional footballer. Everybody was there on that list, and although I knew those guys would be in the squad, I could hardly believe my name was in there too.

Wright is very forthright at discussing his private life, starting the chapter ‘ I’ve got eight Kids with four different women, two I married and two I didn’t’. It's almost perfect and the only small flaw I could find was that there's some repetition across different chapters - but again this is authentic in how people speak as each chapter is like it's own story, so it references other stories in other chapters. Ultimately, it cost Wright a place in the squad for Euro 1996, where England reached the semi-finals as the host nation. He discusses Arsenal's transformation which got them back competing with the title; how David Dein signed the striker Dennis Bergkamp, and hired Arsene Wenger, an unknown manager who brought completely new ideas to England. With exquisite wit and a distinctive voice, Ian frankly discusses, among other things, how retirement affects footballers, why George Graham deserves a statue, social media, the importance of music, racism, breaking Arsenal's goal-scoring record, and of course, what he thinks of Tottenham.

Wright has appeared in television commercials for the chicken sauce, Chicken Tonight, Nescafé and Ladbrokes along with Chris Kamara, Ally McCoist and former Arsenal teammate Lee Dixon. Ian Edward Wright OBE (born 3 November 1963) is an English television and radio personality and former professional footballer. Arsenal legend, England striker and TV pundit Ian Wright has written an honest and exciting account of life on and off the pitch. In 1996, he starred in a Nike commercial titled "Good vs Evil" in a gladiatorial game set in a Roman amphitheatre.

Injuries to some extent blighted his England career, Wright not being completely fit when Bobby Robson announced his 1990 world cup squad. Place of Publication London Date Published 2016 Pages 376 Keywords Non Fiction Autobiography Ian Wright Footballer Size 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.In this unputdownable autobiography, Ian Wright frankly discusses how retirement affects footballers; the rise of agents; why George Graham deserved a statue; social media; why music matters; breaking Arsenal's goal-scoring record; racism in and out of the game; and the unadulterated joy of playing alongside Dennis Bergkamp. Very honest account of his tough upbringing in east London and his struggles to become a professional footballer against all the odds.