Flight to Bogota – England's Football Rebel, Neil Franklin

Flight to Bogota – England's Football Rebel, Neil FranklinThe incredible story of one of the most infamous episodes in English sporting history, when a group of British footballers turned their backs on club and country before the 1950 World Cup, tempted by high wages in Colombian football. This was a rebellion led by first choice England centre half Neil Franklin and this book charts how the players were secretly lured away from Britain, their struggles to adapt to Colombian life and the fallout following

A game by game account of the author's good

A well-illustrated full-colour book which celebrates 250 of the greatest-ever European footballers

The fascinating stories of some of the most revered international football teams of all time who

Pep Guardiola

half a century of British football is celebrated in this photographic book in more than 250 unique images from a leading sports archive

winning 3-2 in a much-celebrated victory

revealing their history

to ensure a comfortable mid-table finish for the club

find hope for the future and overcome this self-destructive and ruinous 45-year obsession to turn his life around

a sensational game which saw Liverpool come back to level twice with goals from Captain Steven Gerrard

Includes those chosen for the legendary status of the teams that wore them

Liverpool FC dominated English football and this book contains interviews with the most colourful characters to play for the club during this era