A Life in Football: My Autobiography

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He is straightforward, takes names, points fingers, but hardly speaks with malice, lauds the greats he worked with, and remains upbeat for most parts of the book. Wright was also reported to be unhappy with other changes at the programme, such as its daily airtime being cut from 60 minutes to just 30 minutes. Such as learning from fellow England striker Gary Lineker and his battle with Italian defender Fabio Cannavaro; describing the contest as ‘ a chess match’. Ultimately, it cost Wright a place in the squad for Euro 1996, where England reached the semi-finals as the host nation.

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Since then, he has gone on to present programmes such as Friends Like These, [68] [69] I'd Do Anything, [65] The National Lottery Wright Ticket [65] and What Kids Really Think. Not a standard memoir, this book is a thoughtful and entertaining insight into a Highbury Hero and one of the greatest and most idiosyncratic sports star of recent years. In each of the seven seasons that followed the 1990 World Cup, Wright never scored fewer than 23 goals a season for his club. On 10 March 2023, Wright announced he would boycott the next broadcast of Match of the Day in solidarity with presenter Gary Lineker, who stepped back from his duties amid a row over comment criticising the government's immigration policies.

Ian Wright back in Brazil for ITV's World Cup coverage after knife-wielding thieves break into his home". As of 2016–17 [update], only Wright and Teddy Sheringham have led the top-flight scoring charts having scored for two clubs during the season in question.When compared to his own home life as a child, you understand the personal trials and tribulations going on inside the man; with the lack of a father figure and a troublesome stepfather. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. After Messenger left, Wright continued to present the show, alongside Walsh, and new presenter Jayne Middlemiss. Both matches were qualifiers for the 1994 World Cup in the US, for which England failed to qualify - missing out for the first time since 1978. He is now a leading pundit on many other TV match day games and believes he has matured even further.

Nearly half of young people say they do not feel confident speaking about themselves in a job interview | Barclays".That season he also set a record by scoring against 17 of Arsenal's 19 opponents, a record for a 20 team Premier League season; scoring against every team but Sunderland and Manchester United. Definitely the best sports autobiography I've read so far because it's well-paced, non-chronological and it's written exactly the way he speaks: down-to-earth, honest and straight to the point. Very honest account of his tough upbringing in east London and his struggles to become a professional footballer against all the odds. Wright's 29 league goals (24 for Arsenal, 5 for Palace) were enough to make him the league's top scorer.