Nobby stiles autobiography vs biography

English footballer and manager (1942–2020)

Norbert Peter StilesMBE (18 May 1942 – 30 October 2020)^[2] was an English footballer and manager.

He played for England for five years, winning 28 caps and scoring one goal.

'After the Ball' is Nobby Stiles' account of a lifetime spent living and breathing football.

Norbert Peter Stiles MBE (– 30 October 2020) was an English footballer and manager.

Nobby was a hugely underrated player - integral to the World Cup success.

This is a brilliant autobiography.

A first edition, first printing published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2003.

He played every minute of England's victorious 1966 FIFA World Cup campaign. In the semi-final of that tournament against Portugal, he was given the job of marking the prolific Eusébio. His tough performance resulted in Eusébio being practically nullified for the entire game.

Stiles also played in the final, which England won 4–2 against West Germany.

'After the Ball' is Nobby Stiles' account of a lifetime spent living and breathing football.

His post-match dance on the Wembley pitch, holding the World Cup trophy in one hand and his false teeth in the other, was widely broadcast.

Stiles spent the majority of his club career for Manchester United, spending eleven years at Old Trafford, where he became renowned for his tough tackling and ball-winning qualities.

Jonathan Wilson, writing for The Guardian in 2013, labe