Football Book Club

Rio Ferdinand - premier league winner, England legend and, to our knowledge, the only footballer to ever release an autobiography with a hashtag in its title.This week we're reading his 2014 classic '#2Sides', featuring Rio on Fergie, racism, nice hats and why footballers should be able to eat as many chips as they like. Plus Rio's dressing room playlist, Harry Redknapp's incredibly lazy foreword, and the time P Diddy came to visit the Man United hotel...Want an exclusive, bonus Book Club episode every week? Join the Football Book Club *Club* at www.patreon.com/footballbookclubFollow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/footballbookclub/X - https://twitter.com/FootieBookClubBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/footballbookclub.bsky.social

Sex, more sex, and *just a little bit* of football. This week we're reading ex-Newcastle United hero Mick Quinn's romp of a read (quite literally) 'Who Ate All The Pies', featuring Football Clichés and The England Pod's very own David Walker. Including Mick's heroics at Newcastle, falling out with Kevin Keegan, high speed pulling on a motorway AND a TGI Friday's in Coventry, Mick's second career as a racehorse trainer, and very, very little on his spell for David's beloved Watford.Want an exclusive, bonus Book Club episode every week? Join the Football Book Club *Club* at www.patreon.com/footballbookclubFollow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/footballbookclub/X - https://twitter.com/FootieBookClubBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/footballbookclub.bsky.social

It's (almost) Christmas! And as it's a time for giving, James has generously gifted each member of the Book Club FIVE WHOLE POUNDS to spend on the best, worst or downright weirdest football book they can find at a charity shop.Featuring bizarrely drawn Liverpool legends, Tony Cascarino's unfortunate Boxing Day, a mysterious Christmas card, and we find out the Alan Shearer we *think* we know is actually an imposter..Plus not one, but TWO festive Ken Zongs, The Carlisle Grinch, and James sadly figures out how to use the sound effect board.Sorry. Merry Christmas. Sorry.Want to hear a bonus Book Club episode every week? Join the Football Book Club *Club* at www.patreon.com/footballbookclubFollow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/footballbookclub/X - https://twitter.com/FootieBookClubBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/footballbookclub.bsky.social

This week on FBC Classics, we're heading back to our Series 2 opener, where we read Jerzy Dudek's incredibly titled 'A Big Pole In Our Goal', and found out about Jerzy's charmed life when it comes to cheating death by brick, boiling coffee, goose scares and almost drowning while fishing for cuttlefish in a mine.To listen to the full episode, scroll back in your feeds to Series 2 Episode 1 'Jerzy Dudek's 'A Big Pole In Our Goal'.Want to hear a bonus Book Club episode every week? Join the Football Book Club *Club* at www.patreon.com/footballbookclubFollow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/footballbookclub/X - https://twitter.com/FootieBookClubBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/footballbookclub.bsky.social

This week we're reading Leicester legend and all-round 90s hero, Muzzy Izzet's 2015 classic 'Muzzy: My Story'. And it's everything we dreamed it would be.Featuring Martin O'Neill: Amateur Masseur, Muzzy watching Eight Legged Freaks at the 2002 World Cup, pure hatred towards Tim Sherwood and the wider Middlesbrough area, and Nicky Summerbee's disappointing choice of nickname. Plus Jesy Nelson, Supernanny and - frankly - far too much talk about Muzzy's circumcision.But most importantly: Izzet any good? Find out now!Want to hear a bonus Book Club episode every week? Join the Football Book Club *Club* at www.patreon.com/footballbookclubFollow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/footballbookclub/X - https://twitter.com/FootieBookClubBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/footballbookclub.bsky.social

David Ginola might be best known for his mazy dribbles and luscious, L'Oreal infused locks, but did you know he once successfully raised the dead? Probably not! But that's what we found out when the brilliant comedian Rhys James joined us to read his Spurs hero's 2000 autobiography 'Le Magnifique'.To listen to the full episode, scroll back in your feeds to Series 5 Episode 3 'David Ginola's 'Le Magnifique' (ft. Rhys James). See you next week when we read Muzzy Izzet's 'Muzzy'.Want to hear a bonus Book Club episode every week? Join the Football Book Club *Club* at www.patreon.com/footballbookclubFollow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/footballbookclub/X - https://twitter.com/FootieBookClubBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/footballbookclub.bsky.social

This week we're entering the mad, mad world of larger-than-life football league legend, Barry Fry. As we read his classic 2000 autobiography 'Big Fry' with Jack Rivlin & Zachary Sweeney-Lynch of the brilliant The Upshot podcast.Featuring Barry's many run-ins with extremely dodgy chairmen, lifting a curse on St Andrew's with his own urine, signing George Best for Dunstable, identifying a headless corpse, ruining Karren Brady's life at Birmingham City, a surprising amount of Matthew Etherington, and much, much more.Want to hear a bonus Book Club episode every week? Join the Football Book Club *Club* at www.patreon.com/footballbookclubFollow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/footballbookclub/X - https://twitter.com/FootieBookClubBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/footballbookclub.bsky.social

After Luke Chadwick joined us last week, we're sticking with the Manchester United theme by revisiting the time we read Gary & Phil Neville's jointly-written 'For Club & Country'. The highlight of which was their *genuine* trip to the cinema with Sir Alex Ferguson to watch Spiceworld: The Movie. Plus the Man United dressing room ponder over whether Princess Diana was the best looking woman in the world.To listen to the full episode, head to Series 3 Episode 4 'Gary & Phil Neville's 'For Club & Country'' by scrolling back through your podcast feed.Want to hear a bonus Book Club episode every week? Join the Football Book Club *Club* at www.patreon.com/footballbookclubFollow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/footballbookclub/X - https://twitter.com/FootieBookClubBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/footballbookclub.bsky.social

Ex-Manchester United, West Ham & MK Dons hero Luke Chadwick joins us this week to tell us all about his brilliant autobiography 'Not Just A Pretty Face'. Featuring Luke on life under Sir Alex, terrifying Man United initiations, Roy Keane the mentor, getting addicted to Big Brother 2, and Lee Croft's insane theories. Plus Luke opens up about the chants he faced, and the mental health issues he experienced, after being taunted on They Think It's All Over, which he talks about so brilliantly in the book.Buy Luke's book here courtesy of Pitch Publishing - https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/not-just-pretty-faceWant an exclusive, bonus Book Club episode every week? Join the Football Book Club *Club* at www.patreon.com/footballbookclubFollow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/footballbookclub/X - https://twitter.com/FootieBookClubBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/footballbookclub.bsky.social