Puskas on Puskas: The Life and Times of a Footballing Legend

Пушкаш за Пушкаш: Животът и времената на една футболна легенда (книга на английски език)

Ferenc Puskas  (автор)

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Ferenc Puskas is one of the greatest footballers of modern times, ranking alongside Pele, Di Stefano, Maradona and Cruyff in the game's Hall of Fame. With 83 goals in 84 matches for Hungary, he is still the most prolific international goalscorer of all time.

Puskas led two consecutive - and brilliant -footballing lives. In the first, he was captain of the 'golden squad': the legendary Hungarian team that virtually reinvented football in the 1950s and remained unbeaten for four years. With great tactical genius and superb skills, Puskas and the Hungarians dismembered England, 6-3, at Wembley in 1953, and 7-1 in Budapest a few months later, only to lose in the World Cup Final of 1954.

Puskas was reviled in his own country after Hungary's failure to win the World Cup. His form deteriorated; his weight ballooned. When he went into exile after the Hungarian Uprising in 1956, Puskas was heavily overweight, nearly thirty years old and banned by FIFA. Yet he soon began an amazing second footballing life, joining Real Madrid at the height of its powers. At an age when most footballers think of retirement, Puskas began almost a decade of glory with the greatest club Eurqpe had ever seen.

In extensive recorded interviews, Puskas tells football historian Rogan Taylor the intimate story of his extraordinary double career. Interspersed with helpful background material and recollections from players, coaches and fans, this book represents part of the living history of the world's most popular game, providing an invaluable, personal record of the life of one of its most gifted and influential players.

Klara Jamrich was born in Hungary. She studied English, Czech and Russian at universities in Budapest and Prague, before joining Hungarian Radio as a translator on the news desk where she currently works. She acted as researcher/interpreter in Hungary for the BBC TV football history series Kicking and Screaming and also works as an English language teacher.

Rogan Taylor was born in Liverpool where he became Chair of the Football Supporters' Association in 1985. These days, he makes regular contributions to radio and television programmes, and has written six books. He was the BBC TV consultant for the Kicking and Screaming series. Dr Taylor is also the current Director of the Football Research Unit at the University of Liverpool.