{"product_id":"sixty-years-of-the-world-cup-reflections-on-footballs-greatest-show-on-earth-9781836802853","title":"Sixty Years of the World Cup: Reflections on Football's Greatest Show on Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Brian Barwick\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Pitch Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Pitch Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Soccer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSixty Years of the World Cup\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a personal, nostalgic, entertaining, and candid reflection on Brian Barwick's six-decade association with football's greatest tournament.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarwick traveled just five miles to attend his first World Cup match during the iconic 1966 tournament in England. In the years that followed, he journeyed across the globe, witnessing firsthand some of football's most memorable, dramatic, and controversial moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a leading television sports producer and executive, he played a key role in bringing the World Cup to tens of millions of viewers through BBC and ITV broadcasts. Later, as CEO of the Football Association, he gained a unique perspective on the challenges, pressures, and aspirations involved in trying to win the sport's most coveted prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of his 60-year relationship with the World Cup, Barwick encountered many of the tournament's greatest players, coaches, matches, and defining moments. Along the way, he met colorful personalities, produced broadcasts that broke television audience records, and even helped an operatic aria become a global phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending personal memoir with football history, \u003ci\u003eSixty Years of the World Cup\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fascinating insider's perspective on the people, stories, and events that have shaped the world's most celebrated sporting competition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pitch Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47889414422679,"sku":"9781836802853","price":1139.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781836802853.webp?v=1781176368","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/sixty-years-of-the-world-cup-reflections-on-footballs-greatest-show-on-earth-9781836802853","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}