At the age of 20, Lars Leese was still playing in the 'Westerwald' District League, yet by 28 he'd abandoned his job as a computer software salesman and was helping Barnsley to their 1:0 Premiership victory over Liverpool FC. This title traces his stratospheric rise and equally rapid fall.[...]
Why does an international footballer with the World at his feet decide to take his own life? On 10 November 2009 the German national goalkeeper, Robert Enke, stepped in front of a passing train. He was thirty two years old. Viewed from the outside, Enke had it all. Here was a professional goalkeeper[...]
WINNER OF THE 2011 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2012 FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR Why does an international footballer with the world at his feet decide to take his own life? On 10 November 2009 the German national goalkeeper, Robert Enke, stepped in fro[...]
Through the life story of Heinz Hoher, player, coach, manager, scout and sports director, Ronald Reng tells the dramatic story of the rise of the Bundesliga over the last fifty years since it was founded in 1963. During that period, football has grown from a game where a club's directors, puffing on[...]
Robert Enke var målmand på det tyske fodboldlandshold, da han kastede sig ud foran et tog i november 2009. Han blev 32 år. Selvmordet var en konsekvens af en seks år lang depression, en sygdom, der er endnu mere tabubelagt i sportens elitemiljø end i resten af samfundet.[...]