Peter Osgood

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A deliciously honest account of a maverick life . . . one of the most enjoyable football books of the year

'Grips the reader from sentence one . . . and never lets go through the binges, birds and bankruptcy

King of Stamford Bridge

In a 16-year career spent with Chelsea and Southampton, goal-scoring legend Peter Osgood made 560 appearances, scoring 220 goals and winning two FA Cup-winner's medals. He was part of the victorious Chelsea side that defeated the mighty Real Madrid in the 1971 European Cup-Winners Cup final and is the last player to have scored in every round of the FA Cup, including the final. 
 
Ossie tells the story of the career and the extraordinary roller-coaster personal life of the man who spearheaded a team that made as many headlines off the field as on. The truth about the hard-drinking and hard-living antics of these Kings Road dandies - Hudson, Cooke, Baldwin and company - has never before been told. Osgood tells of his strained relationship with manager Dave Sexton, which resulted in his and other stars' departures, triggering a decline in Chelsea FC's fortunes that took some 20 years to reverse. He recounts his experience in the Mexico World Cup of 1970 and is brutally honest about the challenges and problems faced by ex-footballers as they attempt to adjust to life in mainstream society. 
 
Peter Osgood was no ordinary footballer and Ossie is no ordinary football autobiography. Like the King of Stamford Bridge himself was, this book is entertaining, outspoken and full of surprises.

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A deliciously honest account of a maverick life . . . one of the most enjoyable football books of the year

'Grips the reader from sentence one . . . and never lets go through the binges, birds and bankruptcy

Unmissable (****)

A deliciously honest account of a maverick life . . . one of the most enjoyable football books of the year

'Grips the reader from sentence one . . . and never lets go through the binges, birds and bankruptcy

Unmissable (****)

A deliciously honest account of a maverick life . . . one of the most enjoyable football books of the year

'Grips the reader from sentence one . . . and never lets go through the binges, birds and bankruptcy

Unmissable (****)

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