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Captain for Life
by
John Harkes,
Denise Kiernan (Goodreads Author)
This is the story the soccer world has been waiting for Captain for Life tells John's story -- England and the Premiere League, Major League Soccer, Steve Sampson, the U.S. National Team and much more A colorful character and great storyteller, John's personal account of his unique success story is entertaining and at times controversial.
Hardcover, 260 pages
Published
May 1st 1999
by Gale Cengage
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I named my son after this guy, so I was obligated to buy the book when it came out.
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This book is about my soccer coach.
An interesting point of view from a former player on the US National Team. It is worth a read if you ever wanted to find out a player's opinion on what happened with former Coach Steve Sampson, and follow John Harkes career from NJ to England and back...
More than a description of the dark times during the disasterous 1998 World Cup of the US Men's national soccer time under Steve Sampson (3-6-1 ??!?!). Harkes discusses his historic career in England and the US.
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Denise Kiernan is an author, journalist and producer. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Village Voice, Saveur, Discover, Ms., Reader's Digest, Sports Illustrated for Kids, Conde Nast Sports for Women and others. In addition to her books for adults and children, she was head writer for ABC's "Who Wants to be Millionaire" during its Emmy award-winni...more
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