City in Europe

From Allison to Guardiola: Manchester City’s quest for European glory

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Pub Date 4 Aug 2022 | Archive Date 4 Aug 2022

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'A superb book and a must-read for any City fan.' - DANIEL TAYLOR, senior writer, The Athletic

'A thorough and delicious retelling of perhaps not the most successful of European journeys, but definitely the most interesting ... Fantastic.' - DAVID MOONEY, BBC Radio 5 Live

'A book that brilliantly explodes the myth that City have no history or pedigree in Europe.' - SIMON MULLOCK, chief football writer, Sunday Mirror

THE ESSENTIAL NEW HISTORY OF MANCHESTER CITY'S EUROPEAN TRIUMPHS AND TRAGEDIES


FEATURING A FOREWORD BY CITY LEGEND FRANCIS LEE

As one of the first English sides to taste glory in Europe, lifting the Cup Winners' Cup in 1970, City looked set for life among the continent's elite.
But as their domestic fortunes went from bad to worse to absolute calamity, the wilderness returned.

Avid City fan and respected journalist Simon Curtis dusts off the details of some truly intoxicating away days. Filled with tales of the club's travelling support and the evocative accounts of the journalists who saw the team of the Seventies, Curtis tells the story of a club steeped in history, defiantly refusing to bow to pomp and ceremony as it goes about lifting the ultimate prize.

After a spectacular rebuild and having achieved all there is to achieve on the domestic stage, including a record-breaking 100-point season in 2017-18, City's deep-pocketed owners have their sights firmly set on European glory once more. Yet for all their recent success at home, they are anything but welcome guests at Europe's top table.

'A superb book and a must-read for any City fan.' - DANIEL TAYLOR, senior writer, The Athletic

'A thorough and delicious retelling of perhaps not the most successful of European journeys, but...


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ISBN 9781785787324
PRICE US$39.99 (USD)
PAGES 240

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