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Kaiser Rob Smyth

Kaiser By Rob Smyth

Kaiser by Rob Smyth


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Condition - Very Good
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Summary

He's the most loveable of rogues with the most common of dreams: to become a professional footballer.In one of the most remarkable football stories ever told, Kaiser graduates from abandoned slumdog to star striker, dressing-room fixer, superstar party host and inexhaustible lover. He's not just the king... he's the Kaiser.

Kaiser Summary

Kaiser: The Greatest Footballer Never To Play Football by Rob Smyth

1980s Rio de Janeiro. There's only one king in this city and he's got the mullet, swagger and fake ID to prove it. Introducing Carlos Henrique Raposo, known to all as KAISER. This guy's got more front than Copacabana beach. He's the most loveable of rogues with the most common of dreams: to become a professional footballer. And he isn't about to let trivial details like talent and achievement stand in his way. . . not when he has so many other ways to get what he wants. In one of the most remarkable football stories ever told, Kaiser graduates from abandoned slumdog to star striker, dressing-room fixer, superstar party host and inexhaustible lover. And all without kicking a ball. He's not just the king... he's the Kaiser.

Kaiser Reviews

"Raposo's story is brought to life in Rob Smyth's brilliant Kaiser!...a book that exhibits all the verve and skill that its subject never could" -- Nooruddean Choudry * Joe.co.uk *
"[An] almost unbelievable biography" -- Ben East * Observer *
"Both hilarious and unbelievable, Kaiser! is a preposterously good football read" * FourFourTwo *
"Smyth does a solid job of showing how Raposo's unlikely path might have been smoothed by the chaotic nature of Brazillian football at the time...and the vagaries of the pre-social media world" -- Paul Rees * When Saturday Comes *

About Rob Smyth

Rob Smyth has worked on the Guardian sports desk since 2004 and has written or edited ten books, including Kaiser: The Greatest Footballer Never to Play Football. He has also worked for Manchester United, the Daily Telegraph, The Times, ITV, Sports Illustrated and FourFourTwo.

Additional information

GOR009236509
9781787290259
1787290255
Kaiser: The Greatest Footballer Never To Play Football by Rob Smyth
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Vintage Publishing
2018-07-16
336
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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