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  • The Game

  • Player. Pundit. Fan.
  • By: Micah Richards
  • Narrated by: Delon Jessop
  • Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (113 ratings)

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The Game

By: Micah Richards
Narrated by: Delon Jessop
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Summary

‘The game isn’t what it seems from the outside. The game isn’t quite what I was expecting. The game doesn’t always work like the people on television think it does. The game is better, worse and stranger than you can imagine, and that is coming from someone who saw it all with their own eyes.’

Ever wondered what really goes on inside a Premier League dressing room, what it’s like to train under Roy Hodgson, Roberto Mancini and Fabio Capello – and what happens when you kick a sandwich at one of them?

When it comes to football, former Manchester City and England star Micah Richards has seen it all – and laughed about most of it. In The Game, Micah shares his funniest and frankest stories from on and off the pitch, be it arriving at his first England training session with two left boots, attempting to supervise the infamous Mario Balotelli or winding up Roy Keane on Super Sunday. From how he spent his first Premier League paycheque and how he prepared – financially and mentally – for the day they stopped coming, to the euphoria of lifting the Premier League trophy and the physical and emotional impact of injury, Micah reflects openly on the many wins and losses in professional football.

Full of Micah’s signature cheeky wit, this intimate, unmissable memoir goes behind the scenes of the beautiful game and a remarkable life and career.

©2022 Micah Richards (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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Good listen

Good insight into what goes on behind the scenes at big football clubs. Would have been better if Micah was the narrator.

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Absolutely loved this

Loved Micah I could literally hear his voice whilst listening to this. What a guy what a career.

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Good honest book

a nice refreshing listen. May not be micah narrating, but he definitely comes through in the text. funny and interesting book. enjoyed it

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Better than a Nandos!! Loved it!!

Awesome listen; captivated throughout the story as Micah gives his honest review of the Game, journey and career. Worth a listen if you’re a football fan.

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Brilliant listen Micah..insightful and funny and very well read. From a Monday night club fan! :)

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One of the best sporting autobiographies

A really in-depth and insightful autobiography into the world of a Premier League footballer. it provides a brilliant insight into the culture, the personalities and the motivations in the modern footballing world.

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Recommended

Great book, very enjoyable listen, the book certainly gives a different insight to the life’s of professional footballers.

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An Honest and Enjoyable Listen of the Life of a Modern Day Footballer

Great audiobook, very enjoyable listen. The only downfall is not hearing Micah himself as the narrator.

It gives you a real, honest insight into what life is like for the modern day footballer, including great dressing room stories, the highs and the lows.

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great insight

not usually a football follower but have taken a shining to Micah and the book emphasises my opinions. brilliant insider knowledge of the life of someone in the spotlight of mainstream sport

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Standard sports auto

Standard football story some interesting insights into dressing rooms and top foreign managers especially Man City

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