Flight to Bogotá
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England's Football Rebel, Neil Franklin
Description
Flight to Bogotá charts an infamous episode in sports history, when UK footballers turned their backs on club and country before the 1950 World Cup for a sporting El Dorado. England’s Neil Franklin led the rebellion, only to return home with his career in tatters. But the players’ vociferous defence of their behaviour enlightened a shocked nation.
About the author
John Leonard is a news and sports journalist of more than 30 years’ experience, spending most of his career at ITN as a programme editor for both ITV News and 5 News. Earlier in his career he worked as a sports news editor for ITN. His other books include Tony Waddington: Director of a Working Man’s Ballet and Fair Game? Tackling Politics in Sport, both published by Pitch.