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Author: Cole, Joe

England

Published on 6 November 2025 by Orion Publishing Co (Seven Dials) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 352 pages
242 x 163 x 34 | 580g

THIS YEAR’S MUST-HAVE AUTOBIOGRAPHY’I want to tell you about how football – English football – felt different for me. For much of my life it felt like I was in the wrong place, trying to play a different tune.’One of the best players of his era, Joe Cole grew up playing football in North London’s estates, and his ability, grit and hard work took him to the very top. But Joe was often mistrusted by managers and out of step with the style of English football in the 2000s. The game was suspicious of creative footballers it considered luxury players – the kind it could regard as an indulgence.

With honesty and an eye for the absurdities of football, Joe takes us inside the dressing room to reveal it all. From his days at the FA’s School of Excell