Download or read book The Lisbon Lions written by Billy McNeill and published by Black & White Publishing. This book was released on 2007-05-03 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On May 25, 1967 Celtic Football Club made history by becoming the first British team to win the European Cup. Eleven players, all born within a 30-mile radius of Celtic Park, beat the Italian aristocrats of Inter Milan and took their place forever in the annals of fame. This is the story, four decades after that memorable triumph in the Portuguese capital, of each of the eight surviving Lisbon Lions, their own official take on exactly what happened before, during and after that never-to-be-forgotten encounter that shook the football world.Remarkably, the Lions have never sat down in the intervening 40 years and put their exclusive thoughts together in one book - this is that unique book. Billy McNeill, Jim Craig, Tommy Gemmell, John Clark, Willie Wallace, Stevie Chalmers, Bertie Auld and Bobby Lennox give their forthright views on the march towards Lisbon and a place in football history.Who was the Lisbon Lion who thought the European Cup Final was the easiest game of the season? Who now admits he made life difficult for Jock Stein? Who was the player who was conned by the Celtic manager? Which Lion had a running battle with his team-mates throughout the European Cup Final?And who thought Celtic had won the trophy before the kick-off? All is revealed!"The Lions" also give fascinating and thought-provoking insights to manager supreme Jock Stein, goalkeeper extraordinary Ronnie Simpson, midfield master Bobby Murdoch and the incomparable Jimmy Johnstone.Candid, frank and funny, "The Lisbon Lions: The Real Inside Story" reveals the secrets of Lisbon 1967, unlocked by the men who knew the inside track - the players themselves.
Download or read book The Lions of Lisbon written by Willy Maley and published by Luath Press Ltd. This book was released on 2020-12-11 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 25 May 1967, Celtic beat Inter Milan 2–1 to become the first British team to win the European Cup. Fifty years on, The Lions of Lisbon relives the jubilation from the fans' point of view.
Download or read book The Lisbon Lions written by Billy McNeill and published by Black & White Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the 25th of May 1967, Celtic Football Club made history in Lisbon by becoming the first British team to win the European Cup. This is the story of each of the eight surviving 'Lisbon Lions', recalling exactly what happened before, during and after that never-to-be-forgotten encounter that shook the football world.
Download or read book A Year and a Day written by Graham McColl and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-04 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nowadays it would be unthinkable: a team of local lads, all born within 30 miles of the ground, challenging one of the world's superpowers, Inter Milan, for the biggest club trophy of the lot - and winning. But that's exactly what Celtic achieved in 1967, thanks to the inspirational management of Jock Stein. In the process they became the first British side to win the European Cup, and they remain the only Scottish side ever to do so. The contrast couldn't have been more vivid when the teams lined up at the start of the European Cup final in Lisbon: while several of the Celtic players searched for a place to leave their false teeth ahead of kick-off, the Inter stars seemed to tower above them, tanned and confident as they prepared for their surely inevitable victory. But it didn't work out like that, as goals from Tommy Gemmell and Stevie Chalmers secured the 2-1 victory for the Glasgow outfit. Graham McColl has interviewed all the players from the Lisbon Lions as well as many of their opponents from their European campaign. They help reveal how Stein blended the very different personalities and playing styles into one formidable unit that was capable of taking on and beating the best Europe had to offer. A Year and a Day is a wonderful celebration of a unique achievement.
Download or read book Celtic written by Andy Dougan and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Lisbon Lions written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Heart of a Lion written by William Wallace and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willie Wallace was one of the renown Lisbon Lions who brought Glasgow Celtic the honour of being the first British Football Club to win the European Cup. With Jimmy Johnstone, Bertie Auld, Billy McNeill and a host of other gifted players, Willie Wallace was part of the greatest Scottish team ever assembled.
Download or read book The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon written by Richard Zimler and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2000-03-15 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International Bestseller: “A moody, tightly constructed historical thriller . . . a good mystery story and an effective evocation of a faraway time and place.” —The New York Times After Jews living in sixteenth-century Portugal are dragged to the baptismal font and forced to convert to Christianity, many of these New Christians persevere in their Jewish prayers and rituals in secret and at great risk; the hidden, arcane practices of the kabbalists, a mystical sect of Jews, continue as well. One such secret Jew is Berekiah Zarco, an intelligent young manuscript illuminator. Inflamed by love and revenge, he searches, in the crucible of the raging pogrom, for the killer of his beloved uncle Abraham, a renowned kabbalist, discovered murdered in a hidden synagogue along with a young girl in dishabille. Risking his life in streets seething with mayhem, Berekiah tracks down answers among Christians, New Christians, Jews, and the fellow kabbalists of his uncle, whose secret language and codes by turns light and obscure the way to the truth he seeks. A marvelous story, a challenging mystery, and a telling tale of the evils of intolerance, The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon both compels and entertains. “The story moves quickly . . . a literary and historical treat.” —Library Journal ''Remarkable . . . The fever pitch of intensity Zimler maintains is at times overwhelming but never less than appropriate to the Hieronymous Bosch-like landscape he describes. Simultaneously, though, he is able to capture, within the bedlam, quiet moments of tenderness and love.” —Booklist (starred review)
Download or read book Celtic written by Andy Dougan and published by Virgin Books. This book was released on 2007-05-24 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 40 years ago a group of eleven young men stood in the Estadio Nacional in Lisbon and faced a crowd of 77,000 and the mighty Inter Milan. They were the first British team ever to reach the final of the European Cup. Indeed it was the first time their club had even played in the European Cup. And yet they faced one of the richest teams, with a fearsome reputation and an unbeaten defensive strategy. But these men would go on to make football history...Told by a life-long fan, The Lisbon Lions follows the fortunes of eleven men born within 20 miles of Glasgow who had come to play for a football team struggling in the League. Reinventing the team with his positive playing strategies, manager Jock Stein guided Celtic to victory in the Scottish championships and eventually to the European Cup itself. Andy Dougan takes us on the thrilling journey with Celtic as, round by round, the team's passion, inventiveness, and above all style brings them to the biggest game in their club's history. The story remains as romantic, inspiring and stirring as ever.
Download or read book Celtic The Lisbon Lions written by Andy Dougan and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-04-30 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 40 years ago a group of eleven young men stood in the Estadio Nacional in Lisbon and faced a crowd of 77,000 and the mighty Inter Milan. They were the first British team ever to reach the final of the European Cup. Indeed it was the first time their club had even played in the European Cup. And yet they faced one of the richest teams, with a fearsome reputation and an unbeaten defensive strategy. But these men would go on to make football history... Told by a life-long fan, The Lisbon Lions follows the fortunes of eleven men born within 20 miles of Glasgow who had come to play for a football team struggling in the League. Reinventing the team with his positive playing strategies, manager Jock Stein guided Celtic to victory in the Scottish championships and eventually to the European Cup itself. Andy Dougan takes us on the thrilling journey with Celtic as, round by round, the team's passion, inventiveness, and above all style brings them to the biggest game in their club's history. The story remains as romantic, inspiring and stirring as ever.
Download or read book Celtic 67 written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Lisbon lion written by Jock Stein and published by Tangent Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features quotes and archive pictures celebrating the career of the legendary Celtic and Scotland manager Jock Stein.
Download or read book Life with the Lions written by Ian Young and published by . This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ian Young played several seasons at Celtic Football Club in the '60s after signing from Neilston Waverley in 1961. During his time at the Club, the athletic, strong and tough-tackling full-back enjoyed league and cup success, and has often been credited in helping to turn the Club around by ending rivals Rangers' physical domination. Ian's name is warmly chanted in the famous Celtic song, Celtic, Celtic, That's the Team for Me' ('There's Fallon, Young and Gemmel...') He was also capped at Under-23 level for Scotland. Supporters and media reporters of that time say Ian's tackle on Rangers winger Willie Johnston in the League Cup final would spark the beginning of a Celtic team's ambition to match and defeat their greatest rivals with strength. It's perhaps no coincidence that Celtic would go onto make history soon after with the legendary Nine-in-a-Row era. Ian's autobiography follows the path from the humble beginnings in the junior ranks to European Cup nights and playing in front of 107,000 fans against Rangers. Just some of the highlights of a remarkable journey. The book also charts Ian's life, work and faith journey after he left Celtic. Ian Young is also listed in the few Celtic players who may well have turned out for Rangers, but for fate and circumstances. Ian ended his career quietly and without a fuss. This autobiography gives the reader a chance to get to know a player who served Celtic Football Club during its most significant years.
Download or read book Keeping in Paradise written by David Potter and published by Black & White Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Fallon remains one of Celtic's great characters and is a lifelong supporter of the club. Now, for the first time, this Celtic legend tells the fascinating inside story of his career in football and his years with the club. Fallon joined Celtic in the late 1950s when the club was struggling, saw a fair amount of the desperate days of 1963 and 1964 but was there at the start of the glory years when Celtic won the Scottish Cup in 1965. He shared in good and bad times with the club, was the substitute goalkeeper at the European Cup Final in Lisbon in 1967, and was suddenly called into action in South America when Ronnie Simpson was felled by a missile - and performed brilliantly. He hit a low point in 1968 after one bad game against Rangers at the New Year, but fought back gloriously to play his part in the incredible month of April 1969 when Celtic won all three Scottish domestic trophies in one calendar month. It is a career he is rightly proud of and now John Fallon reveals the inside story and some brand new insights into his relationship with Jock Stein and other members of the Lisbon Lions, which were not always straightforward.There are accounts of his dealings with opponents, the clashes with Rangers and with European opposition in what was a fantastic era for the game in Scotland.He also shares his opinions on the art of goalkeeping, the state of Celtic at the moment and the future of the game in Scotland.
Download or read book Pride of the Lions written by Derek Niven and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derek Niven sets out to tell the history of the Lisbon Lions from a completely new slant. This book is not just about an immortalised game of football, it seeks to tell the story of the unsung men and women who made the 16 players that are the Lisbon Lions through the extraordinary tales of their family histories.
Download or read book A Lion Looks Back written by Jim Craig and published by J. Donald. This book was released on 1998 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a history of Celtic Football Club from its inception in 1887 to 25 May 1967, the day that they became the first British team to win the European Cup and earned acclaim as the Lions of Lisbon.
Download or read book Heart of a Lion written by William Wallace and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willie Wallace was one of the renown Lisbon Lions who brought Glasgow Celtic the honour of being the first British Football Club to win the European Cup. With Jimmy Johnstone, Bertie Auld, Billy McNeill and a host of other gifted players, Willie Wallace was part of the greatest Scottish team ever assembled.
