{"product_id":"on-the-edge-martin-keown-9780241707821","title":"On the Edge: The Autobiography","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn Arsenal hero, invincible defender and now distinguished pundit, he is an icon of British football.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHis story. His words. The inspiring official and first memoir from the football legend and his parting reflections on life, leadership and love \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e----\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As hard-hitting as his tackles' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Explosive' \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[Full of] brilliant stories' \u003ci\u003eGary Lineker \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver three revolutionary decades, Martin Keown played football at the highest level. He witnessed the birth of the Premier League, the arrival of the millionaire player and was a key player in one of the best sides of all time - Wenger's Arsenal. So why has he always felt like a man battling on the edge?\u003cbr\u003eIn this autobiography, Keown recounts how a son of working-class Irish parents, raised in a hostile England during the unrest of the 1970s, rose to be an automatic and enduring pick for club and country; the outsider who stayed the distance while so many insiders fell away.\u003cbr\u003eOver his career, Keown played alongside some of the world's finest footballers - including Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Tony Adams, David Beckham - and under inspirational managers - Ars?ne Wenger, Kevin Keegan, Sven-G?ran Eriksson, Howard Kendall. He was the backbone for many years of the invincible Arsenal team that went on to win the 2003\/4 Premier League title without losing a match.\u003cbr\u003eKnown as \"The Rash\" by friend and foe alike for the intensity of his man-marking, Keown always played as if he had more to prove. But his teammates knew he was fast, skilful, tough and loyal, a leader on and off the pitch. Fearless too, as you'll discover - he doesn't pull any punches here.\u003cbr\u003eOn The Edge is the story of one of Arsenal's all-time greats - a man whose commitment put him at the centre of the pitch, a place he dominated like almost no other footballer of his generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Keown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 024170782X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780241707821\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Joseph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Martin Keown","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46334684463359,"sku":"9780241707821","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bcd5cc05-ef7d-4404-9aa9-2b4a8151afff.jpg?v=1731467491","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-edge-martin-keown-9780241707821","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}