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Daily Competition: Guess the football autobiography 8

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UPDATE – Now with added correct answer

Belated congratulations to MwepuLlunga, Dark Knight and Chris A, for correctly telling the world that this extract, was from criminal Mark Ward’s recent book ‘Right Wing to B Wing’.

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Daily Competition: Guess the football autobiography 7

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Patience is a virtue Mr MwepuLlunga. As is getting the right answer in this quiz. So congratulations to <deep breath> eltigreferoz, rehab polga now, Clysidious, Ziggy, Steph, Laura, for all correctly identifying the serial shtupper as George Best.

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Daily Competition: Guess the football autobiography 6

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After two days of sleepless nights, bribery and forensic combing of brains, thespoiler offers the heartiest of hearty congratulations to MwepuLlunga, for being the only entrant to correctly deduce that this exciting extract came from Steve Claridge’s second book, ‘Beyond the Boot Camp’.

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Daily Competition: Guess the football autobiography 5

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A gentle teaser for the weekend led to correct answers from Sam Dale, Bigshow, Alvin Chang, Teshner, Dark Knight, Mizman, Q, Perdo Jardim, Stephie and MwepuLlunga, who all guessed that this extract was from Ryan Giggs’ autobiography. Goodie bags have been emailed to one and all.

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Daily Competition: Guess the football autobiography 4

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A powerful but not too violent pat on the back to all our entrants in yesterday’s competition. Alvin Chang, Mike the Handsome One Ruddick, Dark Knight (still 100%) and MwepuLlunga all correctly guessed that this extract was Bobby Charlton. Another easy one today, before we [...]

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Daily Competition: Guess the football autobiography 3

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The Dark Knight kept up his 100% record yesterday, by correctly spotting that Wednesday’s extract was from Pele: the autobiography, one of five Edison Arantes do Nascimento has written down the years. But as Chelsea found out recently at Wigan, 100% records are there to [...]

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Daily Competition: Guess the football autobiography 2

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Virtual spoiler goodie bags go out to JT, Dave and Dark Knight who correctly identified John Gorman’s ‘Gory Years’ from the short extract here.

Today’s entry of the ungoogleable competition that like Robbie from Eastenders, is sweeping the nation, can be found below. From [...]

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New Competition: Guess the football autobiography

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Chaucer, Shakespeare, Austen, Orwell – just fragments of the British literary tradition that has served the nation’s readers for almost 1000 years. However, slip into any Waterstones these days, and it is the less intellectually-demanding tomes of chefs, footballers and slags cluttering up the shelves.

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