Book description
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.
Andy Dougan is a journalist with the
Evening Times
in Glasgow and author of biographies of Robert De Niro, Michael
Douglas, and Robin Williams. Andy's life-long dedication to Celtic began
40 years ago, when he first visited Celtic Park for their historic
victory parade.
