Book description
Football has dominated Lou Macari's life. Taken on as an apprentice
by Celtic in the wake of their 1967 European Cup triumph, Macari
learnt his football the old-fashioned way. He quickly broke into the
first team, winning Scottish league titles and Cups in both 1971 and
1972, but it was at Manchester United, following a shock transfer in
January 1973, that the attacking midfielder's prowess turned him into
a fans' favourite and a household name.
Macari went on to score 97 goals in 401 appearances for the Red
Devils, including the winner against Liverpool in the 1977 FA Cup
final. He also won 24 caps for Scotland and represented his country in
the infamous 1978 World Cup Finals in Argentina. After leaving United
in 1984, Macari moved into management with Swindon Town. It was there
that he was wrongly implicated in a betting scandal which blighted his
managerial career.
In his long-awaited autobiography, Lou Macari tells with typical
candour of football then and of football now, of the glory days and
the truth behind the scandals, and of the perils that threaten the
beautiful game today. It is a story like no other.
Lou Macari
was born in 1949 and grew up in Ayrshire. Following his retirement from
football playing and management, he works as an expert analyst for
Setanta Sports and MUTV, as well as fulfilling numerous other football
and media engagements.
