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Many books have been written about the 1966 World Cup but this one is different. Brian Scovell was the only national newspaper sports writer-for the 'Daily Sketch'-to report on both the World Cup and the England v West Indies series dominated by Gary Sobers. He had full access to the heroes like Bobby Charlton, who was nearly run over on the day of the Final, Bobby Moore, who was sacked by West Ham just before the event and reinstated, Eusebio, Alf Ramsey, Colin Cowdrey, Tom Graveney, Brian Close, Ken Barrington, Wes Hall and all the leading figures. He contrasts these stirring and sportsmanlike happenings against what is occurring now-greed and corruption in football and the absence of genuine heroes in cricket. His 'on the spot reports' from his cuttings and the book he wrote on the Test series at the time, 'Everything that's cricket,' brings to life the action which captivated the nation. This is his 27th book and four of them have been short listed by the British Sports Books Award. After the 'Sketch' was merged with the 'Daily Mail' in 1971, he completed forty years with Associated Newspapers before retiring to write books.

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Brian Scovell was born in St Lawrence, IOW where Charles Dickens holidayed and graduated to be one of the nation's outstanding sports writer for the 'Daily Sketch' and 'Daily Mail' (1960-2000). Between 1966 and today he has had 27 sporting books published, four short listed by the British Sports Books Awards and was Highly Commended in the Sports Journalism Awards in 1990. He is the only person to have chaired both the Football Writers' Association and the Cricket Writers' Club, is an MCC coach and FA coach and lectures at universities, schools and professional and sports clubs.

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