The Man Who Saved FC Barcelona: The Remarkable Life of Patrick O'Connell

by Sue O'Connell

Patrick O'Connell is not a name usually associated with the likes of Lionel Messi, Pep Guardiola or Johan Cruyff, yet this is the man who saved FC Barcelona from financial ruin. Born in Dublin in 1887, Patrick O'Connell had a successful playing career with Belfast Celtic, Hull City, Sheffield Wednesday and Manchester United, where he was involved in one of the most notorious match-fixing football scandals of his generation. On his retirement from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445654687
• ISBN13: 9781445654683
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"