Ledley king autobiography 2013

The inspiring and untold story of one of English soccer's most lauded and recognized talents, and the heartbreaking account of a career cruelly cut short.

King documents the successes and struggles—both personal and professional—behind this unique and unprecedented soccer career: from King's childhood in East.

"Rarely in the modern English game has a player been as loved by his supporters, admired by his teammates, and respected by his peers as Ledley King.

King documents the successes and struggles—both personal and professional—behind this unique and unprecedented soccer from King's childhood in East London, to.

This document is an excerpt from Ledley King's autobiography describing the lead up to England's first match at Euro against France.

"Rarely in the modern English game has a player been as loved by his supporters, admired by his teammates, and respected by his peers as Ledley King.!

Ledley King

English footballer (born 1980)

Ledley Brenton King (born 12 October 1980) is an English former professional footballer.

A one-club man, he spent his entire career with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and played 323 competitive matches for them from 1999 to 2012. He is currently a club ambassador for Tottenham Hotspur.

Highly rated as a central defender, in 2009 he was named by The Times as Tottenham's 25th best player of all time.^[4] From 2002 to 2010, King made 21 international appearances for England, scoring twice and representing the nation at UEFA Euro 2004 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

In the latter part of his career, King was plagued by chronic knee problems, for which no effective treatment or remedy was found.^[5] Instead of training with the rest of the squad King undertook fitness exercises on his own, allowing him to play one first team game per week.^[6] His former manager Harry Redknapp called King "an absolute