The People's Game: A View from a Front Seat in Football

Gary Neville's book "The People's Game" calls to mend football, harmed by the greed and selfishness of bigger clubs and associations. He argues that football is the people's game, but it is broken and needs to change. Neville offers a vision for a brighter future and draws on interviews with those at the epicentre of the sport's biggest issues to explain how football has sleepwalked into this mess and offers a new path forward.

Format: Hardback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 15 September 2022
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

The Sunday Times Bestseller!


Neville at his authentic best.


He is the closest thing to a spokesman there is for English football.

Sunday Times:


Brilliant.


Mail on Sunday:


Gary Neville usually talks a lot of sense, and writes it too . . . Neville's words are timely.


Henry Winter, The Times:


The People's Game is [Gary's] call to mend football, harmed by the greed and selfishness of bigger clubs and associations.


Radio Times:


The beautiful game is under threat. The greed and selfishness of the biggest clubs is harming the sport, with smaller clubs struggling for financial survival and supporters being left behind.


It's time to fix football.


Football is the people's game. A sport accessible to everyone and enjoyed by millions around the world.


But football is broken. Beneath the glamorous sheen of the Premier League, it's a game that's rusting and rotten. The growing influence and wealth of the biggest teams is harming the game, leaving fans out of pocket and smaller clubs clinging to survival.


The European Super League, which looked to eradicate competition in favour of guaranteed profits, was just the beginning.


This isn't what football is about. Something's got to change. Enough is enough.


Gary Neville has had a front-row seat in football for over 30 years, witnessing the sport at every level - as a player, a coach, a pundit and an owner. Most of all, he's a fan. Shocked by the state of the game, Gary looks to find out how we got into this mess, who's responsible, and what we can do about it.


The People's Game is Gary's vision for a brighter future. Drawing on interviews with those at the epicentre of the sport's biggest issues - from the role of ownership to the lack of funding in grassroots football - Gary offers a blueprint for a sustainable and thriving football industry.


With his unique insights and passion for the game, The People's Game is a must-read for football fans, players, coaches, and anyone who cares about the future of the sport. Let's work together to fix football and restore its rightful place as the people's game.

Weight: 548g
Dimension: 162 x 241 x 38 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529395976