Fotbalové osudy - Co všechno může zničit fotbalovou kariéru (BOX 3 knihy) – Král Lubomír (2023)

An endless series of publications has been written about the fates of football players. About all those who became famous for their performances, achieved successes, and had entire careers untouched by injuries or other circumstances that would signify the end of their careers. There are many books about Masopust, Baroš, Nedvěd, Sparta, Slavia, and others. But football is not just about the famous and successful. Football also includes those at the other end – the unsuccessful, the failures, the forgotten, and even the despicable. Bitter and sad fates are usually not written about anywhere. Drafted into the Great War, forced displacement of Germans, conscription of representatives into the Wehrmacht, staying in foreign engagements, emigration, destroyed careers during socialism, severe injuries, incurable diseases, and last but not least, alcohol, gambling, drugs, and suicides – all of these are causes of tragic, but above all, human fates. And the connecting theme, like that proverbial red thread, is football. Based on football, incredible, tragic, and very interesting stories of players, officials, and supporters of the phenomenon – that wonderful sport – emerge. These are mostly stories of footballers, representatives, both well-known and completely forgotten. Regarding modern representatives, then with...