Playmaker

The first full autobiography from former footballer and England manager Glenn Hoddle

Glenn Hoddle began his career at Spurs before joining AS Monaco in France. The playmaker remains one of the most celebrated overseas player to have played in France and was seen as a trailblazer for the likes of Paul Gascoigne and other early overseas players. Hoddle played under Arsene Wenger at AS Monaco and won plaudits from the likes of Michel Platini and Johan Cruyff. He went on to be player-manager of Chelsea before a stint as England manager at the 1998 World Cup.

Glenn is now a pundit for BT Sport and the channel is putting together a retrospective documentary on him that is due to broadcast in the second half of this year. In 2018 he had a massive heart attack whilst working at BT Sport and his life was saved by a production assistant on set who knew how to use a defibrillator. He has since gone on to feature on the Masked Singer and also writes a weekly football column in the Evening Standard.