Darren Farley

Geoff Shreeves has been the pitchside reporter on the biggest games of soccer for several decades. Cheers Geoff! is the funny, moving and hugely entertaining story of his career spent up close with the beautiful game. There are just a handful of people that have been ever present for the thirty years the Premier League has existed, but only one person has been at the very epicenter of the action for the entire period: Geoff Shreeves. He is the most renowned and respected pitchside reporter within the media and the game itself. From helping to reshape the sport's landscape, to signalling the very first ball to be kicked on Sky’s Premier League coverage, to facing down Sir Alex Ferguson’s wrath on countless occasions, whilst also interviewing the biggest names, Geoff’s presence has given him a unique viewpoint, from the closest of quarters, into the very heart of the game. His interviews with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham and Alan Shearer have become the stuff of legend, but it is the close personal relationships Geoff has built with Sir Alex, José Mourinho, Arsène Wenger, Steven Gerrard and many more of the game’s star names that set him apart. Beyond soccer, Geoff recalls his encounters with the likes of Sir Michael Caine, Robbie Williams and Mike Tyson, as well as the time when Mick Jagger gave him a lift home from a World Cup in his private jet. For over thirty years, Geoff has been an integral part of the sport, respected by everybody in the game while still asking the toughest questions. A natural storyteller, Geoff brings an astonishing catalogue of tales to life via his unique brand of experience, insight and humor.

MICHAEL OWEN'S new autobiography will enable him to open up about his football life for the first time and set the record straight once and for all. The legendary striker published his first book Off The Record in 2004 but feels he didn't have a voice during his playing days and now, six years after hanging up his boots, he can finally lift the lid on what really happened during his much-talked about career. It promises to make for an explosive read and one of the most hotly anticipated football books of the year. After breaking into the Liverpool team as a 17-year-old, Owen burst on to the international scene with a wonder goal against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup. The Chester-born forward became the second youngest player to claim the Ballon d'Or in 2001 and went on to play in three World Cups for England. But controversial transfers to Real Madrid, Newcastle United and Anfield rivals Manchester United have always divided opinion among fans. Now Owen is revealing what really happened during the course of a career that saw him share a dressing room with the likes of David Beckham, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer not to mention a star-studded Galacticos side that included Zinedine Zidane, Roberto Carlos, Raúl and Luis Figo. Owen, who penned a previous book in 2004, said: People might know 20 per cent of my life, maybe a bit more, but I'd like to be able to fill in the blanks and then if somebody likes me, loves me,