Fever Pitch

The Rise of the Premier League 1992-2004

By: Paul McCarthy, Alan Shearer - foreword

Narrated by: Simon Darwen

The incredible first 12 years of the premier league as told by the legends who were there.

Based on the acclaimed BBC Series, with a foreword by Alan Shearer.

The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world, broadcast into 188 countries and watched by 3.2 billion people worldwide. It revolutionised football, transforming the beautiful game into a multi-billion-pound business and making its biggest stars millionaires.

Fever Pitch tells the inside story of the formation of the league, from the early discussions with Rupert Murdoch about how Sky could be at the heart of this new league, to the bitter rivalries and radical new managers who changed the face of football forever.

With insight from football's biggest names, this is the inside track on the Premier League as you've never heard it before. From David Beckham to Eric Cantona, Peter Schmeichel to Gary Neville, this audiobook is full of exclusive interviews that give fascinating insight into the biggest sports league in the world from the people who made it happen.

©2022 Story Films Ltd and Paul McCarthy (P)2022 Hachette Audio UK

“Fever Pitch” is pitch perfect

I adored “Fever Pitch.” In 1992, we lived in Zurich, Switzerland. We had a satellite dish that carried Sky Sports, but it didn’t really show much. Then suddenly the Premier League appeared.

My life changed forever. Paul McCarthy’s audiobook captures perfectly just how big a sensation the Premier League was (coupled serendipitously with the new rule prohibiting goalies from handling back passes).

Suddenly, I could augment my dear Grasshopper Club (a Zurich football team) with a steady diet of Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, and more.

McCarthy explains just how much this transformed sports broadcasting. Before the Premier League, television didn’t show many live matches. Now, we had loads. Moreover, McCarthy chronicles the games, players, and managers expertly because he covered them live as a senior football correspondent.

I wish now he would write a sequel, comprising 2004-2025. I would buy it immediately!

Premier league

a look at the premier league. well told story. I enjoyed this very much. thank you...