CLARE SHINE’S BOOK, Scoring Goals In The Dark, is among the contenders to feature on the longlist for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2022 Award.
The Irish striker revealed the full extent of her extreme mental health struggles in her new memoir,which is written with Gareth Maher.
My Hidden Race by Olympic medallist Anyika Onuora is also longlisted. Onuora collaborated with Jonathan Drennan for the book. The Guardian’s football writer Suzanne Wrack is the third female author on the list.
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A record 158 books were entered this year, featuring a diverse mix of authors from across a wide range of sports including, tennis, football, athletics, golf, rugby and cycling.
Following a judging process from a panel including The Athletics’ Nancy Frostick, sports presenter Matt Williams and William Hill’s Neil Foggin, 15 authors have been selected for the longlist.
Former sports stars, and first-time authors, Patrice Evra and Steve Thompson have also made the list for the Award which has a £30,000 cash prize for the winner.
Previous winners of the William Hill include Rough Ride: An Insight into Pro Cycling by Irish journalist Paul Kimmage, Fever Pitch: A Fan’s Life by Nick Hornby and Provided You Don’t Kiss Me: 20 Years With Brian Clough by Duncan Hamilton.
The shortlist will be unveiled on 27 October, with the winner declared on 1 December 2022.
The longlist
Be Good, Love Brian: Growing Up with Brian Clough by Craig Bromfield
The Master: The Brilliant Career of Roger Federer by Christopher Clarey
1999: Manchester United, the Treble and All That by Matt Dickinson
Le Fric: Family, Power and Money: The Business of the Tour de France by Alex Duff
I Love This Game by Patrice Evra
England Football: The Biography: 1872-2022 by Paul Hayward
God is Dead: The Rise and Fall of Frank Vandenbroucke, Cycling’s Great Wasted Talent by Andy McGrath
My Hidden Race by Anyika Onuora
Scoring Goals in the Dark by Clare Shine with Gareth Maher
Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorised) Biography of Golf’s Most Colourful Superstar by Alan Shipnuck
Expected Goals: The Story of how Data Conquered Football and Changed the Game Forever by Rory Smith
Unforgettable: Rugby, Dementia and the Fight of My Life by Steve Thompson
Beryl: In Search of Britain’s Greatest Athlete, Beryl Burton by Jeremy Wilson
Two Brothers: The Life and Times of Bobby and Jackie Charlton by Jonathan Wilson
A Woman’s Game: The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of Women’s Football by Suzanne Wrack
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Here are the 15 sports books longlisted for the William Hill prize
CLARE SHINE’S BOOK, Scoring Goals In The Dark, is among the contenders to feature on the longlist for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2022 Award.
The Irish striker revealed the full extent of her extreme mental health struggles in her new memoir, which is written with Gareth Maher.
My Hidden Race by Olympic medallist Anyika Onuora is also longlisted. Onuora collaborated with Jonathan Drennan for the book. The Guardian’s football writer Suzanne Wrack is the third female author on the list.
A record 158 books were entered this year, featuring a diverse mix of authors from across a wide range of sports including, tennis, football, athletics, golf, rugby and cycling.
Following a judging process from a panel including The Athletics’ Nancy Frostick, sports presenter Matt Williams and William Hill’s Neil Foggin, 15 authors have been selected for the longlist.
Former sports stars, and first-time authors, Patrice Evra and Steve Thompson have also made the list for the Award which has a £30,000 cash prize for the winner.
Previous winners of the William Hill include Rough Ride: An Insight into Pro Cycling by Irish journalist Paul Kimmage, Fever Pitch: A Fan’s Life by Nick Hornby and Provided You Don’t Kiss Me: 20 Years With Brian Clough by Duncan Hamilton.
The shortlist will be unveiled on 27 October, with the winner declared on 1 December 2022.
The longlist
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