The Greatest Games

By: Jamie Carragher

Narrated by: Jamie Carragher, Kent Riley

Brought to you by Penguin.

What are the greatest football games ever played? Debated in every pub, stadium and dressing room up and down the country, everyone has their own opinion and their own memories of the beautiful game.

Sharing his views on the greatest matches he has played in or enjoyed as a fan, Jamie Carragher takes listeners into the dressing room, on to the tour bus and out on to the pitch as he relives the defining moments of his playing career and the games that have shaped his relationship with the sport.

"I want to look back at those special games that, as a kid, made me fall in love with the game; tell some of the untold stories about the big games I was lucky enough to play in and reflect on the great matches that, since retiring, I've been privileged to witness as a pundit and a fan."

Told with the same wit, humour, intelligence and passion behind his hit podcast and his punditry, The Greatest Games sees Jamie speak to teammates, rivals, managers and legends of the game - from Steven Gerrard to Paolo Maldini, Wayne Rooney to Rafa Benitez, Xabi Alonso to Gary Neville. With their help, Jamie shines a fresh light on a selection of the beautiful game's greatest matches: title deciders, cup finals, against all odds comebacks, underdog tales, old school classics, tactical masterclasses and end to end thrillers.

Packed full of hilariously stories, exclusive anecdotes and revealing insights, these are Jamie Carragher's greatest games.

©2020 Jamie Carragher (P)2020 Penguin Audio

Maybe the Best Audiobook by a Former Player

This audiobook enthralled me from the start. My club is Bristol City. So Carragher was clearly better than any player we’ve had since Andy Cole in 1992-93.

But he is also a better writer than any player that I have ever heard/read (I never know what verb to choose). He analyzes the matches with supreme skill and honesty. I wish he could have continued for days.

A note on the title. These are not “the greatest matches” (except Liverpool v Milan in the 2005 Champions League final). Rather, they are either the most meaningful matches to Carragher (eg, the second leg of the semifinal of the Cup Winners Cup between Everton and Bayern Munich ) or matches that let the author discuss a specific topic (eg, he chooses the 2009 Champions League final between Manchester United and Barcelona so that he can analyze Pep’s great Barca.

Nevertheless, the book is absolutely sublime. I loved it.