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73 - nil! Those were the days: moments of glory on the school playing field on a foggy Wednesday afternoon when the final whistle went and your school mates would gather around you, beaming their small faces at you from every conceivable direction as they congratulated you fulsomely on the 23 hat tricks you have just completed in your team's undeniable slaughter of the opposition...Confessions of an Ageing Football Player relieves those glorious early footballing moments and takes you on a dizzying trip through the 2014 Brazil World Cup when everything was possible for whatever standard of player you thought you were. Illustrated by Paul Warren, has been drawing on an iPad since 2013. His drawing style is continually evolving and developing. He draws people, the human figure and adds a sprinkling of artistic license. He doesn't strictly create pictures; he's interested in facial expression, stance, form, interaction between members of society, a moment in the workaday activities.But when it comes to the journey of our story's hero... is it Brazil's Neymar? Or Argentina's Messi? Or England's Oxlade Chamberlain? Ah, dear reader, you will have to read and see to find out!

A collection of stories, analogies and metaphors that invite us to pause and consider what is really important in our lives, our work, and ourselves.

This volume presents a collection of powerful stories designed to engage, inspire and transform you and your audience. The stories focus on values, responsibility, and leadership, and promote positive feelings, confidence, direction, and vision.