Scoring Goals in the Dark

Scoring Goals in the Dark
Clare Shine, Gareth Maher
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Hardback
h240 x 160mm - 224pg
6 Jun 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781801501170
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As a young footballer, Clare Shine appeared to have it all. She won her first international call-up at age 13, and by 15 was part of the Republic of Ireland Women' s under-17 squad. But the pressure of being a star striker weighed heavily on her young shoulders. By age 19, she had played in a UEFA European Championship and a FIFA World Cup, scored the winner in a Cup Final, won her first senior international cap and become a full-time professional player. But she had also become addicted to alcohol, experimented with drugs, suffered panic attacks and attempted suicide for the first time. This is the story of someone trapped in a world where the weight of expectancy and the battle with personal demons was all washed away, albeit temporarily, whenever she put the ball in the back of the net. It is the story of a girl struggling to find her true identity, a journey in search of confidence and self-belief from someone who seemingly had it in abundance, and a remarkable tale of recovery and achieving new goals.
Clare Shine has teamed up with Gareth Maher to tell her story. Gareth is a former award-winning journalist who is now a communications manager with the Football Association of Ireland. A media officer at five different UEFA European Championships, he designed the award-winning National Football Exhibition and has been a driving influence on the growth of women' s football in the Republic of Ireland.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781801501170
Published: 6 Jun 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Pitch Publishing
Publisher: Pitch Publishing
Format: Hardback
Height: 240mm
Width: 160mm
Pages: 224

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