They Don’t Teach This
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Most people would describe Eniola Aluko as a high-achiever. She’s been a star of women’s football for over a decade, with over 100 England caps and 33 goals and a list of honours as long as your arm. Given that her childhood hero was Atticus Finch, it was only natural that she went on to achieve a first class honours degree in law and studied for the New York bar exam while playing in the States. She’s a volunteer champion for UN women, was the first female pundit on Match of the Day and a star analyst for ITV at the Russia 2018 World Cup. Despite all of these phenomenal achievements, Eni is perhaps most well-known as the player at the centre of the racism row which forced the FA into an embarrassing apology and knocked England manager Mark Sampson from his post. This book tells her story.
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Discover this powerful memoir from one of Britain’s most inspiring women
**LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019**
** SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS **
First class honours law degree. 102 appearances for England women’s national football team. First female pundit on Match of the Day. UN Women UK ambassador. Guardian columnist.
All of these achievements belong to Eni Aluko, who, is keen to share her experiences, aiming to inspire readers to be the best possible versions of themselves. Aluko was appointed UN Women UK ambassador with a focus on promoting gender empowerment in 2016, and in October 2018 she was named by Marie Claire as one of ten Future Shapers Award Winners, recognising individuals who are changing women’s futures for the better. She is currently playing football for Juventus in Italy and writing a weekly column for the Guardian.
They Don’t Teach This steps beyond the realms of memoir to explore themes of dual nationality and identity, race and institutional prejudice, success, failure and faith. It is an inspiring manifesto to change the way readers and the future generation choose to view the challenges that come in their life applying life lessons with raw truths of Eni’s own personal experience.
‘They Don’t Teach This…perfectly sums up striker Eniola Aluko’s struggles against her former employers at the FA…a painful battle for the truth’ Guardian
| Weight | 0.619 kg |
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| Dimensions | 22.2 × 14.4 × 4.4 cm |
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| Cover | Hardback |
| Pages | 482 , 16 unnumbered of plates |
| Language | English |
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| Dewey | 796.334092 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
