{"product_id":"lennart-johansson","title":"Lennart Johansson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLennart Johansson -\nthe Robin Hood of World Football\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe founder of the Champions League, Lennart\nJohansson was UEFA's longest serving president, remaining honorary president\nuntil his death in 2019. In 1998, he contested the FIFA presidency, losing to\nthe infamous Sepp Blatter.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom his working class roots, as a boy cycling\nfrom his home to watch AIK at the Rasunda Stadium, he rose to become not only\none of the most powerful men in football but also one of the most honest. In an\nera of big money and corruption, he believed that the beautiful game should be\nfor everyone, and he worked tirelessly to support the less affluent players and\nclubs. He consistently refused to submit to bribes and is named in Andrew\nJennings' book \u003ci\u003eThe Dirty Game\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) as one of the few powerful men in\nfootball to be completely free from corruption. It was also he who brought\nEnglish clubs back into European competitions, saying 'England needs Europe and\nEurope needs England.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Lennart Johansson believed in fair play and\nintegrity, and his empathy, honesty and enthusiasm made him a leader who left a\ndeep mark on the history of football.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e This, his autobiography written with the help of\nhis friend Soeren 'Sulo' Karlsson, has been translated for the first time into\nEnglish, and tells his story in his words. The book includes  images from Lennart Johansson's private collection. In accordance with his wishes, his\nshare of the royalties will go to his beloved club, AIK.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Haven Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54410926686552,"sku":"9781915975102","price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781915975102_d2bb8132-e6a7-49ab-8b61-450bdbcf8527.jpg?v=1777899633","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/lennart-johansson","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}