Stanley Matthews Matthews also wrote an earlier autobiography entitled "Feet First". This was published by Ewen And Dale in 1948. Stanley Matthews Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE (1 February 1915 – 23 February 2000) was an English footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the British game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing football, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year awards. Matthews' nicknames included "The Wizard of the Dribble" and "The Magician". Matthews kept fit enough
Liam O'Brien (footballer, born 1991) suffered by the Portsmouth's first team goalkeepers. O'Brien said that "losing a friend and a truly great player", Kiyan Prince, while at Queens Park Rangers, was the worst moment of his career. Coventry City Liam O'Brien (footballer, born 1991) Liam Daniel O'Brien (born 30 November 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for League One club Coventry City. He began his professional career at Portsmouth and received one England U19 cap while at the club. O'Brien attended Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School in Ruislip and St Joan of Arc Catholic School in Rickmansworth and started his