{"product_id":"9781915975102-lennart-johansson","title":"Lennart Johansson","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Mate Among Bigwigs and Trophies:  AIK, UEFA, FIFA and Beyond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLennart Johansson - the Robin Hood of World Football\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe founder of the Champions League, Lennart Johansson was UEFA's longest serving president, remaining honorary president until his death in 2019. In 1998, he contested the FIFA presidency, losing to the infamous Sepp Blatter.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLennart Johansson -the Robin Hood of World Football\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe founder of the Champions League, LennartJohansson was UEFA's longest serving president, remaining honorary presidentuntil his death in 2019. In 1998, he contested the FIFA presidency, losing tothe infamous Sepp Blatter.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom his working class roots, as a boy cyclingfrom his home to watch AIK at the Rasunda Stadium, he rose to become not onlyone of the most powerful men in football but also one of the most honest. In anera of big money and corruption, he believed that the beautiful game should befor everyone, and he worked tirelessly to support the less affluent players andclubs. He consistently refused to submit to bribes and is named in AndrewJennings' book \u003ci\u003eThe Dirty Game\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) as one of the few powerful men infootball to be completely free from corruption. It was also he who broughtEnglish clubs back into European competitions, saying 'England needs Europe andEurope needs England.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Lennart Johansson believed in fair play andintegrity, and his empathy, honesty and enthusiasm made him a leader who left adeep mark on the history of football.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e This, his autobiography written with the help ofhis friend Soeren 'Sulo' Karlsson, has been translated for the first time intoEnglish, and tells his story in his words. The book includes  images from Lennart Johansson's private collection. In accordance with his wishes, hisshare of the royalties will go to his beloved club, AIK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55370055614838,"sku":"9781915975102","price":18.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781915975102-lennart-johansson","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}