Robbie Savage

Janine Self

Enraging yet hilarious, Savage! the book is just like the man himself: never boring. Football would be poorer without him

A fast-paced autobiography . . . an honest, enjoyable book

Savage has become a character of the game with enough anecdotes to warrant a collection of books. This'll do for a start, though. (****)

A humorous and touching account of [Savage's] career to date

The Robbie Savage Autobiography

Robbie Savage could have been just another Manchester United reject. Instead, he used the Old Trafford scrapheap as a springboard to become one of the most instantly recognisable footballers in the Premier League, despite being told by Sir Alex Ferguson he was not good enough to stay in the class of '92 alongside David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt and Gary Neville. 
 
 For the last 17 years, Savage has carved out a reputation as a hard man and wind-up merchant with an unerring ability to grab a headline. From deliberately getting Tottenham's Justin Edinburgh sent off in a Wembley cup final to the 'Jobbiegate' row with referee Graham Poll and the bust-ups with John Toshack, Rio Ferdinand, Graeme Souness and Paul Jewell, the list is endless. 
 
 Yet numerous footballing legends will testify to the skill of the midfielder, who has starred for Crewe, Leicester, Birmingham, Blackburn and Derby, and won 39 international caps for Wales. Behind the long blond hair, the Armani tattoo and the flamboyant cars, Savage has always been the heartbeat of his team. 
 
 Savage! provides a unique insight into the extraordinary life of an elite sportsman, a colourful character and loving family man. Love him or loathe him, Robbie Savage's story is a remarkable one.

Savage!

About us

About Us (Header 4)

Best-Jane-Austen-quotes_Online-Desktop_Penguin

James-Baldwin

Marian-Keyes

haruki-murakami-320×320-1

Richard-Osman

Malorie Blackman

Lisa-Jewell

Charlie-Mackesy

Authors (Header 3)

Children&#039;s

Company

Discover

Fiction

Non-fiction

Penguin Classics

Penguin Shop (Header 5)

Useful links

Work with us

sectionTitle

isEnabled

anchor

anchorLabel

prhuk/featured-book

prhuk/praise-section

maxBooks

showViewMore

prhuk/books-section

hideAuthorAlert

formName

iterableDivision

iterableBrand

buttonText

description

heading

legalText

successHeading

successText

image

alignment

variation

prhuk/email-section

prhuk/series-section

prhuk/biography-section

prhuk/articles-section

prhuk-authors

The perfect gift? A Penguin Shop gift card

East of Eden

White Nights

Fyodor Dostoyevsky Boxed Set: Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Brothers Karamazov

Jane Austen: The Complete Works

Janine Self

Praise for Savage!

Enraging yet hilarious, Savage! the book is just like the man himself: never boring. Football would be poorer without him

An explosive autobiography

A fast-paced autobiography . . . an honest, enjoyable book

Enraging yet hilarious, Savage! the book is just like the man himself: never boring. Football would be poorer without him

An explosive autobiography

A fast-paced autobiography . . . an honest, enjoyable book

Enraging yet hilarious, Savage! the book is just like the man himself: never boring. Football would be poorer without him

An explosive autobiography

A fast-paced autobiography . . . an honest, enjoyable book

Follow penguin

Follow ladybird

Follow puffin

Sign up to the Penguin newsletter