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George Best: True Genius

The Games, the Goals, the Glory. The Complete Untold Story

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Pub Date Oct 09 2025 | Archive Date Nov 07 2025

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Description

'Remember me for the football' was George Best's last wish before his untimely death, aged just 59.

'True Genius' is the definitive family-backed account of his remarkable career, now to be released in paperback, 20 years on from George Best's death.

Written by celebrated Manchester United author Wayne Barton, this biography goes into unparalleled depth to tell the complete story for the first time of how the lad from Cregagh, Northern Ireland, became the game's first superstar.

Barton has spent years trawling the archives and spoken to a host of former team-mates, managers, friends and close family to tell his story, going behind the scenes and researching matches and official records in microscopic detail.

While there have been many books on George Best, this is the only biography that captures the football story so exhaustively, unearthing revealing material that will shed new light on one of the game's most naturally gifted players.

Supplemented with rare and unseen images painstakingly researched and restored from the Daily Mirror, this is the ultimate portrait of a true football genius.

True Genius was adapted into a documentary by BT Sport, to coincide with the hardback release in 2021.

'Remember me for the football' was George Best's last wish before his untimely death, aged just 59.

'True Genius' is the definitive family-backed account of his remarkable career, now to be released...


A Note From the Publisher

BT Sport created their True Genius doc from this book

BT Sport created their True Genius doc from this book


Advance Praise

“I have no doubt at all that this will become the ‘go to’ book for anyone who is old enough to want to reminisce about Best, or young enough to want to learn about one of the greatest”

“I have no doubt at all that this will become the ‘go to’ book for anyone who is old enough to want to reminisce about Best, or young enough to want to learn about one of the greatest”


Marketing Plan

Daily Mirror

Manchester Evening News

Talking Devils podcast

Manchester United platforms

Daily Mirror

Manchester Evening News

Talking Devils podcast

Manchester United platforms


Available Editions

EDITION Paperback
ISBN 9781916811355
PRICE £12.99 (GBP)
PAGES 288

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