Sol Campbell by Simon Astaire

Author:Simon Astaire
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Biography, Football, Soccer, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Portsmouth, Newcastle, Sol Campbell, Celebrity, Notts County, FC, Racism, Homophobia, Depression
ISBN: 9781909964044
Publisher: Spellbinding Media
Published: 2014-03-09T16:00:00+00:00

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Arsenal remained unbeaten for the rest of the season, finishing with a 2-1 home win over Leicester City in the last game. Their league record that season was 26 wins, 12 draws and 0 losses, over 38 games in total. ‘As a team, we loved and cared for each other. Sometimes, we didn’t have to talk and we knew how the other felt. It reflected on the way we played our football,’ says Thierry Henry.

There wasn’t much time for Sol to celebrate his team’s remarkable achievement, as England were off to the European Championships in Portugal. Some people are said to find an excess of success as difficult, if not more difficult to handle than failure. But not Sol. He knew his success, and that of the team, was justified. His body stature, which was always naturally positive, became even more so. He walked through everyday life with an air of hyper-confidence. He may not have noticed the change but his friends did.

Sol spent these days in silent communion, feeling justified in leaving Spurs for Arsenal, taking comfort in joining up with the England squad as a champion, and basking in the respect he got from friends and Arsenal fans. He didn’t go overboard in congratulating himself – ‘Once you start believing the plaudits, you have to believe in everything else’ – but these days were good for Sol. Sadly, the winning feeling would not last long.

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