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P.J. Davitt

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Paddy Davitt is an award-winning chief soccer writer with more than 13 years experience covering professional soccer in the English Premier League and Championship.
Paddy has extensive knowledge of the game built up from working closely with managers, players and owners. He has also covered professional soccer in the USA, France, Austria and Italy.
His childhood passion for writing was sparked by reading fictional soccer stories of authors such as Brian Glanville and Michael Hardcastle.
Paddy grew up in the Midlands, UK, and is a lifelong Coventry City fan. He currently works for the UK-regional publishing group, Newsquest, where he is a Football Editor leading a team who cover Norwich City FC.
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“Eight years in the Wolston academy and I knew it all came down to the next 90 minutes.”
― P.J. Davitt, One Shot at Glory

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“People in the real world envy footballers. It is a fabulous life with rewards they can only dream of stuck in offices and factories doing jobs they hate.”
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“feel an urge to respond but the rain hammering against our car roof is the soundtrack”
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“Eight years in the Wolston academy and I knew it all came down to the next 90 minutes.”
― P.J. Davitt, One Shot at Glory

tags: england, soccer, united-states

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“People in the real world envy footballers. It is a fabulous life with rewards they can only dream of stuck in offices and factories doing jobs they hate.”
― P.J. Davitt

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