William Garbutt

That the players in Serie A - Italy's top flight - call their managers ''Mister''; is down to one William Garbutt. When his playing career was ended in 1912 after a leg injury, the 29-year-old showed a rare sense of adventure in applying for the manager's job at Genoa. He went on to become the most successful manager in their history, going to to take the reins at Roma and Athletic Bilbao. Author Paul Edgerton tracked down his adopted Italian daughter - the result being a rounded portrait of the man who made Italian football what it is today.