Mark Bright

Mark Bright is a former Premier League footballer, coach for Crystal Palace academy current ambassador for Crystal Palace FC. In 2009, he coached the Crystal Palace Youth Academy with the aim of players reaching their full potential.His biography ‘My Story’ was released in 2009 exploring Mark’s life both on and off the football pitch, containing material he has never spoken of or addressed in the past. It delves into the highs and lows he experienced as a player and as a human being. He writes candidly about the racism he encountered, about the game itself, about those who work in it, about the way in which football has changed, the money it now generates, and about the characters he met along the way.