John Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 5th Baron Acton

Johnny is a British writer and journalist who has authored more than 20 non-fiction books on a bewildering range of subjects. During the 1990s, he was an obituarist for The Times of London, having the 'last word' on football luminaries including George Best and the legendary manager Brian Clough.For several years he was a researcher for The World Football Yearbook, and he has written three books in collaboration with the celebrated football academic David Goldblatt. These include The Football Book (2014) and How To Watch the Olympics (2012). Today, he works primarily as a ghostwriter.A lifelong fan of Liverpool FC, Johnny is very conflicted about Luis Suárez (see Collective Unconscious section of Chapter 1). He considers him one of the greatest players in the club's history but wishes he had been somewhat less prone to diving.