Association football (Soccer) Books
Independently Published Albiceleste: Um diálogo teatral sobre a história
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£8.03
Independently Published 251 Facts About Cristiano Ronaldo: Facts, Trivia & Quiz For Die-Hard Ronaldo Fans
£12.03
Carlton Books Ltd Cyrille Regis My Story
Book SynopsisCyrille Regis migrated from the French Caribbean to a racially divided West London in the 1960s, developed as a semi-professional footballer and subsequently moved to a top-flight Football League club, but still faced racial hatred. This book describes the battles Cyrille faced as a child and teenager before he turned professional.
£7.49
Headline Publishing Group Watching the Match The Inside Story of Football
Book SynopsisFootball and television have been intertwined in culture for more than half a century and Brian Barwick has played a massive role in the continuing liaison between them. This book tells the story of how football on television became a national obsession.Trade Review"... the long history of football on the box... told in detail by Brian Barwick" (Sport magazine) "... celebrating the characters who have regularly brought the beautiful game into our living room for the past 50 years" (Choice magazine)"Table of ContentsRadio with Pictures; Match of the Day; 1966 and All That; The Big Match; FA Cup Special; Hillsborough and Heysel; World Cup Fever; Talentspotting; Sky TV; Champions League Nights; Money, Money, Money; Global Reach; Press the Red Button; Apps and the Future.
£8.99
Hodder & Stoughton The Jimmy Hill Story
Book SynopsisThe absorbing, often revealing, and entertaining autobiography of a football icon.
£10.44
The History Press Ltd Never Mind the Sky Blues
Book SynopsisFrom the earliest days of Singers FC, to the glory-filled promotion years under Jimmy Hill, from cup calamities to winning at Wembley, and from the thirty four unbroken years of top-flight football to recent relegations, all Coventry City topics are covered here.
£9.49
History Press Never Mind the Canaries
Book SynopsisYes, you’ve a shirt or two, you even know the first verse of ‘On The Ball City’, but do you really know the history of the club? A book for any and all supporters of that mighty team in yellow and green, it’s the perfect companion for those long journeys to away games or nights down at the local.
£10.54
The History Press Ltd We are FGR
Book SynopsisClub photographer Shane Healey's detailed and colourful photographic account of the campaign which saw Forest Green Rovers claim their place in the Football League for the first time brings to life a stunning landmark season in the 128-year history of the Little Club on the Hill. With more than 200 images capturing match action and activity behind the scenes, We Are FGR is the perfect recount of an epic season at The New Lawn.
£16.19
The History Press Ltd Coventry City FC
Book SynopsisA history of Coventry City Football Club.
£14.39
The History Press Ltd Portsmouth FC 200203
Book SynopsisThis is the lavishly illustrated record of the remarkable 2002/03 campaign that saw Portsmouth take Division One by storm under the inspired leadership of Harry Redknapp and Jim Smith. Containing fan-styled match reports and statistics from every game, this is an essential purchase for any Pompey fan to relive their team''s return to the top flight.
£12.34
The History Press Ltd The Sheffield United Miscellany
Book SynopsisThe Sheffield United a book on the Blades like no other, packed with facts, stats, trivia, stories and legends. Sheffield United FC enjoy a notable history. Names such as Ernest Needham, Jimmy Hagan and Alan Woodward have worn the famous red and white stripes hundreds of times. As has the mercurial Tony Currie plus the infamous William Fatty' Foulke - a huge keeper who walked off the field at a whim and once dumped a forward on his head in a muddy penalty area. The Sheffield United Miscellany charts these events and many more in an intriguing format. Well known events are covered as are some priceless trivia gems - who can claim to have known the club was founded on the site of one of snooker's most hallowed venues and hosted the obscure winter sport of bandy? Also featured are a wide range of statistics, quotes and biographies from the club's 110-year history, making it a must for any Blade. Can you really afford not to own a copy?
£9.49
The History Press Ltd Never Mind the Owls
Book SynopsisThis is the ultimate quiz book on Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. An ideal gift for Owls fans of all ages, this is your chance to interact with the club’s long and eventful history, from its formation and early successes to more recent glory and cult heroes.
£10.54
Headline Publishing Group Hail Cesar The Autobiography of Billy McNeill
Book SynopsisFrom 1958-75 Billy McNeill was at the heart of everything Celtic did. An uncompromising but fair centre half, he captained the club for twelve hugely successful years. Later in his life he returned for two more periods as Celtic manager, winning the undying support of the club''s legion of fans for his complete commitment to the cause. In this remarkable autobiography, he recalls the glory days of the Lisbon Lions alongside Bobby Lennox and Jimmy Johnstone; playing for Scotland with Billy Bremner and Denis Law; coming to England as a manager; and reveals just how good a babysitter Kenny Dalglish was. Told with great humour and intelligence, this is a fascinating story from one of Scotland''s greatest heroes.Trade ReviewUnique story, unique man. * The Scotsman *Much has been written about the Lisbon Lions' captain, but this tome wins in its description of McNeill's complex relationship with Jock Stein and his pain at being sacked by Celtic in 1991. * Scotland On Sunday *
£12.34
Headline Publishing Group Being Gazza Tackling My Demons
Book SynopsisThe nation has commented on and devoured Paul Gascoigne for years. But until now no one has ever known what it is really like to be Gazza. Here Gascoigne, in the company of his therapist, confronts his demons and takes the reader into the recesses of his mind. The triggers that plunged Gascoigne into dark despair are revealed together with the critical moments that influenced his alcoholism, depression, drug abuse, gambling, eating disorders and compulsive behaviour. This is more than the story of one man. It applies to people who face turmoil every day. Through self-assessment forms and expert advice, any reader who sees a mirror of themselves will be offered help and a way forward.
£12.34
Headline Publishing Group Jeffanory Stories from Beyond Soccer Saturday
Book SynopsisAre you sitting comfortably? Then Jeff will begin ... The universally-loved, award-winning host of Sky Sports'' Soccer Saturday and Channel 4''s Countdown, and author of the bestselling Jelleyman''s Thrown a Wobbly, returns with a Jackanory-style, football-flavoured narrative which gathers together the funniest, weirdest, most tragic, most heart-warming, under-the-radar stories of the football season. The book is stuffed to the gunnels with behind-the-scenes revelations, opinions and personal anecdotes from Jeff, and has a strong leaning towards the absurdities of both the highest levels and the grass-roots of the game. From the Macclesfield goalkeeper booked for using a golf tee to take his goal kicks, to the unintelligible ranting and raving of South American dictator chairmen. Let Jeff be your trusted guide through the madness of the football season, and let Jeffanory supply you with a veritable treasure trove of great anecdotes to take to the pubTrade Review'Football fans will love this book' * Darlington & Stockton Times *'It will give you a football fix to keep you going' * Southern Daily Echo *'Stelling weaves in his well-fomed opinions on the game' * East Lothian News *
£10.99
Headline Publishing Group Champions League Dreams
Book SynopsisThis is a stimulating and deeply insightful football narrative by Rafa Benitez which focuses on the legendary manager''s dramatic six Champions League campaigns with Liverpool. Rafa expertly navigates fans through intriguing European adventures that embrace the triumph and despair of two Champions League finals, three semi-finals and five quarter-finals in what was a golden era for the Anfield club - an era that supporters felt gave them their pride back after years in the wilderness. What sets this book apart is the unique ways in which Rafa allows fans into his high-pressured world, the fascinating glimpses he offers of a top manager''s thought processes and decision making during the cut and thrust of a high-octane European campaign.
£10.99
Headline Publishing Group The Secret Player
Book SynopsisIn the vein of Hotel Babylon and Confessions of a GP, The Secret Player will fascinate footballs fans with its wealth of insider knowledge and willingness to talk, albeit anonymously, about the inner workings of the game. Based on the hugely popular ''The Player'' columns in FourFourTwo magazine, the book gives a warts-and-all insight into the daily life of professional footballers. Month by month, it chronicles the oscillating rhythms of the season, from the trudge of pre-season to the ''squeaky-bum time'' of promotion and relegation. The player himself has played at all levels of English football - from Premier League to a season of non-League - and represented England.Trade Reviewthoroughly enjoyable - Evening Standarda fascinating presentation of the modern-day football world - Northern Echolifts the lid on the dynamics of the dressing room and the temptations of "living the dream" - Daily Echo
£10.99
Headline Publishing Group Bend It Like Bullard
Book SynopsisA rip-roaring, life-enhancing, hilarious memoir from a football cult hero; very much in the same vein as recent bestsellers from Paul Merson and Jeff Stelling.Trade ReviewIn an increasingly toxic and humourless football world, an hour in Bullard's company is great therapy. Apropos of nothing, he reveals he bought his house without realising it has no mobile phone reception. He discusses his passion for fishing. He orders tea and gets brought coffee. He burns his fingers on the toast. Funny things happen in the orbit of Planet Jimmy. At one point an elderly man tentatively approaches, presumably in search of a photo or autograph. "Would you mind talking a little more quietly, please?" he asks Bullard. "You're really annoying my wife." - The Observer
£10.99
Running Press Mini Finger Football UK Edition
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£8.39
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers The Life and Career of David Beckham Football Legend Cultural Icon
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£30.00
Rizzoli Soccer in America A Century of the Beautiful Game
Book SynopsisThe official, definitive, and unique celebration of a century of achievement in U.S. soccer. With one of the fastest-growing domestic leagues in the world and national teams asserting their presence on an international stage—and the U.S. womens’ team taking the gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic games—American soccer is at a peak. Opening its archives for the first time, the U.S. Soccer Federation takes us on a visual journey, from the introduction of the beautiful game a century ago in the amateur leagues of towns in the industrial northeast to soccer’s dominance as the fastest-growing sport across America today. This book is illustrated with remarkable and rarely seen mementos, from vintage portraits of the first national teams in the 1920s to game programs, ticket stubs, jerseys, and exciting pictures of today’s and past stars in action. With contributions from stars spanning generations of American soccer, including firsthand testimonies from coachTrade ReviewABC-TV/Good Morning America -- Josh Elliot's pick for Favorite Coffee Table Book of 2013“Ultimate Soccer Lovers Gift. A joy to read. Five star rating. Probably the best gift for someone who is passionate about the beautiful game. America’s love affair with the beautiful game is well chronicled in this amazing too-good-to-put-down coffee table book…gloriously documents with amazing photography and stories our path to today and is a MUST HAVE for soccer lovers around the world…this book has something for everyone and can be loved by all. 100 Years of Soccer in America is an amazing resource for any soccer fan, as well as an important addition to American sports history…this remarkable volume contains contributions and first-hand testimonials from some of the biggest names in the sport reflecting on the most memorable moments, and unforgettable goals, and chronicling the U.S.’s greatest achievements.” ~SoccerNation"U.S. Soccer opened its archives to offer an in-depth look at the history of the sport with 100 Years of Soccer in America , the official, definitive, and unique celebration of a century of achievement in U.S. Soccer." ~ChicagoNow“This book is a definitive pictorial history of the last century in American men’s and women’s soccer. You will find a tremendous array of historical and current-day images that brilliantly document the long journey of American soccer.” ~worldfootballcommentaries.com
£25.16
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Match
Book SynopsisThe perfect gift for all those whose lives revolve around The Beautiful Game ...The man works all week in the factory. The dog waits at home. On the weekend, they both watch THE MATCH on television together. Results aren't good so the dog decides to do something about it ...With a knowing, dry humour perfect for fans of Wallace & Gromit, and a simple domestic setting, THE MATCH is the ideal gift for all football fans. Because if you aren't watching football, then reading about it is the next best thing!
£7.99
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd The curse of Teko Modise
Book SynopsisTeko 'the General' Modise is one of the best footballers South Africa has ever produced. But life wasn't always kind. This book tells it all, from poverty to fame, from love to divorce. It is the story of a fatherless father trying to make sense of parenthood and a man who never had money trying to make sense of an abundance of wealth.
£14.20
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Strike a Rock
Book SynopsisIt is not easy. Having a dream, having talent and being faced with a world that wants you to have neither - it is not easy. This is not an easy story. This is a book about difficult odds, about cruelty, about broken families and addiction. This is also a story about hope.
£11.35
Little, Brown Book Group Mammoth Book Of The World Cup
Book SynopsisAn all-encompassing, chronological guide to football''s World Cup, one of the world''s few truly international events, in good time for the June 2014 kick-off in Rio de Janeiro. From its beginnings in 1930 to the modern all-singing, all-dancing self-styled greatest show on Earth', every tournament is covered with features on major stars and great games, as well as stories about some less celebrated names and quirky stats and intriguing essays. Holt''s focus is very much on what takes place on the field, rather than how football is a mirror for economic corruption, or how a nation''s style of play represents a profound statement about its people, or how a passion for football can lift underpaid, socially marginalised people out of poverty. From the best World Cups, in 1958 and 1970, to the worst, in 1962 and 2010, he looks behind the facts and the technical observations to the stories: the mysterious sins of omission; critical injuries to key players; and coaching U-t
£11.39
Headline Publishing Group Ive Got Mail
Book SynopsisI''ve Got Mail is the brand new book from Jeff Stelling, the Sunday Times bestselling author and host of Sky Sports'' iconic football show Soccer Saturday. Reproducing a selection of correspondence he has received down the years, Stelling tells some intriguing stories around his experiences in broadcasting and football. This charming book is by turns warm and funny, moving and poignant, and invariably underpinned by a deeply rooted love of football and people. It arrived while I was playing football. I remember my mum running towards me, dressed in pinny and slippers, waving a piece of flesh coloured paper, gripped in her hand, the print all in slightly faded block capitals. But the message from my new employer was clear and urgent.BERNARD GENT UNWELL. GO TO LEEDS IMMEDIATELY. COVER LEEDS UNITED V MIDDLESBROUGHIt was the first and last telegram I ever received. It was a message that probably changed the course of my life. It was thTrade ReviewAn entertaining read, especially for those who like to share their Saturday afternoons with Jeff and the gang * The Sun *
£12.34
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc EA Sports FIFA
Book SynopsisIf there is anything close to a universal game, it is association football, also known as soccer, football, fussball, fútbol, fitba, and futebol. The game has now moved from the physical to the digital - EA's football simulation series FIFA - with profound impacts on the multibillion sports and digital game industries, their cultures and players. Throughout its development history, EA's FIFA has managed to adapt to and adopt almost all video game industry trends, becoming an assemblage of game types and technologies that is in itself a multi-faceted probe of the medium's culture, history, and technology. EA Sports FIFA: Feeling the Game is the first scholarly book to address the importance of EA's FIFA. From looking at the cultures of fandom to analyzing the technical elements of the sports simulation, and covering the complicated relations that EA's FIFA has with gender, embodiment, and masculinity, this collection provides a comprehensive understandTrade ReviewIn this timely and much needed book, leading and emerging scholars provide new and necessary insights into a cultural phenomenon, that has always been more than just a game. By critically considering different aspects, and from perspectives, EA Sports FIFA: Feeling the Game provides a detailed and thought-provoking consideration of the impact this game series has had on the nature of video games, sport, and wider cultural life. * Garry Crawford, Professor of Sociology, University of Salford, UK *This is a book whose time has come. Through a careful multidisciplinary focus on the FIFA video game franchise, the authors take up issues that range from the aesthetic complexities of digital play to forms of fandom, as well paying important attention to inclusion and gender. This collection offers a wonderfully rich engagement with one of the most popular titles around and is a must read for both sports and game scholars alike. * T.L. Taylor, Professor of Comparative Media Studies, MIT, USA *This innovative and original collection of essays on the cultural significance of the videogame FIFA emphasises the blurring of our digital and material worlds. This book helps explain why, for millions of people around the world, the simulated experience of EA Sports FIFA series endures as a central aspect of diverse football and gaming cultures. For anyone interested in understanding the interplay between sport and videogames, and how this has transformed the mediatisation of sport more widely, this is an important collection. * Richard Haynes, Professor of Media Sport, University of Stirling, UK *A much-needed multidisciplinary contribution * American Journal of Play! *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Dedication List of Contributors Warm-Up: "Football is Life" John Markoff (Journalist, USA) Pre-Game Raiford Guins (Indiana University, Bloomington, USA), Henry Lowood (Stanford University, USA), and Carlin Wing (Scripps College, USA) I. Attack 1. Ritualized Exclusion, Limited Inclusion: Virtual Representations of Women’s Football Michael Pennington (Bath Spa University, UK) 2. Fine-Tuning Feel Carlin Wing (Scripps College, USA) 3. Avatar Bodies That Matter: The Work of "Realism" in Gendered Representation Mel Stanfill (University of Central Florida, USA) and Anastasia Salter (University of Central Florida, USA) II. Midfield 4. Microtransaction Politics in FIFA Ultimate Team: Game Fans, Twitch Streamers, and Electronic Arts Piotr Siuda (Kazimierz Wielki University, Poland) and Mark R. Johnson (University of Sydney, Australia) 5. “Where There is Smoke, There is Fire …": The FIFA Engine and Its Discontents” Henry Lowood (Stanford University, USA) 6. What the FUT? Abe Stein (Sports Innovation Lab, MIT, USA) III. Defense 7. Playing with Oneself: Six Notes on Fantasies and Frustrations of Famous Footballers Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal (University of Notre Dame, USA) 8. Under Control: The Experience of Progressive Play in the Management Simulations of EA’s FIFA Series Matt Bouchard (University of Toronto and University of Alberta, Canada) 9. “Let's Take a FIFA!": Football and the Free-time Practices of At-risk Youth Under Remand Emma Witkowski (RMIT University, Australia) and Rune K.L. Nielsen (IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark) 10. Playing To Win Christopher A. Paul (Seattle University, USA) 11. Playing Games with my Feelings or, Musing on Leeds United Football Club's FIFA 20 Decides! Raiford Guins (Indiana University, Bloomington, USA) Post-Game Analysis Mia Consalvo (Concordia University, Canada) Bibliography Index
£90.25
Hodder & Stoughton Fast Forward: The Autobiography: The Hard Road to
Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR 2021'A moving chronicle of a journey' - Mail on Sunday'A powerful and moving book - it's quite a battle he has faced' - Nick Robinson, BBC Radio 4 Today Programme'It really is an interesting read' - Dan Walker, BBC Breakfast'Cole's soul-searching reflections on his own character and shortcomings make for a compelling read.' - Backpass*INCLUDES A FOREWORD BY SIR ALEX FERGUSON*__________'I'm not sure whether life prepared me for football, or football prepared me for life.'Misconceptions have stalked Andy Cole like a hatchet-man defender determined to cut him down to size. Now, in his candid and inspirational autobiography, Cole finally puts his side of the story.In the world of modern-day football, Andy Cole's reserved demeanour, combined with belief in his own ability, was often interpreted as an attitude problem that overshadowed his natural aptitude for goalscoring. Throughout his glittering career, he scored 187 Premier League goals, won 5 Premier League titles and 1 Champions League trophy.Now, two decades on from United's historic Treble, he not only gives the inside track on Eric Cantona, Roy Keane, Dwight Yorke and other members of that illustrious side, but also opens up about his fractious relationship with Teddy Sheringham and reveals the prejudices and preconceptions he had to contend with in his twenty years in the game.Compelling in its honesty and frankness, Fast Forward is the thought-provoking story of one man's determination to succeed and survive against all the odds.
£18.00
Hodder & Stoughton The Totally Football Book
Book SynopsisThe Totally Football Book will feature the best writing from the Totally Football Show regulars, who by happy coincidence also happen to be among the finest football journalists around, and will be the definitive account of where football is at.Containing a series of essays looking at the state of the game, with the combination of irreverence and analysis that everyone will know from the podcast and lots more besides.Carl Anka will consider the shadow that Covid-19 still casts over the game, and asks what asterisks should be placed against the seasons impacted by the pandemic. Daniel Storey looks at the war in Ukraine through the prism of football, thinking about the game's place in the wider world and how, even though such astonishing events should mean football doesn't matter, it still really does.Sasha Goryunov takes a look at the astonishing rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester City, Tom Williams writes about the unique relationship between Gareth Bale and Wales, Elias Burke considers the work that Wayne Rooney has done under extraordinary circumstances at Derby, Katie Whyatt looks at Ella Toone and Lauren Hemp, two of the finest players in the women's game, Maher Mezahi profiles Aliou Cisse after he led Senegal to Africa Cup of Nations glory and much, much more.There will also be a day-by-day account of the key events of the 2021/22 season, from the traditional curtain-raiser of the Community Shield right through to the Champions League final, with everything from transfers, fights, sackings, arguments...and plenty of actual football too in between.And finally, of course, the quiz. The Inter Totally Cup crowned a new champion this year, and with the sort of trivia that has stumped even the podcast's finest brains, plus a set of teasers about the season just gone, you can test your knowledge against ours.
£19.80
Hodder & Stoughton Never Stop Dreaming: My Euro 96 Story -
Book SynopsisStuart Pearce became the face of England's bid to win the 1996 European Championships when his maniacal explosion of joy and relief at scoring a penalty in the quarter-final shoot-out against Spain captured the mood of a nation.England did not win the tournament, but, against a backdrop of the Three Lions song that played from every pub, every bar, every car radio and every open window in that summer, it cemented the renaissance of the game in this country. Alongside his friendships with Paul Gascoigne and Gareth Southgate - including the time the trio were invited on stage by the Sex Pistols - the book details the semi-final against Germany, more heartbreak in the penalty shootout when Southgate missed England's sixth penalty and what the tournament meant to Pearce and to Southgate and to the rest of the country.It is a first-hand account of the summer when football came home for England fans, and when the country lost itself in the joy of a home tournament.
£18.00
Short Books Ltd Wenger: The Making of a Legend
Book Synopsisn this newly updated biography, Jasper Rees uncovers the true story behind this deeply private man, having been granted unprecedented access to Wenger's friends and family, players and rivals.Trade ReviewFascinating * The Times *An enthralling and insightful account of this intensely private manThe best yet * The Mirror *One of the best insights into Wenger * Independent *Gripping * The Guardian *A good insight into how and why he became what he is today - as good as it is because it has been researched by obtaining unprecedented access to Wenger's circle of friends and colleagues * Arsenal World.co.uk *Enjoyable and informative. * ArsenalAmerica.com *
£8.99
DB Publishing Leyton Orient: The Official Quiz Book 1881-2012
£11.69
DB Publishing Sheffield Wednesday - The Complete Record 1867-2011
£23.75
DB Publishing Leyton Orient: The Complete Record
£23.75
DB Publishing Bobby Johnstone: The Passing of an Age
£14.99
DB Publishing Blackpool : The Complete Record 1887-2011
Book SynopsisIt is part of the famous ''Complete Record'' series loved by fans of the club and collectors alike. Written by Roy Calley the book covers every aspect of Blackpool''s history from the early days of the North Eastern League to membership of the Football League, through to the present day. Over 400 photographs and illustrations, many never previously published, support the text and provide an insight into the evolution of the club. Different sections include Matches to Remember which were chosen as defining moments for the club, every Football League season is covered with match details, along with biographies of managers and top players
£23.75
DB Publishing Queen's Park Rangers: The Complete Record
£23.75
JMD Media An Official History of Leeds United
£23.75
Gibson Square Books Ltd Wag Wars: The Glamorous Story of Footballers'
Book SynopsisWho is the richest, the first, the best, the most beautiful, the most influential, the most important, the poorest, the best-dressed WAG? --- As the influx of money into English football grew stratospheric, so did the wealth of the footballers and their WAGS. Once housewives, today WAGgery guarantees instant celebrity. Their own WAG ‘league’ draws as much media attention as the beautiful game. Here is the first-ever history of WAGs and how they came to dominate the front pages as much as the footballers do the sports pages. There are epic rivalries, catfights and gossip between and about the women and their husbands; from the first stirrings of the phenomenon 1960s to the WAGs’ roaring entry on to the front pages, to today where they are an institution with winners and losers. What makes WAGs tick? Do they want to get to know the man behind their footballer? Or is it something else? Come and find out! --- Victoria Beckham, Coleen Rooney, Rebekah Vardy, Cheryl Cole, Joy Beverley, Angie Best, Tina Moore, Danielle Souness, Karen Souness, Sheryl Gascoigne, Ulrika Johnson, Nancy Dell’Olio, Stacey Giggs, Natasha Giggs, Vanessa Perroncel and many others.Table of ContentsWAGs of Yore 1 In the WAGground 2 The Best WAG 3 WAG to Riches 4 WAG War One 5 WAGs Are Go! 6 Of WAGs and Family 7 Smashing WAGstory 8 WAG a Momma 9 The Also-WAGs 10 WAG Wedding 11 WAG Claws 12 A Star Is Born 13 WAG’s End 14 Long Live the WAGs 15 Empress of WAGs 16 WAG Aloud 17 Given the WAGaround 18 WAGs, Not Slags 19 The 2006 WAG Cup 20 War of the WAGs
£11.77
Bonnier Books Ltd Barcelona: The Greatest Day in the History of
Book SynopsisTHE YEAR 2022 MARKS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREATEST VICTORY IN THE HISTORY OF RANGERS FOOTBALL CLUB - WINNING THE EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS' CUP IN BARCELONA.Now, in conversation with a roll call of the legends from that glorious day in 1972, Tom Miller looks back on the campaign that culminated in Rangers winning their only major European trophy.Willie Johnston recalls the team's revolutionary tactics. John Greig revisits the match in Lisbon when Rangers thought they had been eliminated. Alex MacDonald claims he still has the bruises from the quarter-final, and Derek Parlane tells of his shock at being called into the starting line-up against Bayern Munich just before his 19th birthday. And for the final itself, Peter McCloy evokes the special chemistry that delivered the trophy to Ibrox.Join these legends as they share the inside story of an astonishing achievement from a golden era for Rangers Football Club.
£9.49
Pitch Publishing Ltd Aston Villa Greatest Games
Book SynopsisFrom the thousands of matches ever played by Aston Villa, stretching from the club's Victorian foundation across more than 140 years to the Premier League era, here are 50 of the club's most glorious, epochal and thrilling games of all! Expertly presented in evocative historical context, and described incident-by-incident in atmospheric detail, Aston Villa Greatest Games offers a terrace ticket back in time, taking in their 19th-century dominance of club football, the ignominy of relegation to the Third Division, and then lifting Europe's biggest trophy just a decade later. An irresistible cast list of club legends - Pongo Waring and Peter Withe; Charlie Aitken, Paul McGrath and Peter McParland - springs to life in these thrilling tales of goalscoring feats, great comebacks, Wembley glory and the odd glorious yet crushing disappointment. In all, a journey through the highlights of Villa history which is guaranteed to make any fan's heart swell with pride.
£15.29
Pitch Publishing Ltd Got; Not Got: Spurs: The Lost World of Tottenham
Book SynopsisGot, Not Got: The Lost World of Tottenham Hotspur is an Aladdin's cave of memories and memorabilia, guaranteed to whisk you back to White Hart Lane's fondly remembered 'Golden Age' of mud and magic - as well as a Spurs-mad childhood of miniature tabletop games and imaginary, comic-fuelled worlds. The book recalls a more innocent era of football, lingering longingly over relics from the good old days - Spurs stickers and petrol freebies, league ladders, big-match programmes and much more - revisiting lost football culture, treasures and pleasures that are 100 per cent Tottenham Hotspur. If you're a lifelong Spurs fan, one of the army of obsessive soccer kids at any time from the Bill Nicholson era to the early days of the Premier League, then this is the book to recall the mavericks - Gascoigne, Greaves and Archibald; Hoddle, Mullery and Ardiles - and the marvels of the lost world of football.
£12.34
Pitch Publishing Ltd Fully Programmed: The Lost World of Football
Book SynopsisThere's far more to vintage football programmes than optimistic manager's notes, unreliable teamsheets and grudging opposition 'pen pictures'. Before the era of the standardised corporate brochure, every club's programme had a different, unique personality, and played its part in the precious ritual of going to the match. Last weekend's action shots provided a foretaste of the excitement; the A-Z scoresheet provided a live lookout on the rest of the League, while 'At Home With - ' provided a peephole into a star's domestic life. Remember the allure of the Souvenir Shop ads? Football League Review centrespreads? 'Girl of the Match'? From the 'ground picture' cover era through the 'groovy' and 'colour action' phases to the dawn of clipart, programmes from our nostalgic 60s-90s Golden Age amount to a (slightly crumpled) pocket history of graphic design. Packed with pictures and memories, Fully Programmed offers an irresistible window back into more innocent times.
£15.29
Pitch Publishing Ltd Swansea City Miscellany: Swans Trivia, History,
Book SynopsisSwansea City Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the Swans. In these pages you will find irresistible anecdotes and the most mindblowing stats and facts. Heard the one about the Swans striker who was sent off after zero seconds? How about the keeper who played a full game up front? Or why Swansea City have a strange link with a bustling New York neighbourhood? Did you know that the Swans broke the record for the longest Premier League match ever? Which legendary manager penned his own book of sports-influenced poetry? And what a great fantasy team you can make up from all the Joneses that have played for the club? All these stories and hundreds more appear in a brilliantly researched collection of trivia - essential for any Swans fan who holds the riches of the club's history close to their heart.
£9.49
Pitch Publishing Ltd Retired: What Happens to Footballers When the
Book SynopsisAlmost half of professional footballers face the threat of bankruptcy within five years of their retirement. A third will be divorced less than a year after hanging up their boots. With little or no support from the game to which they gave their lives, many end up addicted, depressed, living with debilitating illnesses, behind bars or even worse. While an elite few may be financially secure, or others may land plum managerial jobs or punditry roles, it transpires that for the majority retirement is something they're not prepared for and lives can spiral into a rapid and depressing decline. Retired is the ultimate 'where are they now?' and asks what actually happens to most footballers once they hang up their boots? How do players cope with going from heroes to zeroes in such a short space of time? And what can be done to help with their transition to normal life?
£9.49
Pitch Publishing Ltd 1986: The Rangers Revolution: The Year Which
Book SynopsisGlasgow Rangers began the year in the doldrums - and they stayed there for a good few months, struggling to make fifth spot in a ten-team league. That was until the dramatic events of Tuesday, 8 April 1986. From that day forward, Glasgow Rangers changed forever; Graeme Souness saw to that. Fresh from Serie A - which at that time was almost certainly the toughest league in the world - Souness came home to Scotland to become Rangers' player/manager; he took the club by the scruff of the neck and didn't stop shaking until he'd made them the best team in Scotland - and by some distance. He reversed the trend of the best Scottish players heading south to ply their trade in England, and encouraged the English trio of Terry Butcher, Chris Woods and Graham Roberts to head to Ibrox. It was the year Souness gave Rangers supporters back their swagger. With new insightful interviews with the key players, chief protagonists and those who were at the heart of the turnaround, 1986: The Rangers Revolution tells the full story of what happened at Ibrox in 1986, quite a year to be a Ranger!
£12.99
Pitch Publishing Ltd 66 on 66: 'I Was There' Memories from English
Book Synopsis66 on 66 provides a unique perspective on what, 50 years on, remains the greatest occasion in English sporting history. Countless words have been written and spoken about this extraordinary match which made national heroes of the team and its manager. Yet this book eschews those men who sported the Three Lions that day and, instead, talks to dozens of other people who were present. For the first time, one book collects together the fans, the journalists, the celebrities, the musicians, the police officers, the ball boys and the officials who all witnessed that famous, wonderful match. Their stories are accompanied by newly-taken, world-class photographs making 66 on 66 the definitive record of England's World Cup glory.
£17.99
Pitch Publishing Ltd From Oblivion to Hampden: Hibs Heroes of 1991
Book SynopsisFrom near-extinction to cup-final triumph, this is the story of the team which is remembered by Hibs fans as 'the team that would not die'. From Oblivion to Hampden is the tale of one of the most remarkable cup runs in Scottish football history, as Hibernian Football Club, having survived a hostile takeover by city rivals Hearts in 1990, a dreadful season in 1990/91 and summer spent in administration in 1991, bounced back from the brink of death to fight their way to Hampden glory a few months later. It was a courageous and memorable cup run that nobody, not even Hibs' most optimistic fan, could have envisaged a few months prior to the final. The story begins with the club's attempt to emulate the glory days of previous decades via an ill-fated experiment on the stock exchange in the late 1980s and culminates in the unexpected triumph which followed. With a foreword by Hibs statistician Bobby Sinnet and exclusive interviews with cup heroes Keith Wright, Tommy McIntyre and Mickey Weir, as well as an interview with Sir Tom Farmer and input from current board members, this book examines a crucial period in history at Easter Road.
£12.34
