Association football (Soccer) Books
Pitch Publishing Ltd An Ode to Four Four Two: Football's Simplest and
Book SynopsisAn Ode to Four Four Two: Football's Simplest and Finest Formation examines how coaches in Europe, and particularly England, settled on the 4-4-2 formation to build iconic teams which would dominate both domestically and in Europe. Formations have continually evolved since the birth of the game in the mid-19th century. From teams playing with four or five forwards, to the modern era of teams with just the one, arguably the greatest formation has been 4-4-2. Some of the greatest teams have lined up in this multi-functional system. Flick through the football history books and it is filled with teams like AC Milan, Manchester United, Liverpool, Leeds United and Barcelona, all enjoying glorious eras playing 4-4-2. But it isn't just the elite of world football. Who can forget Leicester City, led by Claudio Ranieri, reviving the system against all odds to outperform the Premier League's big six to claim a historic title in 2016? Author John McNicoll looks at how and why these teams used the formation to such effect. How they dominated in their era to stand out from the rest. It is the story of how teams, both big and small in status, have played the system to perfection.
£16.75
Pitch Publishing Ltd Euro Summits: The Story of the UEFA European
Book SynopsisPanenka's pearl of a penalty in Belgrade, van Basten's volley of a lifetime in Munich, Gazza's agonising near-miss at Wembley: over its six decades, the UEFA European Championship has thrown up many of the most memorable stories in football lore. Now it gets the history it deserves. Euro Summits is the first full retelling of the tournament, from its tentative beginnings in the late 1950s to its elephantine expansion in the mid-2010s. Taking in the USSR's early success, the grim violence of 1968, France's cavalier feats on home soil in 1984, the sensational triumphs of no-hopers Denmark and Greece, Spain's modern-day dominance, all the way up to Portugal's shock victory in 2016, it's a panoramic portrait of an event that captures a whole continent's imagination every four years. Dramatic, detailed and teeming with compelling personalities like Michel Platini, Gunter Netzer, Hristo Stoichkov, Zinedine Zidane, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, this is the complete story of a footballing event second only to the World Cup.
£23.87
John Blake Publishing Ltd Bale: World's Greatest
Book SynopsisGareth Bale is the new man-to-watch of the footballing world. Success both nationally and internationally have ensured his place amongst the footballing greats.Bale began his professional football career at Tottenham Hotspurs and soon became one of their most valued players. During his last season with the Club, Bale won PFA Players' Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year. Joining Real Madrid for a record breaking transfer fee in 2013 broadened his horizons and his already loyal following multiplied. The Spanish press named him as `The Canon’ as he secured Real Madrid’s recent win in the 2015-16 UEFA Champions League. Bale`s recent success as a member of the Welsh international team has added yet again to his popularity as a professional footballer. Wales reached the semifinal of the UEFA European Championship for the first time in the country’s history, attracting the attention of the world as it took on some of the great footballing nations.Written by acclaimed sports biographer Frank Worrall, this book will relate Bale’s journey through his football career so far; from humble beginnings to becoming a sporting hero. Worrall is the author of numerous best-selling sports biographies, including Jamie Vardy, Luis Suarez and Lewis Hamilton.
£12.46
Transworld The Greatest Games The ultimate book for football
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£31.16
Pitch Publishing Ltd The Glory Years
Book SynopsisThe Glory Years chronicles Oxford United's rise from bankruptcy to Milk Cup Final glory through the 1980s. It's a story of giant-killings and back-to-back titles, surviving mergers, hooliganism and the threat of a new Super League. It's a saga that's never been properly explored until now.
£19.99
Danilo Promotions Limited Chelsea FC 2021 Calendar - Official A3 Wall
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£16.68
John Blake Publishing Ltd For the Claret and Blue: The Battles, the Glory,
Book SynopsisTwo or three of them came over and asked what team I was ...they followed me at a distance and when I looked across the platform I saw the other lads from the train getting a good kicking. I felt uneasy and was obviously next on their list for a hiding. I could not bottle it. I had to front it and act as normal as possible...You don't choose West Ham - it chooses you. Following West Ham United is not about how many pieces of silverware the team can win. For true fans, it's a lifelong, sometimes agonising passion. In 1964, when footballing legend Bobby Moore held the FA cup aloft for West Ham, Micky Smith was in the crowd, experiencing the unique thrill of seeing his club emerge victorious. In 1967, when Manchester United came to the East End, Micky witnessed the birth of the football hooligan. This is the gripping, inside account of run-ins with the police, rivalry between firms and events such as Heysel that changed the face of football as we know it today.
£11.78
Pitch Publishing Spurs Cult Heroes
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£22.46
New Island Books Emerald Exiles: How the Irish Made Their Mark on World Football
When football players leave Ireland behind in the hopes of carving out a future in the professional game, they often end up plying their trade in the UK –competing for a chance in the Premier League, the Scottish Premiership, or the numerous leagues below them. For decades, this has been the most attractive and obvious career path for Irish players. But what of those players who ventured further afield in search of glory, adventure, or simply their next touch of the ball? Since the dawn of the men’s professional game well over a century ago, and up to the more recent expansion of women’s football, Irish players – and coaches too – have made their mark on clubs and nations around the world. For the first time, Emerald Exiles brings together the stories of these pioneering players, who pursue football wherever they can, venturing beyond tradition and navigating the personal and professional highs and lows that journey brings with it. Charting the careers of players and managers such as Liam Brady, Robbie Keane, Anne O’Brien, Stephanie Roche, Frank Stapleton and a host of others – and featuring exclusive first-hand interviews with numerous players, Emerald Exiles is a unique analysis of Ireland’s mark on world football and the individual stories behind it.
£15.99
John Blake Publishing Ltd Bale - The Biography
Book SynopsisBorn in 1989, Bale first attracted the attention of Southampton FC at the age of just nine. At secondary school, he was such a prodigious talent that his PE teacher, Gwyn Morris, had to impose special restrictions on him to make it fair for the other pupils. After completing his GCSE exams, Bale became the second-youngest player ever to sign for Southampton on 17 April 2006. The Premier League soon came calling and in 2007 Bale signed a four-year deal with Tottenham Hotspur. His career at White Hart Lane didn't get off to the best start, but in late 2009 he seized his chance to secure a regular place in the first team and had since proved to be a top-class footballer with a stunning hat-trick in Tottenham's Europa League tie against Inter Milan at the San Siro and a man-of-the-match performance in the return leg. Bale has unsurprisingly also made several appearances for Wales, and his talent has been compared to that of the legendary Ryan Giggs. He's fast, he's strong, he's an excellent an he scores goals. This is the fascinating biography of Totteham's latest superstar player.
£12.89
Pillar Box Red Publishing Ltd Match! Football Skills 2021
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£13.59
Grange Communications Ltd The Official AFC Bournemouth Annual 2021
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£14.36
Grange Communications Ltd The Official Crystal Palace Annual 2021
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£13.59
Grange Communications Ltd The Official England Football Team Annual 2021
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£14.36
ASPEN BOOKS Official Sunderland 2021 Calendar A3 Wall Format
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£15.26
Apollo Publishers Raised a Warrior: A Memoir of Soccer, Grit, and
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£17.99
HigherLife Publishing Beyond the Pitch: Soccer Strategies for Winning
Book SynopsisLife, like sports is meant to be played well. Fueled by his nearly two decades as head coach for North Moore High School's boys' soccer team in Robbin's NC, author Michael Shamberger presents soccer enthusiasts with this insightful, scripture-focused thirty-one day devotional written to encourage character and faith growth both on and off the field. Beyond the Pitch: Soccer Strategies for Winning at Life will uplift soccer participants and followers as they encounter Coach Shamberger's relatable real-life soccer experiences and sound faith-filled tutelage. His solid scripture rooted faith is an encouragement to athletes, parents, coaches, referees, and fans to keep God first, make choices as a Christian, root their identity in Christ, respect self and others, have a winning attitude in all circumstances, maintain life balance, keep priorities in order, and more. Wherever you are in faith, Beyond the Pitch: Soccer Strategies for Winning at Life is sure to inspire you to further greatness in every area of your life. Two bonus devotionals are included for soccer moms and spouses of coaches written by Michael's wife, Dr. Cynthia Thrasher Shamberger.
£11.35
Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale Pride of a Nation: A Celebration of the U.S.
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£31.50
The Sutherland House Inc. Dark Goals: How History's Worst Tyrants Have Used
Book SynopsisBenito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Evita and Juan Peron, Augusto Pinochet, and Pablo Escobar Soccer has been the world’s most popular sport for the last century and an irresistible game for political and social leaders seeking shortcuts to the hearts of their people. Some of the prime movers of the twentieth-century, including Benito Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, Evita and Juan Perón, Augusto Pinochet, and the drug lord Pablo Escobar, have found in soccer a magnificent partner for enflaming patriotism, manipulating the masses, prolonging their stays on the throne, justifying aberrant acts, or simply recreating the old Roman “bread and circuses” (in many cases without the bread). They have tried to turn the beautiful game into something useful. Sometimes it worked, momentarily, but as renowned sports journalist Luciano Wernicke writes in this fascinating and original book, the game and its glories have survived them all.
£20.89
The Sutherland House Inc. Incredible World Cup Stories: Wildest Tales and
Book SynopsisThere was a player who suffered a heart attack in the middle of a match, a defender who was murdered for defending his honesty after having committed the sin of scoring an own goal, a striker who preferred to die rather than serve Nazi propaganda, and numerous players who refused to leave the pitch despite having broken bones. In this fascinating, funny romp through almost a century of World Cups, esteemed sportswriter Luciano Wernicke chronicles the unforgettable crashes, the magnetic personalities, and the stunning records set in the global contest for supremacy in the most popular of sports.
£16.14
Kohlhammer Geschichte Des Fussballs in Deutschland Und
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£33.87
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Fußball in England und Deutschland von 1961 bis
Book SynopsisFußball ist heute ein Milliardengeschäft: hochprofessionell, extrem kommerzialisiert und weltweit populär. Bis Anfang der 1990er Jahre steckte er jedoch in einer Krise: rückläufige Zuschauerzahlen, marode Stadien, verschuldete Vereine. Wie war es möglich, dass es in Deutschland und England um 1990 fast zeitgleich zu einer radikalen Neuausrichtung des Spiels unter den Vorzeichen von Vermarktlichung und Globalisierung kam? Hannah Jonas untersucht die Geschichte des Fußballs und bettet sie in den zeitgeschichtlichen Kontext von Konsum, Medien, Globalisierung und politisch-kulturellen Trends ein.
£90.26
Plan B Records 100 genios del balón / 100 Soccer Geniuses
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£16.16
Almuzara Eso No Estaba En Mi Libro del Barça
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£28.15
Roca Editorial Saber Y Empatar
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£32.42
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial La complejidad del Barça / The Barcelona Complex:
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£21.21
Libros de Ruta Spanish Liverpool
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£27.30
Roca Editorial Herr Pep
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£31.42
La Gloria al Rojo Vivo
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£21.68
Vaso Roto Ediciones El Gol Nuestro de Cada Dia: Poemas Sobre Futbol
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£25.64
Contra De Riotinto a la Roja: un viaje por el futbol
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£21.80
Roca Editorial La Biblia Blanca
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£29.68
