Football category: 4223 books

Ex-referee and now fearless writer and football pundit, Graham Poll is no stranger to controversy. His latest book is an entertaining and provocative reappraisal of the major incidents in World and English football down the years – from Geoff Hurst’s goal in ‘66, through Maradona’s ‘Hand...

Football, in many ways, is a visual endeavour. From the visual experience within the stadium itself to worldwide media representations, from advertisements to football art and artefacts: football is much about seeing and being seen, about watching, making visual and being visualised. The FIFA World...

"Fantasy Football for Smart People: How Fantasy Football Pros Game Plan to Win is a comprehensive look into the methods, numbers, and information utilized by the top fantasy football players in the world. Based upon a scientific approach to fantasy football, the book will take you through how...

Charlie Fry is the Football Boy Wonder. Everyone wants to beat him and his friends. The 12-year-old, who cannot run far because of cystic fibrosis, is a marked man but, thanks to the magic target floating around inside his mind, he never misses. So when Charlie turns up for a five-a-side...

Charlie Fry and his friends spend every day of the school summer holidays at Crickledon Rec. It is their home ground, a small patch of grass where some of the greatest park football matches ever are played out. But one day a large group of strangers turn up – and claim Crickledon Rec...

Welcome to the second annual 2014 Longhorn Football Prospectus: Thinking Texas Football.This book is a Texas football preview, a season companion and reference guide, and a resource for the entire football season. Our goal is to present a rational, insightful and entertaining assessment of...

Football is also known as association football or soccer. The game is played across the globe in more than 200 countries by 250 million players. The sport is tremendously prevalent among the people; children and adults and is also deemed to be the most exciting games. The more famous and prestigious...

Football is big business. The top teams and leagues in world football generate billions of dollars in revenue and serve an audience of billions of fans. This book focuses on the marketing of football as the apex of the contemporary football industry. Drawing upon key theories and concepts in sport...

Bowl Full of Memories: 100 Years of Football at the Yale Bowl covers the Yale football from its inception in 1872 and pays tribute to the historic Yale Bowl, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2014. Based on more than 150 interviews-more than 100 of which were conducted with former players-the...

The book’s title says it all! … I Only Wanted to Play Football – Eamonn O’Keefe’s memoir – tells it all!  From one of six children in a North Manchester family to a successful professional footballer who played around the world, this book lays...

Jim Dent, author of the New York Times bestselling The Junction Boys, returns with his most powerful story of human courage and determination. More than a century ago, a school was constructed in Fort Worth, Texas, for the purpose of housing and educating the orphans of Texas Freemasons. It...

The quarterback sends his wide receiver deep. The crowd gasps as he launches the ball. And when he hits his man, the team's fans roar with approval—especially those with the deep pockets. Make no mistake; college football is big business, played with one eye on the score, the other on the bottom...

The insightful teaching points and effective practice activities will reinforce your execution of the fundamentals and expand your repertoire of techniques and tactics. Learn to dribble, receive, pass, shoot, head, tackle etc. Many people enjoy playing the game of football. They may play for...

In this entertaining look at the financial issues at the heart of the beautiful game, economist Tsjalle Van der Burg addresses the many questions raised by football’s transformation from sporting pastime to big business, including: • Is Wayne Rooney really worth more than Pelé? • In a match...