Football category: 4223 books
Billion-Dollar Ball
A Journey Through the Big-Money Culture of College Football
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2015
**• A Boston Globe Best Book of 2015 •
“A penetrating examination of how the elite college football programs have become ‘giant entertainment businesses that happened to do a little education on the side.’”—Mark Kram, The New York Times
Two-time Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist...
It's Not All Black and White
From Junior High to the Sugar Bowl, an Inside Look at Football Through the Eyes of An Official
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2009
From junior high football games to the Sugar Bowl with a national championship up for grabs, Mike Liner has seen it all in football. President and CEO of a bank by day, Liner has been a Texas football official on Fridays and Saturdays for the past 35 years. It’s Not All Black and White offers a...
by Paul Wadlington
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
Welcome to the inaugural 2013 Longhorn Football Prospectus: Thinking Texas Football.
We wrote this guide because we believe it fills an important, underserved niche in the market. Like many passionate football fans reading regional or national publications, we realized that we knew more about our...
The Dynasties
Long Island High School Football
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2007
The Dynasties: Long Island High School Football is the first in a series of books about the top high school sports teams on Long Island. The first, a look at the best grid iron squads of all-time, breaks down the historical backgrounds behind the top 10 programs and the next 11 honorable mention schools.
Through...
Game Day
A Rollicking Journey to the Heart of College Football
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2009
The popular college football analyst weighs in on the craziness of college football and the 2008 season
If television's college football analysts had a Hall of Fame, Craig James would definitely be in it. His opinion and insight on ABC and ESPN-not to mention occasional jabs of sharp humor...
Franck Ribéry
"The Franck Ribéry Show"
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
Franck Ribéry
"The Franck Ribéry Show"
France international footballers
FC Bayern Munich
Bundesliga
France national football team
Midfielder
Lille OSC
US Boulogne
FC Metz
Galatasaray S.K. (football)
Turkish Cup...
Bowled Over
Big-Time College Football from the Sixties to the BCS Era
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
In this compellingly argued and deeply personal book, respected sports historian Michael Oriard--who was himself a former second-team All-American at Notre Dame--explores a wide range of trends that have changed the face of big-time college football and transformed the role of the student-athlete.
Oriard...
by Colin Murray
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2009
Random occurences that shaped the history of football - an alternative history of the game from loveable broadcaster Colin Murray.
Nowadays a top Premiership football club can spend £50 million on a Portuguese pin-up or a legendary Italian goalkeeper, but you cannot take into account the effects...
by Jim Oddo
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
“This is the most complete book on coaching youth football from a 23 year veteran who wins 80% of his games over three decades.” This is the most comprehensive book ever written on the subject of youth football. This book was over 23 years in the making and the author has taken two entire years...
The Mannings
The Fall and Rise of a Football Family
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Lars Anderson comes a revealing portrait of the first family of American sports.
What the Kennedys are to politics, the Mannings are to football. Two generations have produced three NFL superstars: Archie Manning, the Ole Miss hero–turned–New Orleans Saint;...
by Matthew Whitehouse
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
The game of soccer is constantly in flux; new ideas, philosophies and tactics mould the present and shape the future.
Since the turn of the century we have witnessed dramatic changes in the beautiful game: new types of player, new coaching methods and tactical innovations have all enhanced...
by Todd Anton, Bill Nowlin
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
More than any other sport, professional football contributed fighting men to the battles of World War II, and the 22 or so players or former players that lost their lives are among the riveting stories told in this tribute to football's war heroes that spans many decades and military conflicts. The...
by Matt Kunz
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2017
How do you know if your football team has what it takes to win the game? Because the Coach is more prepared than his competition!In Before the Whistle: Football Coaching 101 you’ll learn…how to prepare your parents and family before the season even beginshow to establish a...
Fantasy Football Tips
230 Ways to Win Through Player Rankings, Cheat Sheets and Better Drafting
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2013
From the award winning author of Fantasy Football Guidebook (and three other fantasy football books) comes the ultimate step by step guide to success; including methods of drafting, ranking players, creating cheat sheets and drafting like an expert. Finally, an easy to use and understand book, with...