Football Soccer category: 2112 books
Roberto Mancini
The man behind Manchester City's greatest-ever season
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Roberto Mancini: The Man Behind Manchester City's Greatest-Ever Season is the exhilarating account of how Roberto Mancini guided the Noisy Neighbours from the Blue side of Manchester to the top of the Premier League. Since the Italian took the helm at Manchester City, the club's Premier League challenge...
by Jed C. Davies
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
This exceptional book in FULL COLOUR contains a complete coaching resource on the Tiki Taka philosophy, development, training methods, tactical insight and of course practices from FC Barcelona, Ajax, Liverpool and more.This book covers some of the following:Learn the Tiki-Taka coaching philosophyHow...
The World Cup
Heroes, hoodlums, high-kicks and head-butts
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Every four years in June, the planet grinds to a halt to witness the pursuit of one of sport’s greatest prizes: the FIFA World Cup. With a history populated by legends, scandal and diplomatic incidents, the World Cup has seen more than its fair share of triumph, heartbreak and intrigue not to mention...
by Tom Palmer
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
When the Gelderd End sings 'If you're proud to be a Leeds fan clap your hands' you clap your hands . . . but should you?
Leeds United Football Club have one of the worst reputations in the country. For years the fans and players - fairly or unfairly - have been associated with thuggery. In...
The Unforgiven
The Story of Don Revie’s Leeds United
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
In 1961, when Don Revie became manager of Leeds United, they were a struggling Second Division club. By 1974 they had won two League Championships, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (twice), the FA Cup and the League Cup; players like Jack Charlton and Billy Bremner were household names.
Yet this...
I Said No Thanks. Nacho Novo
The Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2010
Nacho Novo is the most revered foreign player Rangers have had since iconic figures like Brian Laudrup and Jorg Albertz. He became an instant favourite with the Ibrox faithful in the summer of 2004 when he famously rejected overtures from arch-rivals Celtic and signed for Rangers. Now, as he closes...
Doncaster Rovers
A Pictorial History
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
Doncaster Rovers FC was founded in 1879 and turned professional in 1885. Since then, the Rovers have spent the majority of their playing history between the third and fourth tiers of the Football League. In 2013 Rovers became champions of League One, winning promotion to the Championship. Doncaster...
Manchester United 1958-68
Rising from the Wreckage
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
Rising from the Wreckage is the definitive story of Manchester United's resurgence, from the ashes of a German runway to a balmy May evening at Wembley and the pinnacle of European football. Jimmy Murphy arrives back in Manchester unaware of the disaster at Munich, but soon discovers that he is now...
Journeyman
One Man's Odyssey Through the Lower Leagues of English Football
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
BEN SMITH: PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER. Recognise the name? Of course you don't. That's because most of Smith's years in the game were spent outside the vaunted, big-money environs of the Premier League - and this sporting memoir is all the more entertaining as a result. 1995: an adolescent Ben arrives...
Gunners' Glory
14 Milestones in Arsenal's History
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
From the all-conquering side of the 1930s to the Double-winning teams of 1971, 1998 and 2002, Arsenal Football Club have been one of the major forces in English football.
Graham Weaver plots the club's progress from their first silverware in 1930 to the present day through the 14 most significant...
by Frank Rafters
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2013
"Standing on the Shoulders of Giants" is the first book from Frank Rafters. In it, the author chooses his greatest ever Celtic team (1888-1960) and, in doing so, tells of some of the greatest figures in the Football Club's remarkable history. The life story of the gentleman, who was until...
by Tim Quelch
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2012
Tim Quelch has spent 50 years following various struggling football teams. Some experienced only temporary hardships, such as Chelsea and Manchester City. Some became more longstanding victims of changing economics, such as Burnley and Preston. Some punched briefly, yet triumphantly, well above their...
Villains
The Inside Story of Aston Villa's Hooligan Gangs
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
Aston Villa are one of the biggest and best-supported football clubs in Britain, the giant from England's second city with a long and distinguished history, culminating in an unforgettable European Cup victory in 1982. The story of their terrace army, however, has never been told - until now.
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Glory in Gothenburg
The night Aberdeen Football Club turned the footballing world on its head
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
On a rainy night in Gothenburg in May 1983 twelve young Scotsmen turned the footballing world on its head. Against all the odds, those players took on the might of Spanish giants Real Madrid, and beat them convincingly. Aberdeen were winners of the European Cup Winners Cup. The manager, Alex Ferguson,...