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Routledge Handbook of Football Studies

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Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016

Football is unquestionably the world’s most popular and influential sport. There is no corner of the globe in which the game is not played or followed. More countries are affiliated to FIFA, football’s governing body, than to the United Nations. The sport has therefore become an important component...

Science and Football VI

The Proceedings of the Sixth World Congress on Science and Football

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Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2008

Science and Football VI showcases the very latest scientific research into the variety of sports known as football. These include the games of association football, the rugby codes (union and league), and the national codes (American, Australian and Gaelic). The book aims to bridge the gap between...

Science and Football V

The Proceedings of the Fifth World Congress on Sports Science and Football

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Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2005

Science and Football V presents the edited papers from the Fifth World Congress on Science and Football that took place in Portugal in April 2003. The collection represents the latest scientific research into the variety of sports known as football such as association football; rugby codes (Union...

Studying Football

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Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2016

Football is the most widely played, watched and studied sport in the world. It’s hard to develop a full understanding of the significance of sport in global society without understanding the significance of football. Studying Football is the first book designed specifically to guide and support...

British Football & Social Exclusion

by Stephen Wagg
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2004

This book takes stock of British football at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It is written by a range of concerned academics and writers, all of whom have an active relationship with the contemporary football world. The book assesses the changes that have occurred in many areas of football...

Football Fans, Activism and Social Change

by Dino Numerato
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018

The study of football fandom is a fast-growing area of research in the sociology of sport. The first work of its kind, this book explores football fan activism and its impact on contemporary football culture in England, Italy and the Czech Republic. Presenting a comparative study of fan activism...

FC Bayern Munich

German Football Association

by Heinz Duthel
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2013

FC Bayern Munich Bundesliga German football league system Association football Franz John List of German football champions Franz Beckenbauer UEFA Champions League Intercontinental Cup (football) Borussia Dortmund TSV 1860 München 1. FC Nuremberg Allianz Arena...

Le Football

A History of American Football in France

by Russ Crawford
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016

There are two kinds of football in France. American football was first played in France in 1909 during the cruise of the Great White Fleet. Then, during World War I, the American military shipped footballs, helmets, and shoulder pads alongside rifles and ammunition to the western front. A 1938...

Learning the Technical Game of Football

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by Alastair R Agutter
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2017

Learning the Technical Game of Football - Has been written to inspire young footballers to reach their long term aim and ambitions, in becoming accomplished players from non-league through to professional, by learning the technical game of Football. CHAPTERS INSIDE THIS BOOK: Introduction First...

Football, Community and Social Inclusion

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Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017

This special issue addresses the complex reality of English community football organisations, including Football in the Community (FitC) schemes, which have been attending to social agendas, such as social inclusion and health promotion. The positioning of football as a key agent of change for this...

Football For Dummies

by Scott Murray
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2010

Whether you want to impress friends and colleagues with new-found football wisdom, brush up on details you're unsure about (the offside rule, anyone?) or improve your practical skills, this is the book for you! Covering all the basics of the game, rules and tactics, as well as giving an in-depth history...

The King of Sports

Football's Impact on America

by Gregg Easterbrook
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013

Gregg Easterbrook, author of the wildly popular ESPN.com column Tuesday Morning Quarterback takes on football's place in American society. Gridiron football is the king of sports – it's the biggest game in the strongest and richest country in the world. Of the twenty most-watched television...

Blindsided

Why the Left Tackle is Overrated and Other Contrarian Football Thoughts

by K. C. Joyner
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2011

"This book will change the way you think about professional football--in much the same way that Bill James revolutionized the analysis of Major League Baseball. The research is impeccable. The approach is irreverent. You will be 'blindsided' by what you think you know about the NFL, but don't....

Bowls, Polls, and Tattered Souls

Tackling the Chaos and Controversy that Reign Over College Football

by Stewart Mandel
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2007

SI.com "College Football Mailbag" author Stewart Mandel tackles the ten issues that confound college football fans--with a new chapter on the 2007 season. "An intricate tour through the ills of the college football world (and there are many), but still manages to take on a breezy,...

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