Football category: 4223 books
by Michael Januska
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2012
The Terrible Tripper of 1957, the 1962 Fog Bowl, Vic Washington's Fabulous Fumble in 1968, Tony Gabriel's Classic Catch in 1976, Henry "Gizmo" Williams's Wild Run in 1987, and Dave Ridgway's Magnificent Kick in 1989 are some of the legendary moments leading up to the 100th Grey Cup game...
An Epic Swindle
44 Months with a Pair of Cowboys
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2011
AN EPIC SWINDLE is the inside story of how Liverpool FC came within hours of being re-possessed by the banks after the shambolic 44-month reign of American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett. It is the tale of a civil war that dragged Britain's most successful football club to its knees, through...
Put Your Game Together
Ethical Management in Youth Sports and Business
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2010
Donnie Howell was the kid who was raised on food stamps with little parental guidance. He discovered at a young age his needs would only be met through hard work and a game called football. In Put Your Game Together, Donnie puts together his story of childhood struggles and the lessons he learned...
Service Crew
The Inside Story of Leeds United's Hooligan Gangs
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2018
Paris, 1975; Chelsea, 1984; Birmingham, 1985; Bradford, 1986; Bournemouth, 1990. Many of the most shocking incidents in British football history have involved the hooligan followers of one club: Leeds United. For 40 years they have run riot across the country, punching their way to international notoriety,...
On Any Given Sunday
A Life of Bert Bell
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2009
Bert Bell, a native of Philadelphia, has been called the most powerful executive figure in the history of professional football. He was responsible for helping to transform the game from a circus sideshow into what has become the most popular spectator sport in America. In On Any Given Sunday, the...
You Negotiate Like a Girl
Reflections on a Career in the National Football League
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
The Princess of Darkness. Former NFL team executive Amy Trask has held many titles during her career – including chief executive, analyst, and author – but this nickname is what she is first and foremost known by to Raiders fans. Trask joined the Raiders as an intern during law school after the...
Football
Great Records, Weird Happenings, Odd Facts, Amazing Moments & Other Cool Stuff
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
Touchdown! These tales from the gridiron will set fans abuzz. Fun, filled with intriguing lore from football history, and engagingly written, they're almost as exciting as the Super Bowl itself. Find out all about the pranksters and one-of-a-kind characters of the game, including Clinton Portis, who...
5000-1: The Leicester City Story
How We Beat the Odds to Become Premier League Champions
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2016
**THE INCREDIBLE AS-IT-HAPPENED ****STORY OF LEICESTER CITY’S MARCH TO **PREMIER LEAGUE VICTORY
In August 2015 bookmakers priced Leicester at 5000-1 to win the Premier League – the same odds as Elvis being found alive.
On 2 May 2016, the impossible happened – Leicester won,...
by Ebury Press
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2014
‘Please don’t call me arrogant, but I’m European champion and I think I’m a special one.’
Widely known for his strong personality, sharp dress sense, and eccentric comments at press conferences, there is only one José Mourinho. Regarded as many by the world’s best manager and one...
Scoreboard, Baby
A Story of College Football, Crime, and Complicity
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
The adjectives associated with the University of Washington’s 2000 football season—mystical, magical, miraculous—changed when Ken Armstrong and Nick Perry’s four-part exposé of the 2000 Huskies hit the newspaper stands: “explosive . . . chilling” (Sports Illustrated), “blistering”...
Tribal
College Football and the Secret Heart of America
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
Part introspective soul searching, part cultural analysis, Tribal tackles the controversies plaguing college athletics, tracing the dubious historical underpinnings of Americans’ most popular sport, offering a visceral and often funny analysis of its tribal thrills and deep contradictions.
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by Vince Stead
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Learn the fundamentals and basics of some of the world's most popular sports. Read the different aspects of each sport, and find a sport that you want to play and enjoy! 1. Golf: The Element's of Playing Golf 2. Hockey: A Very Interesting Sport 3. Tennis: A Good Way to Stay Active and Fit 4. Tennis:...
by Jegsy Dodd
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2014
On The Road With The REDMEN is a tale of joy, heartbreak and madness following Liverpool Football Club around the Premier League grounds of England. The comedy, camaraderie and nonsense, it’s all here in the diary of a season supporting the world’s most iconic football club.
I Believe In Miracles
The Remarkable Story of Brian Cloughs European Cup-winning Team
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2015
On January 6, 1975, Nottingham Forest were thirteenth in the old Second Division, five points above the relegation places and straying dangerously close to establishing a permanent place for themselves among football's nowhere men.
Within five years Brian Clough had turned an unfashionable...