Football category: 4223 books
by Theo Walcott
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
When the name of Theo Walcott was included in the England squad for the 2006 World Cup, shock waves ran through the football world. But no one was more surprised than Theo himself.
Five years later, Theo Walcott is one of the most recognizable names in football. As the English heart of the...
Life with Sir Alex
A Fan's Story of Ferguson's 25 Years at Manchester United
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
This is the story of one of the most successful football clubs in history under one of the greatest football managers of our time. But it is also a book about what it has meant to be a Manchester United supporter during the remarkable 25-year reign of Sir Alex Ferguson.
The book begins in the...
Wolves Match of My Life
Twelve Stars Relive Their Greatest Games
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2012
Twelve Wolves legends tell the stories behind their favourite games from their Molineux careers. The selected games include the 1949 and 1960 FA Cup and the 1974 and 1980 League Cup Finals, the famous floodlit friendlies against Honved and Real Madrid and tussles with local rivals West Bromich Albion....
Match Annual 2014
From the Makers of the UK's Bestselling Football Magazine
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2013
From the UK's most popular football magazine comes the essential annual for fans of the beautiful game.
The 2014 Annual is packed full of Match's best-loved features including Matchman, the magazine's resident cartoon character, and all the usual quizzes, games and posters of top players and...
The Gareth Bale Quiz Book
100 Questions on the World's Most Expensive Footballer
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
Gareth Bale made footballing history when Real Madrid paid an unprecedented sum for him in August 2013 and the Welsh winger has come a long way in a short while since his career began with Southampton. But just what is it that makes Gareth so sought after? What special skills does he have to attract...
Outside the Box
A Statistical Journey through the History of Football
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2017
In football, numbers are everywhere. From touches in the opposition box to expected goals, clear-cut chances to win-loss ratios.
In the modern game, these numbers help provide the narrative, the drama, and the conversation. They are scrutinised in order to justify results and to predict future...
by Frank Worrall
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Ryan Giggs is the ultimate Manchester United legend. The most decorated player in English football history, with 13 Premier League title, two Champions League victories and four FA Cup winner's medals to his name, Giggs is truly an astonishing player with an unparalleled football career.Giggs frist...
by Luis Suarez
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014
Luis Suárez was a young boy already in love with football by the time his family moved from the countryside to Uruguay's capital, Montevideo. The guile and trickery of the street kid made an impact with the country's biggest club, Nacional, before he was spotted by Dutch scouts who brought him to...
Jamie Vardy: From Nowhere, My Story
My Story
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2016
The Sunday Times Bestseller and Number 1 Sport Book of 2016
'A tale that's truly inspirational' The Sun
An ordinary lad from Sheffield, Jamie Vardy has become known as an against-the-odds footballing hero the world over. Yet a few years ago, things couldn’t have been any more different....
Football Culture
Local Conflicts, Global Visions
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
These essays provide a critical investigation of football cultures, examining local and national impacts of the game's new millennial order over five continents.
West Bromwich Albion
The Top 100 Matches
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
West Bromwich Albion FC was one of the founding members of the Football League. They have spent a majority of the last 125 years in the top flight of English football and, aided by some fantastic players, they have produced many record-breaking achievements and stunning performances. In West Bromwich...
The Last Season
A Father, a Son, and a Lifetime of College Football
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Fathers, sons, and sports are enduring themes of American literature. Here, in this fresh and moving account, a son returns to his native South to spend a special autumn with his ninety-five-year-old dad, sharing the unique joys, disappointments, and life lessons of Saturdays with their beloved Ole...
Island Cup
Two Teams, Twelve Miles of Ocean, and Fifty Years of Football Rivalry
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
To most of us "wash-ashores," the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket are resort destinations, summer homes for the Kennedys, the Obamas, and--yes--Bill Belichick. But the year-rounders see a different picture.
After the tourists and jetsetters leave, the cold weather descends, and the...
The Undefeated
The Oklahoma Sooners and the Greatest Winning Streak in College Football
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
For three perfect seasons (1954-1956), the Oklahoma Sooners won every football game they played - home or away - and over the course of five years they won 47 straight games. This awesome record was the product of a genius and masterful coach named Bud Wilkinson and the spirited young men he led....