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On the African continent, the question of who reigns supreme in soccer is settled every two years at the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Please tag along as this book traces the history path undertaken by the current African champions, Zambia from 1974 to 2012. Enjoy the commentary, the drama, the...

On July 16th, 1950, after 79 minutes of play in the final of the World Cup and in front of 200,000 passionate Brazilian fans, Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia scored a goal for Uruguay that defeated Brazil and left Maracana Stadium silent. It came to be the worst defeat in Brazil’s history and one of the...

Round 2 of My thoughts concerning the beautiful game or anything else I am thinking about from one week to the next, in audio. Transcript is available in the ebook. I end in a chant for a player or players from the national womens soccer league match I saw in a given week or round.

Round 3 of My thoughts concerning the beautiful game or anything else I am thinking about from one week to the next, in audio. Transcript is available in the ebook. I end in a chant for a player or players from the national womens soccer league match I saw in a given week or round.

Round 4 of My thoughts concerning the beautiful game or anything else I am thinking about from one week to the next, in audio. Transcript is available in the ebook. I end in a chant for a player or players from the national womens soccer league match I saw in a given week or round.

Round 5 of My thoughts concerning the beautiful game or anything else I am thinking about from one week to the next, in audio. Transcript is available in the ebook. I end in a chant for a player or players from the national womens soccer league match I saw in a given week or round.

Round 6 of My thoughts concerning the beautiful game or anything else I am thinking about from one week to the next, in audio. Transcript is available in the ebook. I end in a chant for a player or players from the national womens soccer league match I saw in a given week or round.

For some players, the final whistle heralds the beginning of an infinitely more difficult chapter in their lives. Some simply find it impossible to cope, replacing one addiction with another. Not well known is the story of Paul Vaessen, perhaps the most powerful and tragic tale of them all. Paul was...

When Manchester United re-signed their former youth player Paul Pogba for a world record fee in the summer of 2016, they made a powerful statement. Together with the signing of Zlatan Ibrahimović.  It signalled their determination to attract the best players in the world to Old Trafford,...

In today's game, there is no place on the pitch for player contact, let alone the sort of hard, robust tackling that could earn a player the nickname 'Psycho'. But twenty-five years ago, things were different. Only when players really overstepped the mark were their names added to the referee's little...

Jock Wallace lived a life like no other modern football manager. Big Jock now tells the real story of the man, the manager and the legend from his early days in the mining village of Wallyford to the jungles of Malaysia, where he fought with the King's Own Scottish Borderers, and on to legendary status...

George Best needs little introduction. A legend in his own lifetime, he is undoubtedly the greatest footballer the UK has ever produced. Blessed with an extraordinary gift he brought a beauty and grace to the game never before seen. But Best was unable to cope with the success and fame his football...

Read the epic poem covering nearly every match of the 2012-2013 season for Chelsea football club.  Tearfully remember the lows of not being crowned Champions of the World, to the highs of being crowned Stewards of Europe. Keep the Blue Flag Flying High If you are a goodreads member, the goodreads...

This book is a keepsake for any true Chelsea football club fan. It chronicles the 2013-2014 season of the club in poetry, as a comic, and in tactical review. If you are a fan of the 2012-2013 Kings of London Epic Poem, then this season will only be advanced poetically, covering the entire season in...