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From the author of the bestselling Torres and Messi, a revealing new biography of Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo. When a young Portuguese player with sublime abilities arrived at Manchester United in 2003, Alex Ferguson put the no. 7 shirt – once worn by Best, Cantona and Beckham – on his back...

After one billion pounds, eight managers in eight years, that 'ghost' goal defeat at Anfield in 2005, a penalty shoot-out defeat in the Moscow final against Manchester United, in 2008 and a scandalous refereeing performance against Barcelona in the semi-final a year later, owner Roman Abramovich got...

Nominated as Best New Writer at the 2010 British Sports Book Awards, John Anderson tells the tale of how a humble insurance clerk from Guildford came to rove the world covering some of the biggest sports stories of the past 25 years. From the Seoul Olympics to a freezing hotel rooftop in Azerbaijan,...

The Premier League is immensely successful, a true worldwide success of the kind not enjoyed by any other English product. Such is the dominance of the Premier League that people have changed their sleeping habits on match days around the world. This fascinating book charts the rise of the Premier League....

Are you a loyal Everton supporter? Do you consider yourself to be knowledgeable about the all major events from the club’s past? If so, why not put yourself to the test with the 250 questions in this quiz book, each one designed to draw out those long forgotten memories of the people and places that...

Like many gifted footballers of the seventies and eighties, the story told by legendary Middlesbrough, Southampton and England winger David Armstrong includes some spectacular ups and downs; but the speed and ferocity of his personal rollercoaster ride are surely unique. Starting out at Leeds, David...

This fully updated edition of the international bestseller includes Manchester City's incredible 2017-18 league triumph Pep Guardiola is the most successful and sought-after football coach in the world. After being appointed first-team manager in 2008, he transformed Barcelona into arguably...

This will be the most explosive season in Premier League history. All the world's top managers are here and none will be bigger or more headline-grabbing than the dynamic duo in manchester where jose v Pep contest will reverberate around the world and back again. the Red One tells the story of Mourinho's...

In the early winter of 1983, a generous season for memories, Michael Tierney attended his first - and only - game with his father, John. For a self-employed electrician with nine children to support, this was the rarest of opportunities. Miraculously, Celtic overturned a first-leg deficit to thrash...

Mark Ward enjoyed all the trappings of success as one of the most popular and highly-rated right wingers in football. "Wardy" proved an overnight sensation at Oldham and continued to be a star at West Ham, Man City, and Everton before inspiring Birmingham City to Wembley glory. But when...

‘Whenever I look at him, it is as though the Messiah has returned.’ That's how Jimmy Murphy, manager of Wales’ 1958 World Cup side, described John Charles. In Italy, where he played for Juventus and Roma, Charles was known as Il Gigante Buono – the Gentle Giant – because of his placid temperament. One...

Ask any Everton fan whose allegiance stretches back to the 1950s to name their favourite player and the answer will be familiar and enthusiastically uttered: Dave Hickson. Hickson, the only man to turn out for all three Merseyside teams, captivated the city during the decade with his outrageously...

Blessed with a level of footballing talent that is so rare these days, Mario Balotelli wow's audiences around the world.  Mario once said I am different ...  If you find another guy like me, I'll buy you dinner!So, still only twenty-one years old, here is the story of the man who says, When I decide to score, I score...The un-official biography of Mario Balotelli. 

BURNLEY achieved the seemingly impossible in 2009, promotion to the Premier League. Fast forward two years, and the club find themselves back in the Championship, amongst the backdrop of diminishing parachute payments, and the incoming UEFA financial fair play rules (FFP).Turf Moor Monthly captures...