Backpage: 14 books
by Andrea Pirlo, Alessandro Alciato
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Andrea Pirlo is one of the finest footballers of his generation - a World Cup and Champions League winning playmaker who has redefined his position at the base of midfield, and one of the most deadly free-kick takers the game has known. This is his story, in his words.It is written with a level of...
Henrik, Hairdryers and the Hand of God
Extraordinary Tales from the Press Box
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Ever wondered what is it like to be on the receiving end of a Sir Alex Ferguson hairdryer? Or how Jean Marc Bosman reacted the exact moment he discovered he d won his famous court case? Henrik, Hairdryers and the Hand of God lifts the lid on British sports journalism. Leading sports writers such as Patrick...
by Graham Hunter
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2012
Barcelona are the greatest football team in the world, the greatest for a generation and possibly the greatest of all time.This is the untold inside story of how the best and most loved football team in the world came to redefine how the game is played.We start with the 2011 Champions League final...
by Graham Hunter
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
This is the story of the greatest achievement in the history of international football.After decades of failure, Spain won the European Championship in 2008 andthen the World Cup in 2010. At Euro 2012 they became the first team to win three consecutive tournament titles.Graham Hunter was inside the dressing...
Football Manager Stole My Life
20 Years of Beautiful Obsession
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2012
A celebration of the cult behind the Football Manager (FM) series of computer games, which have been taking over the lives of football fans for 20 years. Meet the greatest players you never saw. Discover how one game can cause 35 divorces, one honeymoon and a police raid. Go the next level with our guide to Extreme FM
by Stephen Sullivan
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Sean Fallon is one of British football's great untold stories. For the first time, the Celtic legend speaks candidly about his time as right-hand man to Jock Stein and how together they ruled Scottish football and conquered Europe with the Lisbon Lions. We learn how the Irishman shaped Celtic's glory...
Moonwalker
Adventures of a midnight mountaineer
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
Moonwalker is a unique story, the memoir of a man whose love of Scotland's mountains would override his body-clock and all conventional notions of health and safety. When Alan Rowan finished his shifts as a sub-editor at a national newspaper at midnight, he knew he was too jacked up on deadline adrenaline...
You Died
The Dark Souls Companion
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2016
Award-winning journalists Keza MacDonald and Jason Killingsworth embark on a far-ranging exploration of Dark Souls one of the most influential, enigmatic and best-loved video games in history and the slightly mad people who play it. It has three questions at its heart: where did Dark Souls come from,...
Murrayball
How he Gatecrashed the Golden Era
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2014
Andy Murray’s obsession with self-improvement has propelled him from promising Scottish kid to one of the best players in the world. We learn about his commitment to ‘marginal gains’, the process by which an athlete makes small improvements in many different areas to close the gap on rivals....
In Search of Alan Gilzean
The Lost Legacy of a Dundee and Spurs Legend
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
NOMINATED FOR BEST FOOTBALL BOOK OF 2010 IN THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS Updated second edition True greatness does not feel the need to proclaim itself from the rooftops. It is happy to state its case quietly, yet with utter conviction. Alan Gilzean was a truly great footballer. Every observer of...
Superclasico
Inside the Ultimate Derby
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2014
The superclasico, the Buenos Aires derby between River Plate and Boca Juniors, is unique in world football. These two clubs fought for supremacy in the Boca neighbourhood in the early 20th century. Today they fight for the city, for Argentina and the world. This is your ticket to the game; a guide...
Mastermind
How Dave Brailsford Reinvented the Wheel
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2014
Dave Brailsford has spearheaded the track cycling revolution in Britain, helping turn the nation into a superpower. He is also head of Team Sky and oversaw Bradley Wiggins' victory at the 2012 Tour de France. But who is the man behind the mask? This is a portrait of one of the most enigmatic presences...
Deadlines and Darts with Dele: My World Cup Diary
England's Rebirth in Russia and other Unexpected Tales
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2018
How did you spend the long, hot, World Cup summer of 2018? For Jonathan Northcroft, chief football writer of The Sunday Times, it was 35 unforgettable days spent criss-crossing Russia, covering the biggest sporting event on the planet. He reported on a new England team: young, daring and successful...
Making the Weight
Boxing's Lethal Secret
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2014
Barry J Whyte examines the dangers of boxing’s 24-hour weigh-in by looking into the far-reaching consequences of a fight between Joey Gamache and Arturo Gatti in February 2000. He shines a light on a controversial system which allows boxers to ‘boil down’ for the weigh-in the day before the...