Football variants and related games Books

No team carries the weight of history into a World Cup quite like England. From their self-imposed exile at the tournament's inception to the glorious summer of 1966 and the decades of anguish that followed, England's World Cup story is not just one of...

London is a city of clubs, colours, and centuries-old loyalties-but its fiercest football battles have often played out far from the Premier League spotlight. Borough Wars uncovers the true story of the rivalries that run deeper than league tables and...

When the Premier League launched in 1992, English football was still deeply rooted in tradition-local heroes, muddy pitches, and a playing style built on grit over glamour. But within a generation, it became the world's most cosmopolitan league, an elite...

5 Soccer Training Books in 1List Price is significantly discounted from combined book pricesBook 1: Practice Soccer at HomeWhether it's a pandemic caused by an extremely infectious pathogen or a harsh winter that causes 10 feet of snow to pile up on the...

<h3>Entrenamiento de Habilidades de Fútbol. Colección de 5 libros en 1</h3><h4>Libros 1. Ofensa en el Fútbol</h4><h4>Libros 2. Practique fútbol desde casa</h4><h4>Libros 3. Fortaleza mental en el...

This is the first volume of a multi-book set covering the yearly history of college football. Included are the yearly win-loss records for over 1,000 teams. In this volume the years 1869 to 1933 are covered.Season by Season SummariesYearly Rule ChangesA...

Accrington Stanley's story is one of the most remarkable in English football-a journey defined by resilience, reinvention, and an unbreakable bond with its community. From the club's dramatic withdrawal from the Football League in 1962 to its triumphant...

Algunos nacen grandes, algunos logran grandeza, a algunos la grandeza les es impuesta.Esta famosa cita, de William Shakespeare, revela la mentalidad de los grandes triunfadores. Pero, ¿cómo se aplica esto a los grandes del fútbol de todos los...

Confessions of a High School Football Coach is the true and unadulterated story of Coach Michael DiMatteo and his journey from being an assistant coach, breaking into "the business," to becoming a successful high school head coach in the state of...

Bologna F.C. 1909: A Legacy of Passion and Resilience takes readers on an unforgettable journey through one of Italy's most storied football clubs. From its early days in the 1900s to its modern-day resurgence, this book chronicles the triumphs and...

This book shines a light on the value and effectiveness of football clubs' community engagement work, the cultural value of sport, and the position sport plays within people's daily lives.

This book takes you on a life long journey from being adopted by two loving people to the College Football Hall Of Fame. Along the way you will read adout all the trials and tribulations of a record setting athlete trying to make life defining decisions...

The Civil Rights era is the backdrop to this story of a black college soccer team who played their hearts out to overcome racial injustice in 1970s USA. Stocked with some of the best Caribbean and African players of the era, the Howard University Bison...

Soccer is the beautiful game, as widely recognized around the world. January 2014 statistics show that over 50 million youth play soccer worldwide. Early training of soccer means a lifetime of love of the sport. The enjoyment of soccer transcends mere...

The author is a dedicated follower of Castleford Tigers in the sport of rugby league and has previously published 27 books featuring this club and sport in general. His full portfolio adds five animal stories, both fictional and real, describing their...

The Little Football (Soccer) Poetry Book brings together the love of football (soccer) and poetry; it will make the perfect gift for the football (soccer) fan and add to your football (soccer) sports collection. Educator, Author, and Poet, Walter...

The Little American Football Poetry Book brings together the love of football and poetry; it will make the perfect unique gift for the football fan and it will be a great addition to your football sports collection...

Football at Queen's University has one of the richest and longest histories of any sport in Canada. The Golden Gaels have been a presence in Canadian football at both the amateur and professional levels since 1882. Gael Force traces this history,...

This book is for football fans of all ages. It is both educational and entertaining as you can read nostalgically about former great College teams and players, as well as some of the great Bowl Games from the past. This book covers all the Bowl Games...

This book is a definitive account of College Football Trophy games across all divisions in FBS, FCS, Division 2 and Division 3. Full of historical information and game recaps of some of the memorable and notable games for each trophy game/rivalry. This...

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The New Rugbeian Volume One is a book that was published in 1859 by Whittaker and Company. It is a collection of articles and writings from the Rugby School in England, covering the period from October 1858 to October 1859. The book provides a...

This book introduces the reader to the practice of Cerebral Palsy (CP) football, examining the research and findings and providing an understanding on the history of CP football, the basics of CP and eligible impairments, game rules and regulations, and...

This book explores the contemporary dynamics of European football's political economy, mapping the various market and regulatory forces that shape its current position and development.

Women's Football provides a thorough, yet straightforward and accessible, analysis of the key physiological, biomechanical and social-psychological issues that can be applied to achieve women's footballing development.

This book offers a critical examination of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, being held in Australia and New Zealand. Drawing on perspectives from sociology, history, political science and management, it sheds new light on the development of women's...

This book presents a state-of-the-art overview of the science underpinning talent identification and development in the world’s most popular sport. It covers a broad range of topics that span the various sub-disciplines of sports science with...

This is the first book to examine the growing movement of organised networks of LGBT+ football supporters, exploring activists' biographies and the meanings they ascribe to participation in identity politics-centred social movements.

Nutrition and Football is a FIFA endorsed book which provides the first formal scientific consensus on players' energy use fluid, and optimal nutritional requirements. Including:nutrition for pre-season, training, match play and in different...

The Sports Speed System is a comprehensive guide to developing speed that translates to field of play. Dive into the newly defined classification of speed training and learn how to easily apply this to your chosen team or field sport.Built upon a...

This is the first book to focus on the interrelated issues of social control and disorder in football. It shows how the 'beautiful game' illuminates our understanding of the mechanisms and techniques of social control and regulation in contemporary...

This book examines the experiences of amateur players in women's football, challenging conventional discourses that centre male, masculine and heterosexual identities and offering a new narrative that re-positions women's voices.

This is your chance to train your team to play like the best national side in the world, Spain.Michail Tsokaktsidis is a UEFA 'A' Licence coach and has provided a full and extensive analysis of the Spanish National Team's best goals during the 2008-2012...

This tracker simplifies the process while at the same time ensures that you are able to evaluate every single player on 8 different criteria. It also allows you to draw out drills that you implemented this session.It's a great tool that has can help...

Chronicles of Australian Soccer details the development of football (or soccer as it was then known) in Australia in a period where records barely existed - from 1859 to 1949.It does so within a context of Australia’s geographic and cultural...

The use of technology within sport is well established, most professional sport teams engage in the use of electronic performance and tracking systems. This book is the first to offer a deep and structured examination of these technologies and how they...

In Win or Else, Larry E. Holmes shows us how Soviet football culture regularly disregarded official ideological and political imperatives and skirted the boundaries between socialism and capitalism. In the early 1920s, the Soviet press denounced football...

The full-throttle autobiography of renowned bad-boy linebacker, Bill "Romo" Romanowski. Bill Romanowski is a caring, articulate, intelligent father of two. But when he walks onto the gridiron he becomes a wild man, the most hated and dirtiest player in...

The vivid historical rage and modern day bloodlust of one of the most enduring rivalries in all of American sports--the University of Texas Longhorns versus the Oklahoma Sooners. Runnin' with the Big Dogs is the ultimate story of one of America's...

Being an NFL coach is the ultimate high-pressure job. Every Sunday a coach makes split-second decisions that will not only decide the fate of a game, but also his team's season and, ultimately, his own job.Meet Mike Holmgren, Jon Gruden, John Fox, Andy...

Close your eyes and picture the Heisman Trophy. The form is easyto conjure, a graceful, fluid posethat is football past and football present in one dignified figure ...The story of the Heisman Trophyis an american epic.-- from the PrefaceNo sport in...

The author is a dedicated follower of Castleford Tigers in the sport of rugby league and has previously published 25 books featuring this club and sport in general. His full portfolio adds five animal stories, both fictional and real, describing their...

This book takes a close look at the experiences of migrant athletes, their precarious careers, and at what this can tell us about wider themes of globalisation, identity, race, gender, and the body.

This is the first book to look closely at the concept of 'risk' in elite and professional football from a social scientific perspective. Drawing on the wider sociological, criminological and management literature on risk, it shows how football helps us...