Football variants and related games Books

In recent years, football's status as "the world's sport" has shown little sign of waning. From increasing participation at grassroots levels and to the highly lucrative media rights deals secured by the top elite clubs, the game appears to be thriving...

The College Football America 2018 Yearbook is here! College Football America is the only preseason yearbook that includes information about EVERY COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM IN AMERICA and CANADA! From the major college programs of the NCAA Football Bowl...

Popular football blogger Michael Tunison of KissingSuzyKolber.com offers the no-hold-barred rules and bylaws that every football fan should know in The Football Fan's Manifesto. With humor and tough love, The Football Fan's Manifesto takes readers...

I Dream in Blue is television producer Roger Director's up close and personal chronicle of the 2006-2007 seasons spent with Eli Manning, Plaxico Burress, and the rest of the New York Giants, from the first snap of summer camp to the final touchdown of a...

A Home on the Field is about faith, loyalty, and trust. It is a parable in the tradition of Stand and Deliver and Hoosiers--a story of one team and their accidental coach who became certain heroes to the whole community.For the past ten years, Siler...

Over the past decade, the stakes in youth sports have reached startling heights; the pressure to win often eclipses the desire to have fun. Sports injuries have increased tenfold; aggression on and off the field—between kids, parents, and coaches—is...

In this fourth installment of his acclaimed Rants series, bestselling author, Emmy Award-winning talk-show host, and wisecracking analyst for ABC's Monday Night Football Dennis Miller makes hamburger meat out of society's most sacred cows as only he can,...

La búsqueda del porqué en el fútbol surge como respuesta a una necesidad emergente en el deporte actual, el cual demanda la excelencia en el profesionalismo. El análisis minucioso y al detalle de cada una de las acciones, sumado al big data y a la...

A tactical analysis, including videos and full color images, that examines the key tactics used by the teams coached by Julian Nagelsmann, the young coach who has established and experimental laboratory on the sidelines. Each match represents uncharted...

This is the story of a Northern Irish kid who dreamed of a life away from trouble torn Belfast, and who went on to enjoy a successful professional football career both at home and abroad. After starting his fledgling career with Crusaders in Northern...

"It's the suspense, the rumors, the potential, the unknown. It really adds up to make for a very, very compelling event."-John Wildhack, ESPN's Executive Vice President of Production. "It's reality television at its most voyeuristic." - ESPN's Jeremy...

The Romance of the World's Fisheries is a book written by Sidney Harry Wright in 1908. The book provides an interesting and comprehensive description of the various methods of fishing used in different parts of the world. The author takes the readers on...

Science and Football V presents the edited papers from the Fifth World Congress on Science and Football that took place in Portugal in April 2003. The collection represents the latest scientific research into the variety of sports known as football such...

Perceptive and innovative, Thomas Tuchel has earned a reputation as one of the most exciting managers in European football, both for his tactical ability and for the brilliant performances of his teams. Since the beginning of his career, the Bavarian has...

Tres modelos con conexiones, los tres con la presión intensa como punto de partida, pero cada uno con infinidad de matices que lo diferencian, desde una relación más estrecha con el espacio a la más comprometida con el balón. 'Transición, acoso y...

Suena la música de la Champions League y el oído se empieza a endulzar, porque uno sabe que comienza el mejor fútbol del mundo. Todos quieren ser testigos de ese nivel de juego único y que la retina guarde para siempre nuevas historias en la mente y en...

      Cuando jugaba en el Barcelona solía charlar de fútbol con Valdano y Cappa y les preguntaba por La Máquina de River. Con Pizzi y Pellegrino aprendió malas palabras y canciones de las hinchadas de Boca, River y Central...

En el último tiempo, miles de páginas se escribieron sobre el fútbol. El deporte más popular del mundo acumuló bibliografía en demasía, que era impensada años atrás. Sin embargo, jamás se llenaron hojas en blanco sobre la formación infantil y juvenil de...

Un viaje al trabajo de Marcelo Gallardo desde sus ideas y sus ejecuciones en el campo de juego; cómo armó un River ganador desde su propuesta y las características de los futbolistas. Como entrenador millonario, logró varios títulos locales e...

Hasta el más ateo de Nottingham atribuiría lo hecho por el Forest a un milagro del más allá. Un club pequeño, sin tradición en el fútbol inglés, en apenas cuatro años cambió radicalmente todo lo preestablecido. La década del 70 lo encontró en un lugar...

La fusión de pasiones como el periodismo, la docencia y el fútbol derivaron en la creación de este libro pensado para quienes deseen descubrir un mundo único y atrapante. Para saber contar un acontecimiento primero hay que poder comprenderlo. Para eso...

Dieses Buch ist Ihr unverzichtbarer und absolut individueller Begleiter durch Ihre ganz persönliche Fußballsaison. Es enthält 50 vierseitige Spielerfassungsbögen und damit ausreichend Platz für eine gesamte Spielzeit inklusive dazugehöriger...

A man is not just what he does for a living, but it can determine the trajectory of his life forever.Bob Beecroft was a top-tier footy player for 16 years. Though he has achieved many fantastic things in his life, he too has had his average moments. Real...

Enjoy the Highs, Survive the Lows follows one man’s journey as a lifelong football fan and Spurs supporter. The book details the author’s experiences attending hundreds of matches during the course of fifty years and his often strong opinions...

Borussia Dortmund are a very successful team that focus on high tempo pressing, preventing through balls and preparing for the transition from attack to defence. Jurgen Klopp has led his Borussia Dortmund team to two Bundesliga titles, one German cup and...

Borussia Dortmund are a very exciting team that play at a high tempo with a good style and fluidity. Jurgen Klopp has led his Borussia Dortmund team to two Bundesliga titles, one German cup and the Champions League final in 2013. Athanasios Terzis is a...

World Cups throw up unique tactical variations. Countries and football cultures from around the globe converge, in one place, to battle it out for world soccer supremacy. The 2014 World Cup in Brazil was no different, arguably throwing up tactical...

Football fans love nothing more than to read about their favourite teams. Although this books is aimed at young teenagers they will delight all ages with their mixture of funny and enlightening stories and will give hours of pleasure discovering quirky...

A League of Our Own is the first book to tell the remarkable story of the establishment and 30-year history of the League of Wales, which was rebranded as the Welsh Premier League in 2010 and the Cymru Premier in 2019.

"NFL 2024 Predictions" analyzes specific factors and presents the outcome of the 2024 NFL Season. In addition, this book is a comprehensive guide to the future of the National Football League, provides a brief history of the NFL, covers topics such as...

When I came to Auburn in 2004, I fell into a gold mine. My coaching career, which at one time looked very promising, had recently reached a dead end. What I found when I got to The Plains was a vast number of very talented but underachieving players with...

During his nearly 30 years at Sports Illustrated, Paul Zimmerman—known to readers as “Dr. Z”—rose to fame as one of the top writers in football history. The follow up to Zimmerman’s 1971 classic The Thinking Man’s...

This thorough examination of the 1963 NFL Championship chronicles the trials and triumphs of Chicago's historically most neglected champions against the economic, social, legal and human-interest backdrop of professional football in the 1960s. The...

In the past, sport, particularly football, has been defined as a male domain. Women's interest stereotypically ranges from gentle tolerance to active resistance. But increasingly, women are proudly identifying themselves as supporters of their teams, and...

This thrilling account of a football season is a must-read for sports fans of all ages. Through vivid descriptions of games and players, George Haydock Brooke takes readers into the heart of the action, highlighting the triumphs and tribulations of the...

Are you Ready to Become the Complete Soccer Player? Soccer Performance Unleashed is an easy to use, no-nonsense soccer guide showing you the top techniques, tips, and advice to improve your soccer. From improving your technique and playing smarter...

Jed Davies outlines in detail the Tiki-Taka football philosophy popularised by Barcelona and Spain and shows you, the coach, how to implement this style of play. Davies has studied the methods used at FC Barcelona, Liverpool FC, Swansea City FC,...

The word disaster is much used in the world of soccer - conceding a penalty, a sending off, an untimely defeat. Comparing these with real life disasters puts things into perspective and the results of the games become insignificant. Soccer is not more...

The modern game of rugby football has become gladiatorial, whereby muscular athletic players are involved in a form of collision chess with sophisticated defences smothering the offensive skills that were at one time a more dominant feature of the game...

Sports psychology, exploring the effects of psychological interventions on important performance-related outcomes, has become ever more popular and prevalent within elite level soccer clubs in the past decade as teams look to gain psychological as well...

Football in Fiction represents the most comprehensive historical mapping and analysis of novels related to association football (soccer). It offers a theoretically informed field guide, a scholarly cartography of football fiction's uncertain - and...