Association football (Soccer) Books

Do you want to walk alone as King or Queen of the Kop when it comes to Liverpool FC trivia?You can prove you're the biggest Reds know-it-all by checking out this latest trivia/fact book on one of England's most successful international teams!The entire...

This book provides you with a rare and great opportunity to learn the secrets behind the development program at Manchester City's Academy for Pep Guardiola's Methodology and game model.Darren Bowman (former Manchester City U13, U14, and U15 Coach) has...

Seguendo il popolarissimo volume 1, il volume 2 ti offre una visione rara delle sessioni di allenamento di Pep Guardiola e un'altra possibilità di imparare da uno dei migliori allenatori nella storia del calcio.Le 85 pratiche incluse in questo libro...

The game of soccer is constantly in flux; new ideas, philosophies and tactics mould the present and shape the future.Since the turn of the century we have witnessed dramatic changes in the beautiful game: new types of player, new coaching methods, and...

Data Game: The Story of Liverpool FC's Analytics Revolution explores the lesser-known story of how Liverpool rose to greatness in the 21st century with the help of big data.The Anfield institution is an industry leader in the field of data science, but...

This book explores the meanings, significances, and impacts of the complex identities that soccer fans, especially those of men's soccer, represent worldwide. The chapters in this volume construct and reconstruct fandom in terms of diverse fan...

This book explores continental perspectives on football's new geopolitical economy, examining how sport, politics, and the global economy have emerged in different parts of the world.

This is the first book to offer in-depth analysis of the 'Against Modern Football' movement through the comparison of two AMF clubs. The movement has emerged in opposition to the rampant commercialisation of football and the lack of supporters' influence...

What Makes Messi and Ronaldo the Greatest of All Time?Can You Become a Legend, Too?Discover the electrifying world of soccer like never before with Super Strikers: Amazing Stories for Young Athletes About Soccer Legends Like Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar,...

En la actualidad, el Manchester City es uno de los clubes más importantes de Inglaterra y del mundo. El crecimiento de la entidad tiene un punto de inflexión en 2008, cuando la llegada del dinero extranjero trajo grandes fichajes que introdujeron al...

Aquí está mi historia de esos años mágicos, del 84 al 91: un cuento en el que el lugar de la varita mágica fue tomado por un pie izquierdo. He visto a Diego, su grandeza en absoluta sencillez.Y quería contarlo, relata Ciro Ferrara, compañero de Maradona...

In 101 Goalkeeper Training Practices, goalkeeping coach Andy Elleray follows up his previous trilogy of goalkeeping books to provide fellow football coaches and goalkeepers with a wide variety of new practices that cover many aspects of goalkeeping...

In 65 Goalkeeper Training Exercises, goalkeeping coach and educator, Andy Elleray, offers fellow football coaches a way of training that takes keepers from the confines of the goal or penalty area, into new, challenging, and fulfilling settings...

The four seasons that Josep ‘Pep’ Guardiola spent in charge of the first team at FC Barcelona saw a period of extraordinary football supremacy delivered through tactical richness, ball retention, and player skill. Indeed, for many, the...

In soccer, attacking sessions are loved by players. The chance to be creative, attack, and score goals is hugely prized by players at all levels of the game.The final piece of soccer is creating and scoring goals, and it has the reputation of being the...

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...

DID YOU KNOW ...In the 1930 World Cup final, the author of one of the goals did not have an arm?In the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, a goalkeeper used gloves for the first time?The first ' Hat trick ' in the history of the World Cups was made by an American...

Ferenc Puskas und Alfredo Di Stefano waren wohl die besten Fußballer ihrer Zeit. Beide hatten das Pech, nie Fußball-Weltmeister zu werden. Ferenc Puskas spielte dabei sogar in der besten Nationalmannschaft zu dieser Zeit, vielleicht sogar der besten...

The best way to learn football is under competitive conditions during training. Here we present many competitive games in training, which, for example, promote tackling and goal-shooting training under real conditions. These competitive games should...

The Winning Formulas of Football takes readers on a thrilling journey through the lives and careers of three of the greatest football coaches of all time: Otto Rehhagel, Fabio Capello, and Sven-Göran Eriksson. From Rehhagel's stunning success in leading...

Bist du ein erfahrener Fußballspieler, der einfach nicht großherauskommen kann? Liegt es an deiner mangelnden körperlichen undgeistigen Fitness?Dieses Buch ist deine Antwort.Dieses Buch bietet eine hervorragende Möglichkeit, sowohl Spielern als auch...

What's behind the success of certain professional soccer clubs? Is it money, luck, skill? The answer may surprise you..The use of analytics in sport is now well embedded. 'Marginal gains', the bedrock upon which the cycling coach Dave Brailsford built...

El último diario de entrenamiento y juegos de béisbol es perfecto para niños y adolescentes para grabar, rastrear y mejorar el rendimiento de su juego.El Diario deportivo ha sido diseñado específicamente para jóvenes jugadores de base para grabar...

An invitation to be a football medic seemed a dream come true after a lifetime of being a football fan and a hospital doctor.There were many surprising twists and turns: player injuries turned out to be the easier part of the job.What follows is a...

Young footballers love to play, and a lot of inspiration comes from their heroes. The greats of the game all have their own skill sets and signature moves, whether that's Cristiano Ronaldo's chop, Neymar's flick, Lionel Messi's mazy dribbles, Harry...

Football has evolved on a massive scale. Transfer fees have reached the hundreds of millions and if the growth remains unchecked the sport will reach imponderable heights. The global pandemic of 2020 provided a stark illustration of the game's sense of...

Meet the Owls Crime Squad. The firm that became notorious for pulling off the most audacious invasions and legendary battles no matter how the odds were stacked. What they lacked in organisation they made up for in sheer ferocity. Always up for it and...

Perry Groves spent over a decade in the footballing spotlight. Sometimes he was at the top, often he was at the bottom and that's half the reasons the fans loved him so much - and still do. This is the most truthful and hilarious book about professional...

Blinded in one eye by a childhood incident, his tormentors called him 'One Eye' or 'Cyclops'; it could have instilled a victim mentality in him, but instead he became a fighter. One by one, those who tormented him would get their comeuppance ...In his...

Born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, in 1992, Jack began his football career at Letchworth Garden City Eagles, where his drive, intelligence and competitiveness entered in to local legend. Spotted by Arsenal's chief scout Steve Rowley while playing for Luton...

By the time Giggs made his Manchester United first team debut aged just 17, many considered him to be the greatest talent in English football since George Best. He made United's left wing his own until late in his career, when Sir Alex Ferguson switched...

A People's History of Tottenham Hotspur is the story of how fans helped create the identity of a world-famous club and tells a story from a perspective rarely acknowledged. Drawing on social history, contemporary press reports and first-hand interviews...

Discover the secrets of the game model developed by Pep Guardiola that sets Manchester City apart from the rest. When Guardiola joined Manchester City in 2016 there were doubts that he could replicate his successful model in the English game. But after a...

Does your life revolve around your football team? Does your team's result on a Saturday make or break your weekend? Would you leave your wife on the day she's due to give birth to go to a cup final 140 miles away? Or miss your daughter's fourth birthday...

Johnny Hubbard was a tricky little winger and a huge Rangers star, one of the last surviving members the great 50s side. Known as "The Penalty King" in recognition of his record 65 goals from 68 spot kicks, one of his goals was described by Sir Alex...

Filipe Stilwell d'Avillez takes us on a fascinating journey into the colourful world of the Portuguese Cup. Each year the country's top teams battle it out hoping to reach the cup final held at Jamor: Portugal's equivalent of Wembley Stadium. The book...

The History Boys celebrates 30 iconic goals and players in the illustrious history of Nottingham Forest. Featuring exclusive interviews and detailed career profiles, it delves deep into the club's defining moments, which echo down through history and...

Due to the pandemic lockdown, 2019-20 was a football season like no other, especially for English non-league clubs. Brought to a premature end, most leagues decided to null and void their completed fixtures, cancelling promotion and relegation, and...

This book explores social and political issues and trends emerging around the UEFA European Football Championships. It presents a contemporary sociology of the European Championships which, despite its significance as a mega-event, has been largely...

The role of teachers in association football, a much neglected aspect of English cultural history, is a story that allows a fundamental reappraisal of the status and position of these teachers in the society of the last 150 years.This book was previously...

Shifting European identities, cultural loyalties and divisions are often expressed more directly through attitudes to 'the people's game' game than in any other arena. This book examines European football journalism from throughout the last century to...

Different Evolutionary Models - Past, Present, and Future - Certain to Collide at Women's World Cup 2023With this new edition of his feted 2019 volume, Dr. Andrei Markovits - author of many books and academic papers on world fútbol, published in multiple...