Hugh Gallacher was a footballing prodigy born into a family of Irish immigrants in Bellshill in 1903. Standing just five......more
NOMINATED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2022 ’Superbly insightful’ FourFourTwo ’Hugely enjoyable.’ Henry Winte......more
One of the most fascinating narratives in football from the last 15 years has been the meteoric rise of the Red Bull sta......more
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’Jaw-dropping’ - Daily Mail ’A gripping tale, full of insight. Blackhurst is an enormously talented writer’ - City A.M. ......more
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Insightful, enlightening and thought-provoking, leading football journalist Nick Miller lifts the lid on football club o......more
The untold story of the most contested fixture in world football ’A must read.’ Henry Winter ’Superb.’ Daniel Taylor Liv......more
This beautiful coffee-table book takes readers through the history of the famous west London’s club kit and in doing so ......more
From the makers of the UK’s best football magazine! MATCH is the UK’s bestselling football annual and is top of Christma......more
Aberdeen have competed on the European stage since season 1967/68 and have enjoyed some epic encounters along the way, c......more
A smart and irreverent guide to running a football club, brought to you by the team behind the acclaimed The Price of Fo......more
This book offers in-depth analysis of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The first World Cup to be held in the Middle Eas......more
Football has an integrity problem. Whether it is the reckless behaviour of players on or off the pitch, television comme......more
Real Madrid’s innovative, modern strategies may not only keep them on top--but save soccer itself. Featuring behind-the-......more
WITH AN EXCLUSIVE Q&A BETWEEN JIM AND KAVEH FOR THE AUDIOBOOK ’The best football book of the year. A must-read for anyon......more
New edition of this bestselling title, a warm and evocative history of Tottenham Hotspur that gets to the heart and soul......more
The Team that Could Have Been: The Rise and Fall of Crystal Palace’s Team of the 80s looks back on a fascinating period ......more
*** LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 *** *** ONE OF THE DAILY TELEGRAPH’S SPORTS BOOKS OF TH......more
The best-selling collection of football facts, stats and stories is back for another great edition! World Football Recor......more
Winning strategies of one of football’s most successful coaches As FIFA’s most decorated female football manager and a f......more
The A to Z of Sunday League Football is a fascinating and hilarious guide to the ugly side of the beautiful game. Join a......more
From rookie to final playing sticker, this unique collection showcases the world’s greatest footballers through their Pa......more
’Emotional, insightful, beautifully written. A story of making saves and being saved. The best football book I have read......more
’Eye-opening. An essential read for any football fan’ - Jamie Carragher A new, expanded and super-charged guide to Expec......more
A rousing history of the penalty kick and its introduction in English football by a famed British writer & editor. "Foot......more
The World’s Best Players Celebrate the greatest footballers from the world game’s current era. The Stars of Football pro......more
In fairy tales and movies, in comic books and novels, everyone loves cheering for the underdog - and people’s affection ......more
A celebration of the timeless beauty of soccer--its greatest and most stylish players, from past heroes to today’s stars......more
The relationship between mental health and elite sport has found itself under more intense scrutiny in recent years. Thi......more
The relationship between mental health and elite sport has found itself under more intense scrutiny in recent years. Thi......more
A revelatory memoir from Liverpool legend and global football star Bobby Firmino. Master of the no-look goal and Anfield......more
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The global increase in viewership of and participation in women’s football means that, to continue with this growth, we ......more
The global increase in viewership of and participation in women’s football means that, to continue with this growth, we ......more
The definitive award-winning biography of Cristiano Ronaldo - fully updated to include the 2022 World Cup, Ronaldo’s exp......more
’pulls no punches’ The Sun ’full of eventful tales from the past’ Daily Mail ’punchy, earthy ... entertaining stories th......more
Heart of Poland is an incredible journey through the country’s football culture, and an intensely personal exploration o......more
Double Diamond is the story of Umbro, an ever-present figure in the development of modern football and the multi-billion......more
Physiological and Functional Assessment of Professional Football Players presents a science-based approach to enhance at......more
Physiological and Functional Assessment of Professional Football Players presents a science-based approach to enhance at......more
Nothing has brought English soccer more immediately into the American mainstream than Ted Lasso, which captivated the na......more
Out of the Toronto suburb of Brampton comes an irresistible story of trials, perseverance, the limelight of internationa......more
An insightful and intimate biography of one of the world’s finest and most exciting football players, Erling Haaland The......more
The incomparable George Hamilton returns with a superb offering of travails and anecdotes spanning his five decades on o......more
Drawing on wide-ranging archival research, this authoritative new history examines the cultural diplomatic role played b......more
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Updated for 2024, and (hopefully) to coincide with the club’s return to the Premier League, Ipswich Town On This Day is ......more
Updated for 2024, and (hopefully) to coincide with the club’s return to the Premier League, Ipswich Town Miscellany is a......more
It’s August 1981 and Liverpool, a city already on its knees in the grip of Thatcherism, is reeling from the devastating ......more
The fifteenth anniversary edition, fully revised and updated, of the widely beloved classic on soccer tactics, with fres......more
Twenty-two long years, 264 torturous months, more than, 1,100 despairing weeks. The Tartan Army’s foot soldiers were wai......more
"Discusses how, when and why football spectators produce sound, and it examines the structures, meanings and functions o......more
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This is the first book to take an in-depth look at women’s football in Africa. Exploring the history, contemporary lands......more
’Excellent’ - Simon Kuper, author of the bestselling FOOTBALL AGAINST THE ENEMY ’The definitive story of how French foot......more
Inside the Hermit Kingdom charts the history of Albanian football from 1945 to 1991, when the country was ruled by moder......more
Lions in the Wilderness: England’s Decade of Decline traces the trials and tribulations of the England football team in ......more
Sweeper Keeper is the compelling story of legendary goalkeeper Tommy Lawrence, one of the heroes of Bill Shankly’s Liver......more
Can a soccer match trigger a war? Can soccer push back against the tyranny of dictatorship or usher one into power? Kick......more
Can a soccer match trigger a war? Can soccer push back against the tyranny of dictatorship or usher one into power? Kick......more
This book examines the topic of identity and collective memory in football fandom. Drawing on global research in history......more
This book is the first academic all-island history of either rugby union or association football, two of the three most ......more
Matt Riley takes us on a fascinating and bizarre behind-the-scenes journey into the weird and wonderful world of Thai fo......more
In the late 1980s football was in a state of crisis. Falling attendances and a genuine unease among potential spectators......more
Too Good to Be Forgotten is a footballing story viewed through the prism of three remarkable men: Brian Clough, Bobby Ro......more
We Were Really There is the story of how Manchester City was saved from oblivion - told by the man who oversaw the rescu......more
The rip-roaring story of Manchester City’s red-hot goal scoring hero Erling Haaland. Unlike his seafaring forefathers, H......more
Association Football is undoubtedly a global sport, with millions of individuals participating in more than 200 countrie......more
The spread of COVID-19 and the consequent pandemic since early 2020 have brought about unprecedented changes in all sphe......more
Phenomenon is the rip-roaring story of Brazilian legend Ronaldo, examining the incredible career and life of the greates......more
This book takes a close look at the experiences of migrant athletes, their precarious careers, and at what this can tell......more
Insurgent Fandom offers a behind-the-scenes look at a transnational subculture known to few--ultra. As the most dedicate......more
Chasing Immortality is the story of Manchester City’s epic 2022/23 season, when for the first time this century an Engli......more
The story of Women’s Soccer’s fight for equal pay as chronicled by counsel and leader of the USWNT’s Players Association......more
The Official History of the FIFA World Cup is the most authoritative and comprehensive review on the market of the 22 FI......more
O Jogo Bonito! is the magical story of Brazil at the 1970 World Cup, and a team that featured the incomparable skills of......more
This book examines the experiences of amateur players in women’s football, challenging conventional discourses that cent......more
An exhaustive look at Arsène Wenger’s revolutionary management of Arsenal F.C., which changed the face of English footba......more
This is the first book to focus on the interrelated issues of social control and disorder in football. It shows how the ......more
90+2: Last-Minute Moments that Changed Football History is a thrilling, exhilarating and rousing journey through some of......more
Discovering the untold stories of the beautiful game through football sticker art. Embark on an exhilarating journey thr......more
’At last, the definitive guide to football phraseology across the world... Sparky and very funny’ - Paul Hayward ’Amusin......more
In Win or Else, Larry E. Holmes shows us how Soviet football culture regularly disregarded official ideological and poli......more
In Win or Else, Larry E. Holmes shows us how Soviet football culture regularly disregarded official ideological and poli......more
A decade in Canadian Soccer History: The 1960s Football Book of Records. The most remarkable decade for Canadian soccer ......more
Canadian Soccer’s All-Time Top 100 Women’s Footballers (2024 Edition). The top 100 women’s footballers from more than 40......more
This book examines the interplay between football, politics, violence, passion, and morality in Argentina. Drawing on or......more