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Association Football did not magically begin with the formation of the Football Association in 1863: for centuries before, leather and rag balls had been kicked about, often as a smoke-screen for a j …

‘This book is a blessing to comfort when it’s fourth and one, or you’ve just fumbled in your own life.’ ~ Kevin Harlan, CBS TNT Westwood One Sports  ‘The reading is simple, the characters are very di …

The story of America’s most sacred and carefully constructed football dynasty is revealed in this unflinching family portrait. For generations, American athletes have enjoyed the ever-escalating cele …

In our world of global superstar footballers, it’s easy to forget the grassroots of a sport where loyalty to a hometown club is often rock solid – and counts for everything. Even as local communities …

Bicycling for Ladies is the trailblazing book that introduced women to bicycling and shocked a Victorian culture on its release in 1896. Today it remains comprehensive and useful, but also celebrates …

I wrote this book so that I would remember lessons learned from coaching over forty years of football. The book talks about the importance of being demanding on players, but at the same time making s …

During a routine physical in 2004, Danielle Grabol was given an ultimatum: get your act together and lose weight or prepare yourself for a bleak future. Losing her breath while walking up a flight of …

‘The whistle blows and I set off for the one kick I know will stay with me for the rest of my life, maybe even define my life…’ Michael Carrick was the heartbeat of Manchester United. For more than …

The book is the result of an idea conceived in 2006 and the writing itself begun in October 2007 and took almost two years. Sources for the project, which included official FIFA publications were num …

HEROES OF MORE THAN A FOOTBALL FIELD   Continuing Derek Niven’s popular and successful ‘Pride Series’, Pride of the Hearts tells the fateful and tra …