Sporting Heroes of Essex and East London 1960-2000
by Dr. Phil Stevens
Fulham last made the headlines in the mid-seventies when George Best and Rodney Marsh turned out at Craven Cottage. Following the dark days of the eighties, Mohamed Al Fayed has breathed new life (and a substantial amount of cash) into the club, and, following the initial success of Kevin Keegan, Jean Tigana (the ex-French international and successful Monaco manager) has taken Fulham up to the Premiership for the first time. The 2001/02 saw Tigana's men reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup and ad...
Packed with original pictures, hand-drawn illustrations and genuine Rangers memorabilia and full colour throughout, The Pocket Book of Rangers crams it all in - the great players, the best ever goals, the legendary managers, the tactics of the club's most successful teams - even an illustrated history of the famous light blue kit. It also includes a club directory, a detailed diagram of Ibrox Park, honours, records, stats and much, much more. The perfect gift for Rangers supporters of any age,...
A Football Odyssey represents a new slant on football writing. It addresses the game through the eyes of ordinary supporters. If you want to glory in the whims and fancies of 20-year-old millionaires - or the sanitised accounts of the rise and rise of clubs funded by oil-billionaires or leveraged buy outs -then this isn't for you. However, if you want to understand why the Jambos break their fan's hearts - or what it means to downsize your Uniteds - or how this game can shape and mirror lives- t...
Barcenola, capital de Espaluna, Europa y el Mundo
by Spanish Leadership
In Celtic in Europe, the dramas of Celtic's European exploits over the past four decades are captured in all their glory. The excitement of the club's initial steps in European competition during the early 1960s is recounted in absorbing detail, as is the development of the team under the management of Jock Stein, who propelled Celtic to a position among the aristocracy of Europe's football clubs during the late 1960s and the '70s. The story concludes by recounting how Celtic renewed their reput...
The Special Relationship: The History of American Football in the United Kingdom charts the arrival and development of gridiron football on this side of the Atlantic. This comprehensive account presents the story across three key sections, outlining how and why the sport became so popular in Britain - from the first match at Crystal Palace back in 1910 to the birth of the incredibly popular International Series, which has become a permanent fixture in the NFL regular season. It covers every matc...
Like most young boys, Malcolm Christie grew up dreaming of becoming a professional footballer. Rejected by his hometown club Peterborough United and working at Somerfield supermarket, playing amateur football at 19, Malcolm thought the moment had passed him by. But dreams do come true. Just months after he was stacking shelves, Malcolm was playing for Derby County in the Premier League. International honours and a big money move to Middlesbrough followed as Malcolm became one of English footba...
The Breedon Book of Football League Records, 1888-1992
by Gordon Smailes
Glorious Reinvention is the story of how Ajax rediscovered their mojo to compete again with Europe's best. In November 2010, after Ajax's 2-0 loss in the Champions League group stage to Real Madrid, Johan Cruyff wrote a newspaper column criticising his former club. He believed the side were poorly run, had lost their identity and been left behind by modern football. Cruyff wanted change. He wanted Ajax to rely on their academy as they once had, and he wanted former Ajax players in high positions...
Rise Together: Coventry City Under Mark Robins examines the rebirth of Coventry City FC from 2017 to 2020. Having sunk to the depths of English football's lowest professional division, the Sky Blues were a million miles from the FA Cup-winning heyday of 1987 and the glitz and glamour of Premier League football. After a decade of decline, a constant churn of managers, coaches and players, the arrival of Mark Robins for a second spell in charge would end all that. Backed by a fanbase desperate for...
As the first British player to score a goal in European club competition in 1955, Hibs hero Eddie Turnbull holds a unique place in footballing history. In "Eddie Turnbull: Having a Ball", he charts his extraordinary career and tells the story of his eventful life so far. Turnbull explains how he became one-fifth of the most celebrated forward line ever to grace Scottish football - the Famous Five of Hibernian FC - and reveals how he had to wait until he was eighty-two to be awarded his first int...
The (Completely Unofficial) Tartan Army Songbook is the book that no self-respecting Scotland fan should be without.
Verbrenne Fett fur eine Bestleistung beim Wrestling
by Correa (Zertifizierter Sport-Ernahrungsb