Blue Days The Transformation Of Chelsea Under Hoddle, Gullit And Vialli
by Chris Wright
There is no sporting event more popular than the World Cup. For one month every four years, billions of people around the world turn their attention to the tournament. Fans call in sick to work, pack into bars to watch games, or stay home for days at a time glued to their TV sets. Nothing else seems to matter. In A History of the World Cup: 1930-2014, Clemente A. Lisi chronicles this international phenomenon, providing vivid accounts of individual games from the tournament's origins in 1930 to...
After just a handful of games this season Sunderland were looking early favourites for the drop into League One, despite the arrival of the 'returning messiah' Niall Quinn, who headed up the consortium that had just bought the club. When he took the decision to appoint Roy Keane as manager, most predicted a storm. Instead, out went half the first team, and Sunderland went on to lift the Championship and head off into the 'promised land' of the Premiership. Wilson tells the story not only of Su...
This pictorial history of Watford Football Club features over 200 black-and-white photographs. It covers the origins of the club as far back as 1881 and describes how it moved from Cassio Road to Vicarage Road in 1922, its present home ground in the town. The author describes the many great personalities that have represented the club through the years: the founder Henry Grover, Jack "Darkie" Cother, Frank Hoddinott, Charlie White, Skilly Williams, Stuart Scullion and Billy Jennings. In the club...
The untold story of Real Madrid: one of the most incredible turnarounds in sports and business history. Real Madrid is the most successful sports team on the planet. The soccer club has more trophies than any other sports team, including 11 UEFA Champions League trophies. However, the story behind the triumph goes beyond the players and coaches. Generally unnoticed, a management team consisting mostly of outsiders took the team from near bankruptcy to the most valuable sports organization in th...