'Gillingham FC Miscellany' is packed with fascinating facts, figures, trivia, stats, stories and anecdotes all relating to the history of the Gills. From memorable matches and favourite sons, the book follows no set order, chronological or otherwise, but has plenty to keep any fanatic coming back for more.
Robin van Persie is one of the most talented players in world football today. An intelligent playmaker and deadly striker, he brings creativity and intelligence to Arsenal's forward line and is the first name on the Netherlands team sheet. Signed by Arsene Wenger in the summer of 2004 with a view to replace Dutch legend Dennis Bergkamp, Van Persie quickly established himself as an integral part of Wenger's talented side, initially plying his trade on the left side of midfield. Playing alongside...
Manchester United Ultimate Football Heroes Pack (Ultimate Football Heroes)
Glory, glory Man United! From one of the biggest and most renowned clubs in the world comes some of the best talent. Discover the stories of United's all-time heroes from the legend that is Ryan Giggs, the Swedish superstar that is Zlatan and the record breaking Lukaku. Learn how three men from different walks of life took the ultimate journey from the playground to the Premier League. Includes the three books: Giggs (Ultimate Football Hero), Zlatan (UItimate Football Hero) and Lukaku (Ultimat...
In Colours Green and White
by Photographer John Campbell and Pat Stanton
The European Football Championship (Football Research in an Enlarged Europe)
The UEFA European football championship was the first European mega-event to take place in post-socialist Europe. Taking this as a departure point, this volume focuses on football as a realm of constructing and negotiating identities using rich ethnographic fieldwork and in-depth media analysis.
On 22 June 1986, in front of 114,580 fans at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium and a global TV audience, England and Argentina faced off for a World Cup quarter-final - it would go down as the most infamous game in the tournament's history. High Noon is a richly evocative account of that afternoon, and the fallout that rumbles on today. Just four years after the Falklands War, this was a grudge match that resonated far beyond the field of play. On the pitch a showdown between these two footballing na...
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About - Bolton Wanderers FC
by MR Ian Carroll
The story of British football's journey from public school diversion to mass media entertainment is a remarkable one. The Association Game traces British football from the establishment of the earliest clubs in the nineteenth century to its place as one of the prominent and commercialised leisure industries at the beginning of the twenty first century. It covers supporters and fandom, status and culture, big business, the press and electronic media and development in playing styles, tactics and...