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Science and Football II
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 42.95This book includes all the papers presented at a second World Congress of Science and Football (Liverpool 1987) (Eindhoven). more...
Centre of Excellence
Birlinn 2013; US$ 10.14On 15 January 1972, James Menzies Renwick made his international rugby debut for Scotland against France at Murrayfield. He was 19 years old. In the years that followed he became, arguably, the most talented rugby player ever to pull on a Scotland jersey - running in some of Scotland's most celebrated and spectacular tries. During a 24- year playing... more...
Football
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 60.95The story of the creation of Britain's national game has often been told. According to the accepted wisdom, the refined football games created by English public schools in the 1860s subsequently became the sports of the masses. Football, The First Hundred Years , provides a revisionist history of the game, challenging previously widely-accepted beliefs.... more...
Between the Sticks
HarperCollins Publishers 2013; Not AvailableIn 2013, Alan Hodgkinson marks 60 years spent playing and coaching at clubs including Sheffield United, Manchester United and England. This is the story of his life ? and the life of the game ? in that time. more...
Football: Steps to Success
Human Kinetics 2013; US$ 21.95Greg Colby shares his vast coaching experience in this new addition to the popular Steps to Success series. In Football: Steps to Success, Colbys progressive instruction for all of the games fundamental skills, along with 58 drills, helps players master the basics so they can take the field with confidence. more...
Hammers in the Heart
Random House Group Ltd 2013; US$ 13.34West Ham are back in the Premiership and, to celebrate, Pete May reflects on a lifetime of supporting the Irons. It's all here in Hammers in the Heart, from a full account of West Ham's triumph against Preston in the Coca-Cola Championship play-off final at Cardiff on 30 May 2005 to his early recollections of Bobby Moore, high-leg DM boots in the... more...
Science and Football VII
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 160.00Science and Football VII showcases the very latest scientific research into the variety of sports known as ?football?. These include soccer, the national codes (American football, Australian rules football and Gaelic football), and the rugby codes (union and league). Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this book is by far the most comprehensive... more...
The Wizard
Random House 2013; US$ 25.33'Stanley Matthews taught us the way football should be played' Pelé 'I couldn't believe he was a man. He was the best player in the world' Bobby Charlton 'He told me that he used to play for just twenty pounds a week. Today he would be worth all the money in the Bank of England' Gianfranco Zola Stanley Matthews is one of the most famous... more...
Winter Colours
Random House Group Ltd 2013; US$ 13.34Through intimate interviews with the sport's greatest contemporary icons, Donald McRae examines how rugby is played and revered in different countries. In this new and updated edition of a sporting classic, Martin Johnson, Brian O'Driscoll, Jonny Wilkinson, Sean Fitzpatrick, François Pienaar, Jonah Lomu and Gregor Townsend are just some of the stars... more...
Hooligan Wars
Random House Group Ltd 2013; US$ 12.00The good, the bad, the beautiful game: a mix that few can explain and yet whenever football hooliganism breaks out, the government, the football authorities, the police and journalists are all too ready to offer quick-fix solutions - solutions that rarely consider the underlying causes of the violence. Is it about boys becoming... more...









