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Anatomy of England
Orion 2010; US$ 22.64In-depth look at ten crucial games that shaped England. From the moment England's superiority on the world stage began to crumble (a 4-3 defeat in Spain in 1929) through many a false dawn (Italy 0-4 England, 1948; the dismantling of the Dutch at Euro 96) and humiliating lesson in the finer arts of the game (Hungary 1953; West Germany 1972) the history... more...
Essential Soccer Skills
DK Publishing 2011; US$ 14.95Essential Soccer Skills progresses from beginner basics to advanced techniques, featuring illustrated sequences on how to learn and master key skills, and tips on how to improve your overall form. Prelims Introduction Chapter 1: The basics of the game The object of the game The rules The pitch Equipment: Boots and balls Chapter 2: Types of player Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Attackers Chapter... more...
'66
Mainstream Publishing 2011; US$ 10.67'. . . it is now!' With these legendary three words the 1966 World Cup final came to an end. England had won, and at 5.15 p.m. on 30 July 1966, Bobby Moore wiped his hands on his shorts, shook hands with the Queen, and took delivery of the Jules Rimet trophy before a worldwide television audience of 600 million. It was, and remains, the single... more...
Into the Light
Mainstream Publishing 2011; US$ 10.67Into the Light reveals the full thrilling story of Sunderland Football Club - charting the club's progress from being the first great team to dominate the Football League, to the squad which returned to the top of English soccer at the dawn of the new millennium. Hutchinson traces a journey from Newcastle Road to the Stadium of Light by way of Roker... more...
Newcastle United
Mainstream Publishing 2011; US$ 14.67When Newcastle United crashed out of the FA Cup in Cardiff in April 2005, it was official: the second best-supported club in England and the eleventh richest in the world had completed 50 years without winning a domestic trophy. Since their last success - an FA Cup win in 1955 - no less than thirty-two clubs have won one of the three major prizes... more...
The Story of the World Cup
Faber and Faber 2010; US$ 18.94The most authoritative account of the history of football's most glorious tournament, fully updated. more...
Anatomy of England
Orion 2010; Not AvailableIn-depth look at ten crucial games that shaped England. From the moment England's superiority on the world stage began to crumble (a 4-3 defeat in Spain in 1929) through many a false dawn (Italy 0-4 England, 1948; the dismantling of the Dutch at Euro 96) and humiliating lesson in the finer arts of the game (Hungary 1953; West Germany 1972) the history... more...
Soccer Men
Nation Books 2011; US$ 16.99Simon Kuper?s New York Times bestseller Soccernomics pioneered a new way of looking at soccer through meticulous empirical analysis and incisive?and witty? commentary. Kuper now leaves the numbers and data behind to explore the heart and soul of the world?s most popular sport in the new, extraordinarily revealing Soccer Men . Soccer Men goes... more...
Brilliant OrangeThe Neurotic Genius of Dutch Soccer
Overlook 2008; US$ 12.99Brilliant range is a book about Dutch soccer that's not really about Dutch socer. It's more about an enigmatic way of thinking peculiar to a people whose landscape is unrelentingly flat, mostly below sea level, ad who owe their salvation to a boy who plugged a fractured dike with his little inger. If any one thing, Brilliant Orange is about Dutch... more...
There's a Golden Sky ebook
A&C Black 2011; US$ 24.70With 2011 celebrating the Premier League's 20th anniversary, it's time to take stock of a phenomenon that has changed English football - and English society - forever. Ian Ridley took a long hard look at the game back in the 1980s against a backdrop of recession, strikes and football hooliganism. In this new book he examines just how far the... more...









