Few cities in the world have as many football clubs as London; none have the history explored in Turf Wars. It was here the world-famous FA Cup began, before the capitals new crop of clubs had to meet the challenge posed by the North and Midlands....Loe edasi...
The Englishman is the gripping story of an Edwardian hero who fights for the glory of his country on the Western Front only to have his world torn apart. Can he find salvation and fulfil his destiny in the new world that emerges from the ashes of t...Loe edasi...
Over the past two decades, academic, sociological/historical writing on football has flourished, mainly on the back of the debate over the games early development. This book adds to that debate, providing more information on the early meetings of...Loe edasi...
From the prize-winning author of Fire in Babylon, a timely reappraisal of Frank Worrells life and legacy, published in time for the centenary of his birth in 2024. ...Loe edasi...
Dive into the exhilarating world of the Tour de France with the ultimate companion for cycling enthusiasts This comprehensive volume offers an in-depth exploration of the races history, complete with detailed maps of each edition. Whether youre a...Loe edasi...
A celebratory look at the world of Formula 1, featuring the incredible stories that made this magnificent sport what it is today, both known and never-before-told....Loe edasi...
Ted LassoWelcome to WrexhamThe Shortest History of Soccer For sports fans and history buffs alike and just in time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, this accessible guide to the evolution of soccer—from ancient traditions to sold-out stadiums—show...Loe edasi...
Germanys football culture has a historically rich background full of transnational entanglements, German identity formation, and fan cultures. Football Nation constructs new insights surrounding the multifaceted landscapes of German historical and c...Loe edasi...
Sports Knight uncovers the life stories behind the nations sporting knights and dames, offering a compelling alternative history of British sport and society across the past century. Why were these sporting greats held up as national role models? An...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9781496246493)
In 1990 a fearless group of players changed the sport of soccer in the United States forever. Young, bronzed, and mulleted, they were Americas finest athletes in a sport their country loved to hate. Even sportswriters rooted against them. Yet this...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9781496245595)
When Bob Feller hit the Major League Baseball scene, he instantly became one of the most famous athletes in the country. Everything Feller did made headlines, primarily because anything he did had never been done before, especially by someone his ag...Loe edasi...
One of the greatest football managers of our time tells the story of his illustrious career through his record-breaking seven Champions League wins. Featuring interviews with Jude Bellingham, Paolo Maldini, Luka Modric and Davide Ancelotti....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: August Books, ISBN-13: 9781835985601)
Reminds me of why I love football - at its heart, its a reflection of the communities that are built around it. A special book. - Jamie Carragher You know when youre in a Football City. The murals, the billboards, the graffi...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group), ISBN-13: 9780857508638)
The great book on 1966 that needed writing. PAUL HAYWARD, OBSERVER Panoramic and polemic. JONATHAN NORTHCROFT, SUNDAY TIMES - A vivid portrait of the world in 1966, centred around the storied World Cup tournament and its backdrop, publ...Loe edasi...
The most comprehensive history of the FIFA World Cup, featuring vivid accounts of individual games, the innovations that shaped the sport across the decades, and the games biggest stars-now updated for the 2026 World Cup....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Grand Central Publishing, ISBN-13: 9781538740729)
ESPN’s Tim MacMahon goes behind the scenes of Luka Doncic’s years with the Dallas Mavericks—before his trade to the Lakers stunned the basketball world—telling the story of a franchise’s quest to build a championship team around a prodigy. ...Loe edasi...
A GRIPPING AND INCREDIBLY HONEST INSIGHT INTO OUR SPORT, FROM ONE OF RACING’S MOST EXCITING TALENTS FRANKIE DETTORI‘AN ASTONISHINGLY HONEST ACCOUNT OF WHAT ITS LIKE BEING A PROFESSIONAL JOCKEY DAILY TELEGRAPH ...Loe edasi...
Go out to the ballgame with an interactive tour through America’s ballpark landmarks in this new edition of America’s Classic Ballparks.The ultimate tribute to the stadiums that shaped America’s pastime, America’s Classic Bal...Loe edasi...
Steven Apostolov, Tracey Owens Patton, Lane Demas, Lorenz J Finison, Donna L Halper, Leslie Heaphy, Edward H Jones, Stephanie Liscio, Susan A Michalczyk, Eileen Narcotta-Welp...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: OR Books, ISBN-13: 9781682195284)
The World Cup is here, but what function does a worldwide tournament play in an increasingly belligerent police state, with Donald Trump at the helm? Publishing on the eve of the soccer World Cup in the United States, Mexico, a...Loe edasi...
Baseball is more than a game-it is a living chronicle of American history, culture, and imagination. In this richly illustrated and masterfully told collection, celebrated designer and historian Todd Radom blends meticulous research with a designer...Loe edasi...
Become a Red Sox expert with these tough questions! The Incredible Boston Red Sox Trivia Book tests and expands your knowledge on your favorite baseball team-covering players careers from their rookie season, the All-Star Game, to Coopers...Loe edasi...
From the clubs inception in the late 70s; to winning the division for the first time in the 80s; Joe Carters epic home run; the two World Series titles in the early 90s; the reign of Roy Halliday; and everything in between, the Blue Jays have c...Loe edasi...
This book critically evaluates the historical accomplishments, current challenges, and future opportunities of the sociology of sport, offering a bold new vision for the fields development in the 21st century. This book crit...Loe edasi...
Almost every Wimbledon attendee has a programme, ticket, book, postcard or poster to commemorate the experience. Wimbledonia is the ultimate book of Wimbledon tennis collectables, featuring more than 700 stunning illustrations and 100-plus first-han...Loe edasi...
Sixty Years of the World Cup is a nostalgic, fun and frank reflection on the authors six-decade association with footballs biggest showpiece. Barwick guides the reader through 16 World Cup tournaments with a remarkable set of unique personal and p...Loe edasi...
This volume, the fifth in A General History of Chinese Wushu, offers a comprehensive and empirically grounded account of the development of Chinese Wushu from the First National Wushu Working Conference in 1982 to 2019. Integrating historical narrat...Loe edasi...
This volume, the fourth in A General History of Chinese Wushu, presents a scholarly examination of the development, institutionalization, and expanding global influence of Wushu from the founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949 to the First...Loe edasi...
This provocative book makes the case for the complete removal of national symbolism in the Olympic Games. Focusing on the case of national flags at the Olympic Games, it explores the history of national symbols at the Olympics and asks what this iss...Loe edasi...
Lavishly illustrated with over 300 photographs, The Indomitables is the most comprehensive and authoritative account of the 1946 tour that made sporting legends of the 15 Englishmen and 11 Welshmen (including the captain, Gus Risman) who created spor...Loe edasi...
Drugs, cartels, mafia, addiction, the FBI, and coercion... this is a detailed look at the darkness that consumed the worlds most naturally talented footballer....Loe edasi...
Drugs, cartels, mafia, addiction, the FBI, and coercion... this is a detailed look at the darkness that consumed the worlds most naturally talented footballer....Loe edasi...
What can sport do to produce positive social change in our world today? Now in a fully revised, updated and expanded fourth edition, this critical, challenging and comprehensive textbook introduces the study of sport, culture and society....Loe edasi...
What can sport do to produce positive social change in our world today? Now in a fully revised, updated and expanded fourth edition, this critical, challenging and comprehensive textbook introduces the study of sport, culture and society....Loe edasi...
This book delves into the complex, yet fascinating evolution of football - from being a relatively unruly mob game played on festival days, to getiing adopted, codified and civilised by the major English Public Schools, then diffused into the wide...Loe edasi...
This is a first-ever biography of one of the New York Yankees greatest stars in the long, successful history of Major League Baseballs winningest franchise. Bill Dickey is regarded as one of baseballs greatest catchers of all time from his p...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Grand Central Publishing, ISBN-13: 9781538726525)
The definitive biography of Nolan Ryan, arguably the greatest pitcher in the history of baseball, from New York Times bestselling sportswriter Tim Brown. Nolan Ryan was the hero to two of America’s biggest institutions: Texas an...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Grand Central Publishing, ISBN-13: 9781538783054)
The definitive biography of Nolan Ryan, arguably the greatest pitcher in the history of baseball, from New York Times bestselling sportswriter Tim Brown. Nolan Ryan was the hero to two of America’s biggest institutions: Texas an...Loe edasi...
From Uruguays raucous win on home soil in 1930 to Argentinas dramatic triumph on penalties in Qatar 92 years later, Glittering Prize tells the absorbing and intriguing story of the greatest sporting show on earth: the FIFA World Cup. Volume II foc...Loe edasi...
From Uruguays raucous win on home soil in 1930 to Argentinas dramatic triumph on penalties in Qatar 92 years later, Glittering Prize tells the absorbing and intriguing story of the greatest sporting show on Earth: the FIFA World Cup. Volume I look...Loe edasi...
From Uruguays raucous win on home soil in 1930 to Argentinas dramatic triumph on penalties in Qatar 92 years later, Glittering Prize tells the absorbing and intriguing story of the greatest sporting show on earth: the FIFA World Cup. Volume III is...Loe edasi...
