The epic exploration of football in the twenty-first century through the prism of sociology, politics, and economics, by David Goldblatt, the critically acclaimed author of The Ball is Round.
En América Latina, una región con abundancia y diversidad de recursos naturales, el contexto global se configura en el desarrollo de un patrón metabólico extractivista cuyas severas consecuencias sociales y ambientales va no pueden ser interpretadas a partir de miradas socioeconómicas convencionales.
Este libro ahonda, desde diferentes perspectivas, el sentido e influencia que tiene el ocio en la sociedad actual: ámbitos de actuación, colectivos, iniciativas, etc.
Inspired by Arthur Ashes bestselling memoir Days of Grace, a collection of positive, uplifting stories of seemingly small acts of grace from across the sports world that have helped to bridge cultural and racial divides.
Seit Jahren tobt im deutschen Fußball hinter den Kulissen ein Machtkampf: Fans wehren sich dabei gegen die endgültige Kommerzialisierung des Volksports Nr.
*WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR*Fever Pitch is Nick Hornby's million-copy-selling, award-winnning football classic'A spanking 7-0 away win of a football book.
From football legend, Gary Lineker, comes a collection of truly uplifting, empowering and extraordinary football stories that have inspired him throughout his career.
Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards 2022Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2021Sport has an extraordinary, unique capacity to challenge and change society - to bring joy and hope; to improve physical and mental health, reduce loneliness and build self-esteem and happiness.
'Athletes first' is a slogan the International Olympic Committee often touts, but the reality is very different, as pre-eminent Olympics expert Jules Boykoff shows in this book.
Playgrounds and sports fields are filled with children and teenagers trying to impress their friends and team mates with their football freestyle skills, attempting to copy their professional football heroes like Ronaldo or Ronaldinho.
