Association football (Soccer)

For the Summer 2018 World Cup, the ultimate book for soccer fans around the globe!

Outspoken, honest, game changingultimate soccer insider and legendary coach Bruce Arena looks back on an extraordinary career, and forward to what the United States needs to do to compete successfully on the world stage once again.

The New York Times bestselling author of Slow Getting Up chronicles his descent into the madness of early retirement and fantasy football.

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.

Abby Wambach has always pushed the limits of what is possible.

The first inside account of the international soccer scandal that rocked the world and the American at its centerthe incredible story of how a stay-at-home New York soccer dad illegally made millions off the worlds most powerful and corrupt sports organization and became an unlikely FBI whistleblower.

I believe that we will win.

The uplifting memoir of U.

My family doesnt do happy endings.

For the more than seven million girlsfrom knobby-kneed tykes to high school and college starswho are tearing across the country chasing a soccer ball and dreams of glory, there is one name that eclipses all others, male or female: Mia Hamm.

Nancy Clancy hits the soccer field in New York Times bestselling team Jane OConnor and Robin Preiss Glassers sixth Nancy Clancy chapter book.

A top-to-bottom look at England's national game, from one of the UK's leading business economists.

***Includes a new foreword by Gary Lineker about football in lockdown***Shortlisted for The Telegraph Sports Book Awards'Lineker is nearly as good a presenter as I was a footballer' DIEGO MARADONA'Hilarious, almost as funny as me' ALAN SHEARER'This is Lineker unleashed.

Get inside the mind of football's most enigmatic icon Zidane is the master PeleOne of modern football s most brilliant players - and one of its most iconic and mysterious figures - Zinedine Zidane s football career is the stuff of legend.

The Sunday Times Bestseller and Number 1 Sport Book of 2016'A tale that's truly inspirational' The SunAn ordinary lad from Sheffield, Jamie Vardy has become known as an against-the-odds footballing hero the world over.

En los últimos años, el fútbol ha alcanzado un nivel de popularidad nunca antes visto.

Stunningly illustrated by David Squires (as featured in the Guardian), The Illustrated History of Football is a wry look at the highs and lows of the beautiful game.

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERThe Trophies The Tuesday Club The Prawn Crackers Marc Overmars may have given him the nickname, but the Romford Pele is a legend in his own right.

The World Cup champion and double Olympic gold medalist shares her story in her own words!

'If we can sell Newcastle Brown to Japan, and if Wimbledon can make it to the First Division, there is surely no achievement beyond our reach.

Cup Final Day, 1986, and the eyes of the world are on Liverpool and Everton as they walk out on to Wembley s lush green turf.

Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win Gary Lineker Packed with exclusive interviews with key protagonists, Raphael Honigstein s book lifts the lid on the secrets of German football s success.

So who is Louis van Gaal?

*** SHORTLISTED FOR SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023 ***'fascinating, frank, funny' Jim White, Daily Telegraph'insightful' Henry Winter, The Times'very entertaining .

Shortlisted for the 2022 Sports Book Awards'brave .

Shortlisted for the 2022 Sports Book Awards'an enjoyable and interesting journey through football' Donald McRae, The Guardian'This is really good.

'An entertaining read, especially for those who like to share their Saturday afternoons with Jeff and the Gang' The SunI've Got Mail is the brand new book from Jeff Stelling, the Sunday Times bestselling author and host of Sky Sports' iconic football show Soccer Saturday.

'Searingly honest' - Paul Hayward, Daily Telegraph'illuminating' - Martin Samuel, Daily Mail'warts-and-all .

'Alan's book is like his game: incisive, thoughtful, intelligent and consistently hits the target' Gary Lineker'A brilliant, articulate, thoughtful man with a wonderful sense of humour: Smudge encapsulates all he is and knows in this fantastic book that will capture the hearts of every football fan' Tony Adams'It was different back then, at least through Arsenal eyes.

'Brilliant' Guardian'Exuberant' Financial Times'Colourful' The TimesIn June 1986 Diego Maradona, considered by many to be the greatest footballer of all time, proudly hoisted the '86 Mexico World Championship Cup in his hands.

In Brazil nothing is more important than football.

It shouldn't be that hard, should it?

The World Cup Finals, Sweden 1958.

Following on from his bestselling study of violence, The Football Factory, John King considers Britain's other obsession - sex.

WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR Why does an international footballer with the world at his feet decide to take his own life?

A history of modern Spain told through one of world football's most intense rivalries Independent Sports Book of the Year Sunday TimesIt s Messi vs Ronaldo, it s Catalonia vs Castilla.

When the Leeds United players celebrated winning the championship in April 1992, they had no idea how momentous the occasion was.

All Kelly Smith ever wanted to be was a footballer.

Football is a game of opinions.

'Score and few will remember; miss and no one will forget'Talking to some of the game's most successful players and managers, the question the book seeks to address is simple: can England overcome their fear of the penalty?

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARHow did one man go from Nazi Youth indoctrination to English footballing icon?

Bowden is the definitive biography of one of the greatest college football coaches of all time, Bobby Bowden, and the first family of football.

Ossie Ardiles is one of the most iconic footballers ever to have graced the game.

'A powerful chronicle of the transformation of English football and society through the prism of two very different characters' Irish TimesJack was open, charismatic, selfish and pig-headed; Bobby was guarded, shy, polite and reserved to the point of reclusiveness.

';Gus Poyet declared it to be the toughest league in England.

*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*This is the remarkable story of a local lad who grew up in the shadow of Upton Park and became 'Mr West Ham': a one-club man who lived the dream.

'On the pitch he was a magician' - Arsene WengerThe first full autobiography from former footballer and England manager Glenn HoddleGlenn Hoddle was one of the most celebrated footballers of his generation.

The untold story of the most contested fixture in world football'A must read.

Fußballtraining für Kinder: Systematisches, altersgerechtes und zielorientiertes Training für Spaß, Abwechslung und ErfolgFußball ist Ihre Leidenschaft und in Ihrem Leben dreht sich alles um den Ball?

'The perfect Christmas gift' - Alan BrazilA brilliantly entertaining and hilarious quiz book from the country's favourite sports broadcasterKnow your bull calf from your bullseye?