Hijacking La Liga: How Atletico Madrid Broke Barcelona and Real Madrid's Duopoly looks at what went on behind the scenes as Atletico Madrid went from relegation to mid-table mediocrity to seriously threatening the dominance of Spanish football's two superpowers.
Henry Armstrong: Boxing's Super Champ is the story of arguably the most incredible fighter in the history of boxing - told by one of the few surviving writers to have been around during Armstrong's unique world championship reign.
West Bromwich Albion first ventured off the British mainland in April 1893, taking the relatively short trip to Ireland to play two friendly matches, both of which were unfortunately lost!
A People's History of Tottenham Hotspur is the story of how fans helped create the identity of a world-famous club and tells a story from a perspective rarely acknowledged.
Of all games, cricket has long prided itself on its ethical traditions, but to modern sceptics the idea of cricket encapsulating a higher morality is actually something of a myth.
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.
From the thousands of matches ever played by Aston Villa, stretching from the club's Victorian foundation across more than 140 years to the Premier League era, here are 50 of the club's most glorious, epochal and thrilling games of all!
In January 1929, before 20,000 spectators, Norwich City of the Third Division South went down 0-5 in the third round of the FA Cup to an amateur side composed of ex-public school boys who disdained professional tactics in favour of instinct and teamwork.
'A thought-provoking and worthwhile read' THE TIMES'A timely, challenging book' GUARDIAN'[A] rich, intriguing book' NATUREWE ARE MUCH MORE CONNECTED TO NATURE AND EACH OTHER THAN WE REALISE .
This book is a historical fiction that I have written about the 1960 baseball World Series, specifically about game 7 of that series, that many baseball experts feel was the greatest game ever played in the history of Major League Baseball.
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.
The former Prime Minister examines the early history of one of the great loves of his life in a book that sheds new light on the summer game's social origins.
Love him or loathe him, Ricky Ponting is one of the biggest names in cricket, having been at the heart of so many memorable Ashes and Test encounters over the years.
'Entertaining, quirky and an enjoyable read' Phil Liggett MBE'A genuine one-off with a ready wit and a killer anecdote to hand at all times' Rouleur'Entertaining.
'Entertaining, quirky and an enjoyable read' Phil Liggett MBE'A genuine one-off with a ready wit and a killer anecdote to hand at all times' Rouleur'Entertaining.
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.
American Football ist mehr als ein Sport, bei dem sich Spieler mit Schulterpolstern und großen Helmen gegenseitig umrennen: Football ist Tradition, Popkultur und nicht zuletzt das Spiegelbild einer ganzen Nation.
Capturando más de un siglo de luchas, esta conmovedora historia cultural rastrea la evolución de la participación de las mujeres en los deportes en América Latina, desde la educación física hasta los clubes de aficionados y la creación de equipos nacionales.
Willi Unsoeld, a legend among mountaineers--a man whom Bill Moyers calls one of the few giants he has ever met--fearlessly challenged the world's highest peaks and inspired a generation of climbers with his legacy.
Our view of football will never be the same again Written by a world-respected football historian, this football history/gift title reveals the global game's greatest myths and untruths.
