Football (Soccer)

Revised and updated with new material from the paperback edition....

Joel Selwood’s remarkable leadership is well-known across AFL football. Selwood will not only go down in history as an icon of the game – a record breaker – but also as a selfless leader. Now, for the first time, Selwood tells his story in his own words....

Whether it's committing to a tackle, being a dad or writing a memoir, if Zach Tuohy goes in, he goes 'all in'.

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest footballers of all time, a dream he pursued from the age of just 12 when he left his humble origins on Madeira behind....

xGenius explores the interplay between analysis, tactics, and decision-making. It seeks to put the sport of football under the microscope with the aim of getting closer to the ultimate truth of what makes players, managers and teams successful. What, ultimately, wins football matches.

Narrated by Stephen Hogan and introduced by Roy Keane....

From childhood to his zenith as a player, Ablett's story is an audiobook about a player without equal.

Journeying from Abu Dhabi to Newcastle, and onto London, Paris, Moscow and New York in search of the answers, Miguel Delaney follows the threads that surround the allegations of sportswashing and misconduct in the beautiful game.

In July 2021, shortly after being named League Two's Player of the Season and Golden Boot, Paul Mullin sent shockwaves through the EFL by taking a downwards move to National League team, Wrexham AFC. Since then, 'Super Paul Mullin' has helped transform the Wrexham team....

Liverpool's brand of football (soccer) has revived a sleeping giant, energized its vast army of fans, entertained crowds at home and all over the world, and redefined coaching excellence. Now Pep tells the inside story of a season which, even by LFC standards, has been truly sensational....

Here is the ultimate guide from the much loved everyman of English football, Peter Crouch....

The insider account of the data revolution that has swept through the modern football world written by one of its key architects, Ian Graham.

Fixed breaks new ground as Moses Swaibu becomes the first player ever to write openly about how he helped to fix games, revealing exactly what happens on the pitch when a match is being manipulated.

For three extraordinary seasons at Bayern Munich, Marti Perarnau was given total access around the German super club - to its players, its backroom staff, its board members....

Steven Gerrard is the former captain of Liverpool football team and of the England national football team....

No player has been more synonymous with the glory years of Manchester United Football Club over the past two decades than right-back Gary Neville....

The story of one of the greatest footballers of all time, Barcelona and Argentina's Lionel Messi....

Follow Sam Kerr’s incredible journey from playing Aussie Rules as a kid to becoming one of the world’s greatest athletes, after the Matildas achieved their best-ever result at a World Cup.

I Am Zlatan reveals a rare and ferocious intelligence, willpower and God-given talent most recently exhibited when Zlatan scored all four goals for Sweden in a 4-2 victory against England....

When five-year-old Michael Chaplin landed in a strange city of ships in the late 1950s, he looked in vain for something that would anchor him to it, make him feel at home. Then, one Saturday afternoon, it came: the roar of a crowd, and a football team to support....

Sir David Murray’s life story is a truly remarkable tale of never-say-die triumph over unimaginable adversity.

Since Klopp's arrival in 2015, Liverpool FC has had unbelievable success, giving the city great cultural value which it has not seen since The Beatles.

The inside story of an unrivaled period in the illustrious history of Liverpool Football Club, Robbo: Now You’re Gonna Believe Us... is a personal account as seen through the eyes of author Andrew Robertson....

Wall Street Journal reporters Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg offer a deeply reported account of the intertwined sagas and legacies of two of the greatest soccer players of all time—Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo—examining how their rivalry has grown from a personal competition....

Beth Mead is one of the world's most talented female footballers - Golden Boot winner and Player of the Tournament at the UEFA Euros 2022, Arsenal Player of the Season 2021-22, and nominee for the 2022 Ballon d'Or....

Football is the world's most popular sport, and the shirts worn by teams and their supporters are its greatest means of cultural expression. Every year clubs launch new kits with increasingly extravagant marketing campaigns and convoluted explanations of how their designs reflect their history and local community. But football shirts are much more than just a symbol of which club we support.

Fixed breaks new ground as Moses Swaibu becomes the first player ever to write openly about how he helped to fix games, revealing exactly what happens on the pitch when a match is being manipulated. He also exposes how the criminal gangs operate, how young professional players are targeted and groomed and the threats of violence that are used to keep them in check. Offering a fascinating insight into the ugly side of the beautiful game, it's a sporting autobiography like none ever written before.

What sets the very best footballers apart from the rest? It’s not about ability but about being able to perform at your peak level consistently. You train your ability regularly, but do you leave your form down to ‘luck’ and simply hope you have a good game? Thanks to developments in our understanding of how the brain works, you can now effectively train to improve your form by conditioning your thoughts and behaviour in all aspects of your life. This engages the parts of the brain that enable you to perform consistently on the football pitch.

En Jamás me voy a olvidar, Diego Armando Maradona nos lleva a través de su inolvidable consagración en el Mundial de 1986. En este libro revisa y relata en primera persona cómo junto aquel equipo logró algo extraordinario contra todo y contra todos. Esta nueva edición, enriquecida con reflexiones íntimas hasta 2020, ofrece la mirada única del ídolo. Un relato legendario con el estilo inconfundible de Maradona.

Leader offensif du football, Antoine Griezmann a conquis le cœur des publics français et espagnol, par la qualité de son jeu et son sens du collectif. Pourtant rien n'était gagné pour l'adolescent, qui s'est vu rejeter par les clubs français : « Trop petit, mon ami ! ». De l'autre côté des Pyrénées, on s'est montré plus inspiré. Il a été repéré très tôt en Espagne, et révélé du côté de la Real Sociedad. Quand le public français découvre « Grizou », il tape dans l'œil de Didier Deschamps qui cherche un technicien supérieur dans l'entrejeu.