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""Lucid and wrenching...Forward puts [Wambach's] achievement in context with painful and beautiful candor."" —NPR ""Forward is the powerful story of an athlete who has inspired girls all over the world to believe in themselves."" —Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, New York Times Bestselling...

Neil Atkinson explores how Klopp, heralded as one of the most charismatic and successful managers in the history of football, has taken Liverpool FC to great heights over the past nine years. As Klopp's departure nears, Atkinson looks back on the trailblazing manager's time in Liverpool, the legacy he leaves behind and what it means for Liverpool: the club and the city.

Brought to you by Penguin. One of the greatest football managers of our time tells the story of his illustrious career through his record-breaking seven Champions League wins Carlo Ancelotti has won domestic titles in all of Europe's top five leagues, with teams including AC Milan, Juventus...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD A GUARDIAN SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 A WATERSTONES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 'This is a marvellous football book, although it is much more than that.' The Times 'More Than A Shirt shows why geopolitics keeps invading the...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of My Story by Steven Gerrard, read Michael Ryan. Steven Gerrard is the former captain of Liverpool football team and of the England national football team, and is the only player ever to have scored in a FA cup final, a league cup...

From Cruyff's "Total Football" to the epic rivalry between Guardiola and Mourinho, a gripping chronicle of the rise and fall of Barcelona's dominance in world soccer. Barcelona's style of play -- pressing and possessing -- is the single biggest influence on modern soccer. In The Barcelona...

Like your books less Dickens, more Dickov? Football Book Club gets stuck into the true classics of the literary world - footballers’ autobiographies. As recommended by BBC Five Live, The Athletic, The Sunday Times and named one of Esquire's best comedy podcasts around right now. Described as “pretty funny” by Darren Huckerby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SHORTLISTED FOR SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025 'Made me laugh and cry' Chris Kamara 'A rollicking whip through [Jeff's] life, like the show itself it offers a consistently entertaining read' Telegraph 'Such an enjoyable book' Ally McCoist 'Jeff's...

'A must-read for anyone who's doubted Pep's influence, from handing the power to Barça's homegrown crop to never betraying his childhood romanticism of the game Four Four Two 'Balague's insightful biography presents Guardiola as a relentless perfectionist - a man obsessed with the minutiae of...

In this inspiring, down-to-earth memoir the revered goalkeeper and American icon idolized by millions worldwide for his dependability, daring, and humility recounts his rise to stardom at the 2014 World Cup, the psychological and professional challenges he has faced, and the enduring faith that...

Packed full of hilarious anecdotes, Razor gives us his take on the beautiful game, sharing his tactics (good banter is a defender's duty), red mist (and red cards) on the pitch, run-ins with the FA and his theory as to why Ingerland never does as well as we'd like, as well as his best ever goal and the greatest night of his sporting life.

How do some of soccer’s smartest and most accomplished figures master the craft of the game? This in-depth analysis of modern soccer reveals how elite players and coaches strategize on and off the field to execute in high-pressure situations. “A worthy addition to any soccer fan’s...

Red Card to Racism is not only a welcome addition to the ongoing debate surrounding ending prejudice within football but also a timely and necessary addition to the wider discussion of the need within our evermore global multicultural society for all people, whatever their beliefs, gender, identity, sexuality or ethnic background, to be treated with equity, humanity and respect.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER For the first time in depth and in public, Olympic soccer gold-medalist Christine Sinclair, the top international goal scorer of all time and one of Canada's greatest athletes, reflects on both her exhilarating successes and her heartbreaking failures. Playing the Long Game...

A Pulitzer Prize–winning sports journalist unravels why the United States has failed to produce elite men’s soccer players for so long—and shows why a golden era just might be coming. “George Dohrmann is one of our most perceptive chroniclers of youth sports in the United States, and...

Nie waren Fußballer langweiliger als heute. Nie weiter davon entfernt, ihren Trainer um Beurlaubung zu bitten, um mit einem Pornostar eine Platte aufzunehmen, so wie Mario Basler einst mit Dolly Buster. Und nie war die Sehnsucht des Publikums nach "Typen" mit Ecken und Kanten größer. Mario Basler war ein absoluter Ausnahmespieler und galt als Freigeist in einer Welt durchtrainierter Athleten. Er war Deutscher Meister, Pokalsieger, Nationalspieler und Europameister - und immer gut für Schlagzeilen.

A brilliant, funny and insightful analysis of Paul Gascoigne’s crazy up and downs during his three years at Lazio – a period which shows his entire career in microcosm. 4th July, 1990. Turin, Italy England are on the brink of reaching their first World Cup final in 24 years...

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Schrijver Roman Helinski en voetballiefhebber Danielle Kliwon combineren in Y'a koi hun twee passies: voetbal en literatuur. Ze praten je bij over de laatste ontwikkelingen op de Africa Cup of Nations 2023, maar ook over de literatuur van het continent.Y'a koi betekent ‘wat is er gebeurd?’ in Nouchi, een groepstaal (slang) uit Ivoorkust, ook wel bekend als ‘Ivoriaans Frans’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Read the Game podcast. If you have a love off books, football and talking boring author type questions. This is the show for you. Join author Jeff Webb and bookseller Scott Johnson, as they speak to some of the best known authors in the football and sports world, go through their books, stories and methods behind some of the best selling sports books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.