The Yips
The hilarious Man Booker-longlisted novel from the author of ‘Darkmans’ and ‘The Burley Cross Postbox Theft’.
Ball sports / ball games
The Yips
The hilarious Man Booker-longlisted novel from the author of ‘Darkmans’ and ‘The Burley Cross Postbox Theft’.
Dynamo: Defending the Honour of Kiev (Text Only)
In 1942 at the centre point of World War II an extraordinary event took place not on the battlefield but in a municipal stadium in Kiev. This is the true story of courage, team loyalty and fortitude in the face of the most brutal oppression the world had ever seen.
The Goalkeeper’s History of Britain (text only)
The beguiling story of one boy’s dream to play in goal, that most British of positions, culminating in the moment when he faces the mighty Zico …
Dynamo: Defending the Honour of Kiev
In 1942 at the centre point of World War II an extraordinary event took place not on the battlefield but in a municipal stadium in Kiev. This is the true story of courage, team loyalty and fortitude in the face of the most brutal oppression the world had ever seen.
Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town
The incredible true story of a a football team in the United States made up of refugee children.
Calcio: A History of Italian Football
The first history of Italian football to be written in English, ‘Calcio’ is a mix of serious analysis and comic storytelling, with vivid descriptions of games, goals, dives, missed penalties, riots and scandals in the richest and toughest league in the world.
Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town
The extraordinary story of a refugee football team and the transformation of a small American town.
Comrade Jim: The Spy Who Played for Spartak
The true and remarkable story of the English double agent who ended up playing for Spartak Moscow.
The Goalkeeper’s History of Britain
The beguiling story of one boy’s dream to play in goal, that most British of positions, culminating in the moment when he faces the mighty Zico …
Comrade Jim: The Spy Who Played for Spartak
The true and remarkable story of the English spy who ended up playing for Spartak Moscow.
Provided You Don’t Kiss Me: 20 Years with Brian Clough
“Look Duncan, you’re a journalist. One day you’ll write a book about this club. Or, more to the point, about me. So you may as well know what I’m thinking and save it up for later when it won’t do any harm to anyone.”
Calcio: A History of Italian Football
Calcio is John Foot’s love letter to Italian football and its absorbing history.
Dynamo: Defending the Honour of Kiev
In 1942 at the centre point of the Second World War an extraordinary event took place not on the battlefield but in a municipal stadium in Kiev. This is the true story of courage, team loyalty and fortitude in the face of the most brutal oppression the world had ever seen.
The Wrong Kind of Shirts 1999
Even Big Ron, man of a thousand, quips was hard pressed to do justice to the glories of the season: beaten 8-1 by Manchester United he nobly offered ‘I was expecting a nine-goal thriller’, proving that even with the firing squad loading up, there is room for wit at the sharp end of soccer’s dreams.