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101 Great Youth Soccer Drills: Skills and Drills for Better Fundamental Play

2010-05-26T00:37:00.000-07:00

101 Great Youth Soccer Drills: Skills and Drills for Better Fundamental Play [Paperback]
Robert Koger (Author)

101 Great Youth Soccer Drills is an exhaustive collection of the very best drills available, providing a solid foundation for you to build your players' skills. Filled with simple step-by-step instructions and diagrams, plus a sample practice program, this encyclopedia of drills provides you with solid skill-building fundamentals as well as the advanced techniques you need to get your players in top form.

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The Glorious World Cup: A Fanatic's Guide

2010-05-23T00:09:00.000-07:00

The Glorious World Cup: A Fanatic's Guide [Paperback] Newest Printing
Alan Black (Author), David Henry Sterry (Author)

If a guide book was a riot, then this is it. The Glorious World Cup is a smash and grab read with propellant laughs, and wicked satire. Expect some crunching tackles on the establishment with profiles on hooligans, World Cup villains and serious national grudges. Stuffed with country and player profiles, bags of footie history, and all you need to know about South Africa. Shooting on target are contributors Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting, best-selling author Po Bronson, and the world's best soccer writer, Simon Kuper. This is the rebel guide for the soccer masses and the fanatic. Score one.

Now you know...

*1 million condoms have recently been shipped to South Africa.

*USA v England on June 12, the second day of the tournament, around the 60th anniversary of one of the World Cup's most famous matches - USA's shock 1-0 victory over England in the 1950 tournament in Brazil.

*The first recorded soccer game in America took place at Plymouth Rock on what is now known as Thanksgiving. They used a pumpkin for a ball.

*Henry Kissinger is soccer mad. Kobe Bryant too.

Welcome to the club. (edited by author)

About the Author
Alan Black is the author of the soccer memoir Kick the Balls. He writes for Goal.com.
David Henry Sterry is the bestselling author of Chicken. He is a soccer fanatic. He lives in New Jersey. (edited by author)

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The Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching Youth Soccer

2010-05-20T01:29:00.000-07:00

The Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching Youth Soccer (Paperback)
~ Bobby Clark (Author)

Written by soccer great and championship Stanford coach Bobby Clark, COACHING YOUTH SOCCER: THE BAFFLED PARENT'S GUIDE tells you how, starting at point zero, an uninitiated coach can meld kids into a team and help them enjoy one of the most rewarding experiences of their youth. (In the end, you may be the one who reaps the biggest reward, as you watch kids learn and grow in an experience they'll treasure for a lifetime.)

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Great Soccer Drills : The Baffled Parent's Guide

2010-05-17T04:13:00.000-07:00

Great Soccer Drills : The Baffled Parent's Guide (Paperback)
~ Thomas Fleck (Author), Ronald Quinn (Author)

A games-based alternative to tedious rote exercises, guaranteed to keep practices fun, engaging, and productive

Great Soccer Drills provides soccer coaches with a great way to make every soccer practice active, fun, and productive. Coaches get 125 games guaranteed to keep kids moving and excited while teaching them basic skills, sharpening their reflexes, and building their confidence and decision-making ability. Written by two of North America's foremost names in youth soccer coaching, it also includes guidelines on how to create just the right blend of drills to hold the attention of six- to twelve-year-old players.

Great Soccer Drills can be used in conjunction with the bestselling Coaching Youth Soccer: A Baffled Parent's Guide or as an excellent stand-alone resource for spicing up any practice.

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Soccer Against the Enemy: How the World's Most Popular Sport Starts and Fuels Revolutions and Keeps Dictators in Power

2010-05-14T01:40:00.000-07:00

Soccer Against the Enemy: How the World's Most Popular Sport Starts and Fuels Revolutions and Keeps Dictators in Power (Paperback)
~ Simon Kuper (Author)

In 1992, Kuper set out to travel the world, looking for case studies to support the thesis in this book's subtitle. He found a former East German who'd been hounded by the Stasi for his love of a West German team, a Slovakian president who made a nationalist statement with troops and truncheons in a soccer stadium, a Ukrainian club that exported nuclear missile parts, and much more. First published in England as Football against the Enemy (1994), this version has been updated (with a new preface, a postscript, and a chapter called "Global Game, Global Jihad") and Americanized (the word soccer substituted for football and occasional American references added). It's an exceedingly interesting book and a good shelf mate for Franklin Foer's How Soccer Explains the World (2004). But while Kuper ably blends travelogue, political research, and social investigation, the material's lack of timeliness limits its effectiveness. And while the examples don't always justify the bold thesis, it's a worthy approach: "Enough has been written about soccer hooligans," he writes. "Other fans are much more dangerous." Keir Graff
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The ESPN World Cup Companion: Everything You Need to Know About the Planet's Biggest Sports Event

2010-05-10T00:35:00.000-07:00

The ESPN World Cup Companion: Everything You Need to Know About the Planet's Biggest Sports Event (Hardcover)
~ David Hirshey (Author), Roger Bennett (Author), Steve Nash (Foreword)

Nothing unites—and excites—the sporting planet like a World Cup. For one month every four years, billions of people rearrange their lives, play hooky, and ignore their loved ones in order to watch 22 men kick a ball in pursuit of a small gold statue and athletic immortality.

On the eve of one of the most historically significant World Cup of all—the first to be held in Africa—you need a tour guide more than ever. Learned yet lively, elegantly designed, and bursting with historical photos, The ESPN World Cup Companion celebrates every World Cup since 1930, highlighting each era’s Greatest Players, Games, Teams, Players, Rivalries, and Cult Figures. But coauthors David Hirshey and Roger Bennett relish the game for all its beauty and vulgarity, subtlety and brutality, examining every aspect of World Cup culture; here you’ll find a rogue’s gallery of the game’s biggest divas and divers, the DNA of the world’s powerhouses, the psychodrama of the penalty shoot out, the physics of the free kick, the five soccer fans you’ll meet in hell, and even the art of scoring off the field.

The ESPN World Cup Companion captures all the sweat, blood, tears, and bad hairdos of the last 80 years. Whether you’re a casual fan or a long-time aficionado of the sport, this book bridges the gap between merely watching the planet’s biggest sporting event and truly understanding it.

So paint your face, hoist your vuvuzela, or just grab your trusty remote, but whatever you do make sure The ESPN World Cup Companion is by your side.

About the Author
David Hirshey is the Executive Editor of HarperCollins Publishers and was a longtime editor at Esquire magazine. A former college player, he has been covering soccer for more than 30 years for a variety of publications, including the New York Times, the New York Daily News, ESPN The Magazine, and Deadspin.com. He is the co-author of two books, Pele's New World and The Education of an American Soccer Player, and played himself (almost convincingly) in the acclaimed soccer documentary Once In A Lifetime.

Roger Bennett has written books about music, culture, and sport and articles for outlets including ESPN the Magazine, ESPN.com, The New Republic, No Mas, and the Manchester Guardian. His documentary film, Sons of Sakhnin, followed two years in the life of the first Arab soccer team to become champions of Israel.

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Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics

2010-05-06T04:01:00.000-07:00

Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics [Hardcover]
Jonathan Wilson (Author)

'A masterful work, It's all deliciously nerdy - a cross between a coaching manual and a social history - and if its publication helps foster a flowering of interest in the tactical and analytical side of the game in this country, it could be the best thing to have happened to English football in years.****' TIME OUT - Book of the Week 'Facts and stats, plus anecdotes, interviews and Wilson's deft touch with football-speak, give colour to a subject that can be a little dry and all-too confusing for those watching (and often those picking the side).' GQ 'For a detailed analysis of how a single striker became the norm throughout football, you had better read Jonathan Wilson's excellent new book about tactics.' -- Patrick Barclay SUNDAY TELEGRAPH '[A] fascinating history of tactics, a book that is guaranteed to enhance your football watching; your team may still lose, but you'll have a far better idea why they did.' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'This must surely go down as one of the most revelatory sports books of the year, as well as one of the best, who would have thought that a book charting the history of football tactics and strategy, from the 1870s to the present day, could be so engrossing and entertaining.' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY 'Absorbing and informative' GUARDIAN ON-LINE 'A gloriously readable, eccentric and informative trawl through the changing tactical mindsets and formations that have helped shape the beautiful game.' METRO 'You will never read a more entertaining or erudite history of tactics' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH - Christmas Books 'This is a masterful piece of research and lives up to the claim to be nothing less than "a history of football tactics"... Facinating' SCOTSMAN - Books of the Year 'a fascinating analysis of the way the game has evolved tactically from the 1970s until the last season... as a summary of the first 140 years of football tactical history, it is hard to imagine a more readable or thorough effort.' IRISH EXAMINER

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Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference

2010-05-02T04:16:00.000-07:00

Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference (Paperback)
~ Warren St. John (Author)

St. John (Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer) builds on his 2007 New York Times article about the Fugees, a soccer program for boys from families of refugees from war-torn nations who have been resettled in the town of Clarkston, Ga., 13 miles east of Atlanta. Led by the founder and coach Luma Mufleh, a strong-willed, Jordanian woman who turned her back on a privileged past to stay in America after attending Smith College, the three youth teams are a conglomeration of players from Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East. The challenges they face are many, including an ongoing fight against city hall for a field on which to play, and getting by with subpar equipment. Their biggest challenge, however, is the difficulty immigrants face in learning the ways of a strange land and living with the memories of tragedy (some players had lost a parent to violence or imprisonment). In spite of it all, the Fugees compete admirably with mostly white, better-funded suburban teams. St. John begins with an inspiring description of a beautifully played game and then delves into the team's formation, but his storytelling takes on the methodical approach of a long series of newspaper articles that lack narrative flair and progression. (Apr.)
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How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization (Paperback)

2010-04-25T01:50:00.000-07:00

How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization (Paperback)
~ Franklin Foer (Author)

Foer, a New Republic editor, scores a game-winning goal with this analysis of the interchange between soccer and the new global economy. The subtitle is a bit misleading, though: he doesn't really use soccer to develop a theory; instead, he focuses on how examining soccer in different countries allows us to understand how international forces affect politics and life around the globe. The book is full of colorful reporting, strong characters and insightful analysis: In one of the most compelling chapters, Foer shows how a soccer thug in Serbia helped to organize troops who committed atrocities in the Balkan War—by the end of the war, the thug's men, with the acquiescence of Serbian leaders, had killed at least 2,000 Croats and Bosnians. Then he bought his own soccer club and, before he was gunned down in 2000, intimidated other teams into losing. Most of the stories aren't as gruesome, but they're equally fascinating. The crude hatred, racism and anti-Semitism on display in many soccer stadiums is simply amazing, and Foer offers context for them, including how current economic conditions are affecting these manifestations. In Scotland, the management of some teams have kept religious hatreds alive in order to sell tickets and team merchandise. But Foer, a diehard soccer enthusiast, is no anti-globalist. In Iran, for example, he depicts how soccer works as a modernizing force: thousands of women forced police to allow them into a men's-only stadium to celebrate the national team's triumph in an international match. One doesn't have to be a soccer fan to truly appreciate this absorbing book.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Soccernomics: Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey

2010-04-22T00:27:00.000-07:00

Soccernomics: Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey--and Even Iraq--Are Destined to Become the Kings of the World's Most Popular Sport (Paperback)
~ Simon Kuper (Author), Stefan Szymanski (Author)

*Starred Review* Call it Moneyball for soccer: journalist Kuper (Soccer against the Enemy, 2006) and economist Szymanski (Fans of the World, Unite! 2008) apply cold, hard facts to our commonly held beliefs about the beautiful game and tell us that everything we think we know is wrong. England’s national team doesn’t underachieve (if anything, given its size, location, and talent pool, it overachieves); paying big money for hot players isn’t a good idea (usually, the players’ exertions mean they’ll underperform next year); and soccer clubs make terrible (though remarkably durable) businesses. Unlike Kuper’s more sober Soccer against the Enemy, there’s a teasing playfulness, almost braggadocio, here, as the authors burst bubble after bubble using the words, “We have the data to answer this question.” As they acknowledge, some fans will resist subjecting long-held emotional attachments to the cold light of statistical analysis. And some may argue their findings: just as Billy Beane’s Oakland A’s are coming off their third losing season, author-praised AC Milan is off to a terrible start. But whether analyzing the relationship of spending to winning or applying game theory to the penalty kick, the authors’ delight in discovery proves both persuasive and contagious. It’s a fascinating book with the potential to effect genuine change in the sport. --Keir Graff

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The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game

2010-04-17T02:27:00.000-07:00

The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game (Hardcover)
~ Michael Lewis (Author)

As in Moneyball (**** July/Aug 2003), which chronicled the strategies behind the Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane, Berkeley-based author Michael Lewis takes a personal look at a complicated game in his newest nonfiction extravaganza. Just as they embraced Moneyball, critics eagerly wrap their arms around The Blind Side. It's much more than a treatise on football; it's an exploration of the limits of conventional thinking and how strategic changes affect the value of quick-footed behemoths. However, while most reviewers are positive, something holds them back. Maybe Lewis makes it all look too easy. Or perhaps, as The New York Times charges, he takes the easy route through a complicated set of stories. That he makes it easy for his reader to comprehend—and enjoy—is enough for most critics to give Lewis's latest a rousing cheer.

Copyright © 2004 Phillips & Nelson Media, Inc.

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Lionel Messi: Association football, La Liga, Ballon d'Or, FIFA World Player of the Year, Diego Maradona, Rosario, Santa Fe, Growth hormone deficiency,

2010-04-12T04:56:00.000-07:00

Lionel Messi: Association football, La Liga, Ballon d'Or, FIFA World Player of the Year, Diego Maradona, Rosario, Santa Fe, Growth hormone deficiency, ... Liga, Football records in Spain, The Double (Paperback)
~ Frederic P. Miller (Editor), Agnes F. Vandome (Editor), John McBrewster (Editor)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Lionel Andrés Messi (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for La Liga's Barcelona and the Argentine national team. Messi is considered to be one of the best football players of his generation, having received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21. His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to football legend Diego Maradona, who himself declared Messi his "successor". Messi began playing football at a young age and his potential was quickly identified by Barcelona. He left Rosario-based Newell's Old Boys's youth team in 2000 and moved with his family to Europe, as Barcelona offered treatment for his growth hormone deficiency. Making his debut in the 2004?05 season, he broke the La Liga record for the youngest footballer to play a league game, and also the youngest to score a league goal. Major honours soon followed as Barcelona won La Liga in Messi's debut season, and won a double of the league and UEFA Champions League in 2006. His breakthrough season was in 2006?07: he became a first team regular, scoring a hat-trick in El Clásico and finishing with 14 goals in 26 league games.

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World Cup 2010: The Indispensable Guide to Soccer and Geopolitics (Paperback)

2010-04-07T08:01:00.000-07:00

World Cup 2010: The Indispensable Guide to Soccer and Geopolitics (Paperback)
~ Steven D. Stark (Author), Harrison Stark (Author)

The World Cup is the planet's biggest event. Yet no one on this side of the pond has ever set out to explain comprehensively why it matters and what's likely to happen this time around.

In this sharp, fun, and sassy guide, Stark & Stark lay it all out for both the casual and impassioned fan - the spectacle, the tradition, and the teams. Learn why Spain never wins, Brazil often does, and what the US and Mexico really need to do to win the Cup. Discover, too, what the first World Cup in Africa will mean - from Mandela to mythical spirits. Each team profile features a squad breakdown, players to watch, predictions, and an analysis of team tactics, tradition, coaching techniques, and even the national anthems that will be played before each match. Through it all, the book highlights the cultural politics that still make every England game resemble the Charge of the Light Brigade, as one writer put it, and every Italian team a cross between Machiavelli and Michelangelo.

You'll laugh out loud, you'll argue, but when it's all over, you'll know more about the World Cup and soccer than an ESPN analyst. This is not only the best introduction to the 2010 World Cup; it's a book about soccer you'll want to read and reread for years to come. (edited by author)

About the Author

Steven D. Stark, a former world sports columnist for the Montreal Gazette and the author of three previous books and one e-book, has been a commentator for CNN, National Public Radio, and the Voice of America, where his job was to try to interpret American culture to the rest of the world.

Harrison Stark, currently a student at Brown University, has been a ball boy for Fulham FC, where his claim to fame was that he was once hit by a bottle thrown by an opposing fan. (edited by author)

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Maradona: The Autobiography of Soccer's Greatest and Most Controversial Star

2010-04-04T18:47:00.000-07:00

Maradona: The Autobiography of Soccer's Greatest and Most Controversial Star (Hardcover)
~ Diego Maradona (Author)

In this rambling though passionate monologue, Maradona (with the help of two ghostwriters) takes readers from his impoverished youth in Buenos Aires to the heights of celebrity as the greatest player in the history of the world's most popular sport. An unlikely superstar, the short (5'5) and rather chunky Maradona regularly performed impossible feats on the soccer pitch, yet his career was shadowed by criminal allegations and florid drug abuse. Even a casual soccer fan could describe the numerous highs and lows of Maradona's career, including the Hand of God against England, the 1986 World Cup victory, firing an air-gun into a crowd of reporters, a failed drug test at the '94 Cup and a massive heart attack (probably drug related) in 2004. Although quite open about his drug use and philandering, Maradona admits to little wrong and spends most of his energy detailing his exploits on the field and railing against the owners and bureaucrats who control the sport. While Maradona's pungent mode of expression and outspoken politics—he loves Castro and sports a Che Guevara tattoo—have undeniable charm, the book will be tough going for general readers lacking background in international soccer. 32 color and b&w photos. (June)
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A Football Fan's Guide to Europe

2010-03-31T08:58:00.000-07:00

A Football Fan's Guide to Europe (Paperback)
~ Daniel Ford (Author), Bill Edgar (Author)

More and more football fans are travelling to watch their team in Europe, often to towns and cities off the beaten track in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. "A Football Fan's Guide to Europe" is the ultimate guide to the top 60 European football teams, their stadiums, their fans and home cities. Each club is described in detail, including history, championships won, players, kits and stadium. The book serves as a handy guide to visiting Europe's 49 main footballing cites, and includes details of non-football attractions and fan-friendly restaurants and bars. The footballing culture of each nation is also described in fun introductions. "A Football Fan's Guide to Europe" is written from the fans' point of view in expert and irreverent prose that taps into footballing subculture across Europe. All of Europe's top clubs are covered, as well as the many smaller clubs that your team could be drawn against in the European or Uefa Cups.

About the Author
Daniel Ford is a writer, editor and publisher based in London. He has written about football for numerous publications, and co-authored Football Grounds Then and Now (Dial Press, 1994). Travel is a way of life for Daniel, although more often than not it's just an excuse to watch a game of football. He supports Aldershot. Bill Edgar has been a football writer for The Times for 11 years, covering matches across Europe. Based in London, his affection for Manchester United is a family inheritance.

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Barça - The Year Of Living Gloriously

2010-03-24T22:05:00.000-07:00

Barça - The Year Of Living Gloriously (Kindle Edition)
by David Ross (Author)

The first English language account of FC Barcelona's historic year when six trophies were brought to the Camp Nou. Barcelona made history by becoming the first Spanish club to win the 'treble' of Champions League, La Liga & Copa Del Rey then went on to win the Super Cups of both Spain and Europe before lifting the World Club championship in December 2009.

Not only did they win everything in sight they did so playing a brand of exciting, attacking football which enthralled millions worldwide. With players like Iniesta, Xavi, Henry and the inimitable Leo Messi, Barcelona set standards not seen in the club game for decades - if ever.

Yet when they started out on their path to glory few gave them much hope of success. Five players had left the club and a new, young and untested manager was in place.

This is the story of how they conquered the world, match-by-match, from a friendly on a rugby field in Scotland to the humbling of arch-rivals Real Madrid in their own Bernabeu stadium, on to their Champions League success over Manchester United in Rome and ultimately to Abu Dhabi where they won the World title.

Author and football historian David Ross witnessed many of their triumphs first hand in the Camp Nou and uses his experience to bring to life Barcelona's exploits in an easy-to-follow and enjoyable to read chronological format.

Barcelona's many fans in the English-speaking world can now share the excitement of those memorable times when the club from Catalunya truly did live gloriously.

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Barcelona, Here We Come (Paperback)

2010-03-20T18:53:00.000-07:00

Barcelona, Here We Come (Paperback)
~ Ronnie Esplin (Author), Alex Anderson (Author)

# Paperback: 160 pages
# Publisher: Argyll Publishing (May 17, 2002)

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Messi: The Inside Story of the Boy Who Became a Legend (Paperback)

2010-03-20T18:52:00.000-07:00

Messi: The Inside Story of the Boy Who Became a Legend (Paperback)
~ Luca Caioli (Author)

Lionel Messi is routinely acknowledged by players and fans to be the greatest soccer player in the world. Written by renowned sports journalist and bestselling author Luca Caioli, Messi draws on the exceptional testimonies of Messi's parents, Celia and Jorge, his bother Rodrigo and his uncles and aunts; his coaches as both a boy and international star in Argentina; Frank Rjikaard and Gianluca Zambrotta from Barcelona ... and Leo Messi himself.

About the Author
Luca Caioli is a renowned Italian sports journalist who crafted his reputation at L'Unita, Il Manifesto, La Repubblica, La Gazzetta dello Sporti and Rai 3 in Italy, ITV in Britain, and as chief editor of Euronews TV in France. He settled in Spain five years ago where he is correspondent for SKY Italia and writes for Il Corriere della Sera. As well as Torres, published by Corinthian in August 2009, he has also written bestselling biographies of Ronaldinho and Zinedine Zidane.

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To Barcelona and Beyond: The Men Who Made Rangers Champions of Europe

2010-03-15T05:11:00.001-07:00

To Barcelona and Beyond: The Men Who Made Rangers Champions of Europe [Illustrated] (Hardcover)
~ Paul Smith (Author)

Of the 107 trophies Glasgow Rangers boast, only one was claimed on foreign shores. The triumph over Moscow Dynamo in the 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup final in the famous Nou Camp Stadium is the achievement three decades of Rangers teams have tried, and failed to emulate. "To Barcelona and Beyond" charts the twists and turns of that famous European campaign and tells the real story of the men who made it happen. Through in-depth interviews with the Nou Camp heroes and comprehensive profiles, this unique collection of tales reveals how each of the 11 homegrown players found themselves at the centre of on of Scotland's rare European triumphs and just where football's rollercoaster took them in the 33 years that followed. With one chapter dedicated to each of the 11 medal winners, the author discovers which player would have walked into Brazil's World Cup team, what influence Rod Stewart and Bill Cosby had on one post-Barcelona career. The class of '72 included Scottish player of the year winners Sandy Jardine, John Greig, David Smith and Derek Johnstone, as well as fellow internationals Peter McCloy, Alfie Conn, Colin Stein, Alex McDonald and Willie Johnston. They fused together on a May night in Spain to create football history. Each has a fascinating story to tell of the ups and downs that life in the Old Firm goldfish bowl created. For the generations of football fans too young to have witnessed the success of '72, "To Barcelona and Beyond" is an unmissable guide to the men who conquered Europe with Rangers. For the tens of thousands who celebrated all those years ago, it represents an emotional stroll down memory lane.

About the Author
PAUL SMITH'S love affair with football began two and a half decades ago, and he has maintained the link with the beautiful game by a career in journalism as the sports news editor for the Press and Journal. He launched his career a decade ago with DC Thomson in Dundee, working on the Courier, Evening Telegraph, Sunday Post and Sporting Post as a news and sports reporter. Paul is also the son of David Smith, the former Scotland defender who was a key member of the '72 Rangers winners.

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Mad for it: From Blackpool to Barcelona: Football's Greatest Rivalries (Hardcover)

2010-03-12T17:11:00.001-08:00

Mad for it: From Blackpool to Barcelona: Football's Greatest Rivalries (Hardcover)
~ Andy Mitten (Author)

A celebration of the classic football derby matches. From the Celtic--Rangers rivalry and Tyneside derby to the biggest global clashes from Barcelona to Buenos Aires, journalist Andy Mitten uses the fans' own words and stories to illuminate the conflicts, tensions, histories and culture behind these fascinating games. From Belfast to Barcelona, Buenos Aires to Bogota, these are football matches that are far more than a game. Often a microcosm of life in a city, there are countless rivalries between clubs which are steeped in a historical enmity based on class, religion, politics, envy or philosophy. Some of the games, like Rangers v Celtic, are renowned for their vocal sectarianism, others like Tenerife v Las Palmas for their eclectic fan base, while little or nothing is known about the derbies in Cairo and Calcutta which attracts twice as many fans as any Old Firm clash. Andy Mitten journeys across the UK and the far-flung regions of planet football, talking to a host of passionate fans -- from the vividly ordinary, working-class supporters to the corporate box brigade who think nothing of hopping on a plane for their weekend jaunt to the exotic cities of Madrid, Barcelona or Milan -- and gets to share their highs and lows. This in turn provides a fresh and revealing insight into the people who make these matches matter -- the fans -- using their own words and stories to illuminate the conflicts, tension and histories behind the games. He also interviews players, managers, politicians, local journalists and agents drawing out differing opinions and perspectives on the beautiful game. Among the highlights: Celtic v Rangers, Man Utd v Liverpool, Cliftonville v Linfield, Sunderland v Newcastle, Preston v Blackpool, Barcelona v Real Madrid, Roma v Lazio, Boca Juniors v River Plate, Fenerbache v Galatasaray, Ajax v Feyenoord, the Faroe Islands derby, the Calcutta Derby, and the worst derby on the planet, alongside many more.

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Bobby Robson: High Noon - A Year at Barcelona

2010-03-02T01:53:00.000-08:00

Bobby Robson: High Noon - A Year at Barcelona
Jeff King (Author)

This is a biography of Bobby Robson, former England manager, and manager of Barcelona. The book aims to cover every area of Robson's time in his first year in charge of Barcelona - dealing with fanatical fans, the Spanish media, his striker Ronaldo, and the challenge of Atletico Madrid.

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Ajax, Barcelona, Cruyff

2010-02-23T15:14:00.000-08:00

Ajax, Barcelona, Cruyff
Frits Barend (Author), Henk Van Dorp (Author), David Winner (Translator), Lex Van Dam (Translator)

Between 1974 and 1997 Frits Barend and Henk van Dorp have conducted numerous interviews with Johan Cruyff, one of the greatest footballers the world has ever seen. In these extraordinarily candid interviews, Cruyff talks about how he learnt his trade, going on to play football for Barcelona and Ajax, two of the world's greatest club side. He also talks about the philosophy behind 'total football', the driving force behind the great Dutch side of the seventies, and a style of football many top teams attempt to emulate today. Then there was the eight years of success as manager of Barcelona, one of the most stressful jobs in the game, and back to Ajax, where with his emphasis on youth and home-grown talent, he put together another team of fantastic ability.

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FC Barcelona: Tales from the Nou Camp

2010-02-11T16:30:00.000-08:00

FC Barcelona: Tales from the Nou Camp
Jeff King (Author), J. Nicholson (Author)

With photographs by Jon Nicholson and text by Jeff King, these tales from the Nou Camp celebrate the events of FC Barcelona's centenary year. Looking at its present day fortunes, but paying much attention to its history, the club has had a pivotal role in the development of 20th century Catalonia and its cultural life.

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United Remembered: Personal History of Manchester United: From the Busby Babes to Champions of Europe (1952-68) [Import] (Paperback)

2010-02-07T02:30:00.000-08:00

United Remembered: Personal History of Manchester United: From the Busby Babes to Champions of Europe (1952-68) [Import] (Paperback)
~ Peter Anthony Woodhead (Author)

# Paperback: 40 pages
# Publisher: P.Woodhead (December 1992)

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Cristiano Ronaldo - O Nosso Rapaz Maravilha [Illustrated] (Paperback)

2010-02-02T19:00:00.001-08:00

Cristiano Ronaldo - O Nosso Rapaz Maravilha [Illustrated] (Paperback)
~ Rui Dias (Author), Vanda Ladeiras (Author), Edeline (Editor)

"O madeirense Cristiano Ronaldo, 22 anos, jogador do Manchester United e da selecção nacional, é um dos melhores futebolistas do Mundo. Para este livro, onde evoca a sua saga de menino pobre, a jovem jornalista Vanda Ladeiras recolheu o testemunho exclusivo de Aldo Lima, Ana Rocha, Andreia Dinis, Andreia Roldão e Susana Teixeira, António Vitorino de Almeida, Baptista-Bastos, Carlos do Carmo, Carlos Vara, Cristina Ferreira, Diana Chaves, Dias Ferreira, Diogo Amaral, Fernando Alvim, Fernando Gomes, Herman José, Hugo Velosa, Humberto Coelho, João Gil, João Oliveira Martins, Joaquim Letria, Jorge Gabriel, Jorge Silvério, José Lello, José Manuel Freitas, Júlio Machado Vaz, Manuel Alegre, Manuel Serrão, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Maria de Belém Roseira, Miguel Albuquerque, Miguel Portas, Nicolau Breyner, Pedro Granger, Pedro Ribeiro, Pedro Miguel Ramos, Raul Solnado, Rita Andrade, Rita Egídio, Rita Viegas, Salomé W. B. Marivoet, Sidónio Serpa, Sousa Cintra e Tânia Ribas de Oliveira. O livro é valorizado por um entretexto de oito páginas de fotografias da autoria de Rui Dias, fotojornalista com 23 anos de experiência, e constitui uma merecida homenagem a Cristiano Ronaldo, motivo de admiração de tantos milhões de adeptos do futebol e da nação portuguesa. É o nosso rapaz maravilha. N.º de Páginas: 176 Dimensões: 15 x 23 x 2 cm

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Manchester United - The Race for Number 19: Are You Watching Liverpool? (Paperback)

2010-01-19T15:15:00.000-08:00

Manchester United - The Race for Number 19: Are You Watching Liverpool? (Paperback)
~ Mirror Series (Author)

The Race for Number 19: Are You Watching Liverpool?

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Football Family Trees: Manchester United 1946-1998 (Paperback)

2010-01-18T15:38:00.000-08:00

Football Family Trees: Manchester United 1946-1998 (Paperback)
~ Andrew Pringle (Author)

# Publisher: Football Family Trees Ltd (June 1998)

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Manchester United Gift Box (Fun with science) (Paperback)

2010-01-17T01:57:00.001-08:00

Manchester United Gift Box (Fun with science) (Paperback)

This box set contains the official Manchester United fan file and diary, sticker, log, personal, fact, record and puzzle sections. There's enough to keep fans fully equipped for the season ahead. Four books are included on skills and player profiles.

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Manchester Disunited: And the Business of Soccer (Hardcover)

2010-01-14T00:53:00.000-08:00

Manchester Disunited: And the Business of Soccer (Hardcover)
~ Mihir Bose (Author)

Manchester United is the most valuable soccer brand in the world—it has the highest turnover, biggest profits, widest fan base, and, over recent years, the best players and greatest success. But then star player David Beckham was sold to Real Madrid, record-buy Wayne Rooney developed an unenviable disciplinary and gambling record, and their inspirational defender Roy Keane departed, apparently after a volcanic bust-up with Sir Alex Ferguson, who in 2004 himself fell out with the club's two major shareholders over the jointly owned racehorse Rock of Gibraltar. In 2005 the club succumbed to a controversial takeover by Malcolm Glazer, the American tycoon. United were eliminated from the lucrative Champions' League, and beaten to the Premiership by high-spending Chelsea. Now Mihir Bose tells the full story of how this sporting behemoth became the inevitable victim of its own success.

About the Author
Mihir Bose writes on sport and business for the Daily Telegraph. He has written books on cricket, athletics and business.

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Time Out Shortlist Manchester (Paperback)

2010-01-07T04:37:00.000-08:00

Time Out Shortlist Manchester (Paperback)
~ Time Out (Author)

Well-known as up-to-date, irreverent, and portable, Time Out Shortlist guides help savvy travelers get the most out of a destination during a short stay. Compiled by Ruth Jarvis, who grew up in Manchester, this book covers the notable and the notorious in this music capital. Here are frank reviews of more than 700 hotels, restaurants, bars, museums, and sights, along with complete details about transportation, opening times, prices, and whether credit cards are accepted at each location. Special sections include an interview with Manchester’s only Michelin-starred chef, Paul Kitching, as well as coverage of the Manchester International Festival, the high-profile art event launching in 2007. No book on this increasingly popular tourist haunt would be complete without a musical history, and this one details all the legends Manchester helped make, from the Bee Gees to the Sex Pistols to the Smiths.

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Sir Alex: The Story of 21 Remarkable Years at Old Trafford (Paperback)

2010-01-04T04:29:00.000-08:00

Sir Alex: The Story of 21 Remarkable Years at Old Trafford (Paperback)
~ David Meek (Author), Tom Tyrrell (Author)

The ultimate tribute to the ultimate coach, completely updated! Now celebrating his 21st anniversary at Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson’s achievements as manager are legendary. When he accepted the biggest job in soccer November 1986, Sir Alex had the unenviable task of trying to bring back the team’s glory days. After a rough beginning—with rumors circulating that he’d soon be fired—he quickly recovered. That year, United won the FA Cup, and soon a new generation of young stars emerged. Capping things off triumphantly: the unique Treble of 1999. Here’s the story of how Sir Alex did it, along with interviews with players, rival managers, colleagues, and fans.

About the Author
David Meek was the football correspondent for the Manchester Evening News for many years. He is the author of numerous books on Manchester United, and lives in Sale, Cheshire. Tom Tyrrell reported on Manchester United for forty years, and has written many books about the club. Now a freelance writer and broadcaster, he lives in Lowton, near Warrington. Tom Tyrrell has reported on Manchester United for forty years and has written many books about the club. He was the stadium announcer for fifteen years and is now a freelance writer and broadcaster.

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Baby Faced Assassin: The Biography of Mancester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Hardcover)

2009-12-31T16:56:00.000-08:00

Baby Faced Assassin: The Biography of Mancester United's Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Hardcover)
~ Ian Macleay (Author)

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is an Old Trafford legend. After three injury-ravaged years, he blazed back to reignite his career and that of his club, Manchester United. His fantastic goals have thrown out a challenge to the Abramovich empire which had emerged in his absence and risen to dominate the Premiership, challenging Man United's position as the world's greatest club. Famous for his youthful looks and uncanny ability to score in the dying minutes of important games, often coming on as a 'super-sub', he's one of football's most cerebral and naturally gifted strikers. His last-gasp winner in injury time against Barcelona in 1999's Champions League final helped secure the crowning glory of Man Utd's glorious Treble. Plagued by a knee injury, Solskjaer has nonetheless earned sixty caps for Norway, and continues to put them away to deadly effect for his club, who never tire of singing 'You Are My Solskjaer' whether he's on the pitch or not. And he's committed his future to Old Trafford with the prospect of coaching duties after 2008, where his knowledge of the game, skill and attitude can continue to benefit his adopted home. In this informative and insightful book, sports writer Ian MacLeay charts the highs and lows of The Baby Faced Assassin's career to provide an in-depth look at both the man and the striker who looks set to go down in history alongside Denis Law and Jimmy Greaves. It is a must-read for any sports fan.

About the Author
Ian Macleay has been a football fan since the day of Jimmy Greaves in the late 1950s. He has co-authored three accliamed books including Chelea: A 100-year History, with former Chelsea chairman Brian Mears, and The working Man's Ballet with Alan Hudson; his latest is Cole Play: The Biography of Joe Cole. He is currently writing a novel. The author lives in Surrey.

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Reds in the Hood [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

2009-12-29T16:25:00.001-08:00

Reds in the Hood [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)
~ Terry Christian (Author)

# Hardcover: 282 pages
# Publisher: Andre Deutsch; illustrated edition edition (April 1, 1999)
# Language: English

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Best and Edwards: Football, Fame and Oblivion (Hardcover)

2009-12-26T19:09:00.000-08:00

Best and Edwards: Football, Fame and Oblivion (Hardcover)
~ Gordon Burn (Author)

'For those old enough to remember Duncan Edwards, watching Professor Williams, Best's doctor, was to be reminded of the slower, grainier days of 1958 when, in the words of Don DeLillo, "things were not replayed and worn out and run down and used up before midnight of the first day". The hero is the creature other people would like to be. Edwards was such a man, and he enabled people to respect themselves more.' By the mid-fifties Manchester United had caught the imagination of the country. Duncan Edwards played his first game for the club at the age of fifteen years and eight months in 1953. Two years later he won his first England cap and Walter Winterbottom, then England manager, referred to him as 'the spirit of British football'. On GBP 15-a-week and living at Mrs Watson's boarding house at 5 Birch Avenue in Manchester, Edwards was the most prized of the Busby Babes. Then in February 1958 came Munich. Half a decade later George Best represented United reborn. 'Georgie' of the boutiques and dolly birds; 'El Beatle' of the European Cup in '68 and European Player of the Year; in the opinion of Pele, the most naturally talented footballer that ever lived. Retired at twenty-seven and reduced to the role of Chelsea barfly and tabloid perennial; George, where did it all go wrong? An investigation into a club, two personalities and an England that has all but disappeared, "Best and Edwards" plots the course and trajectory of two careers unmoored in wildly different ways.

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A Seat in the Crowd (Paperback)

2009-12-24T15:41:00.000-08:00

A Seat in the Crowd (Paperback)
~ Paul Windridge (Author), Linda Harvey (Author)

A Seat in the Crowd is about travelling the length and breadth of England and Europe to watch Manchester United. It is about the lifelong journey of two supporters (with the help of one or two friends along the way) who have been following their club for over 40 years each.

Back in the days when we both started watching football, a seat in the crowd was for the gentry and not the likes of the two of us. Nowadays we are all expected to sit in the crowd, although some of us still like to stand! It can get confusing when we are expected to sit down in the Stands and only stand on the terraces. But there are no more terraces in the Premiership to stand on, so we stand in the Stands in front of our seats instead - when we are allowed to that is! A Seat in the Crowd is about travelling the length and breadth of England and Europe to watch Manchester United. It is about the lifelong journey of two supporters (with the help of one or two friends along the way) who have been following their club for over 40 years each.

At the start of any season no-one can possibly know the outcome. Plenty think they do, but that is mere blind faith. It is an adventure which happens every year and these last few years have been very special to United supporters and most especially to us, due to the superb management of Alex Ferguson, who has taken the team, and consequently us too, to heights never before scaled.

This book represents a whole season, the season 1999-2000 seen from our viewpoint as fans. It contains not simply accounts of games and experiences relating to the games themselves, but also includes comment on all the major issues affecting football fans today from the viewpoint of match-going fans. Not the middle-class Nick Hornby, nor the "lads" getting drunk and involved in violence, but ordinary fans whose experience mirrors that of thousands of football fans all over the UK.

About the Author
Linda Harvey:

I remember a while ago, I was asked to write an article about why I was a United fan and it was very hard to get past one simple statement - I was born in Salford! All those who know anything about the local area around Old Trafford will know that Salford is a Red town, just about as Red as you can get. When I was a kid, growing up in Salford in the 50's, there was only one team in Manchester - the Busby Babes. All us kids adored the Babes, but we also had our personal favourites - mine was Eddie Colman. My grandparents lived just down the road from Eddie in Ordsall and we would go over for tea every Saturday when I was little. The afternoon was often spent in Ordsall Park, hoping to catch a glimpse of Eddie as he strolled to Old Trafford for the game. I was 10 years old when Eddie died with the other lads at Munich, and my heart was broken on that grey February morning when Eddie's coffin left Old Trafford for the last time to make the short journey home to Archie St. Everything football (and United) have meant to me since has been defined to some extent by that moment.

In the intervening 42 years, United have hit the highs and plummeted to the depths. There have been moments of exquisite skill and moments of high comedy. There have been many celebrations and the occasional heartbreak. And I have had other heroes - Bobby Charlton in the 60's, Mark Hughes until a few years ago, and now the wonderful lads who won us the Treble last season. Through that time, through all the changes in my life, good and bad, United has always been there. A place to go to forget my troubles or celebrate my triumphs. A place where I have made friends who will last a lifetime. But, probably most important, a place where I can remain a child forever. At football I can sing and dance and cry and scream and worship my heroes. I don't have to be grown up and sensible. This is a very precious thing indeed.

Paul T Windridge:

Back in 1957, we hadn't long bought a TV, so viewing was essential whatever the programme, but this was a very special day for me as it was the first time I had been able to watch Manchester United play. I was 8 years old and it was Cup Final Day. The Babes were unquestionably going to win the double when a certain Irishman in a claret and blue shirt decided to clatter into Ray Wood and the rest is history - and so is this..........

Growing up in a family of rugby fanatics I should never have become a football supporter, but I've always been a stubborn and awkward bastard so there should have been no surprise when I became enthralled with the men in red. Bearing in mind that this was pre Munich and I lived in the Midlands I should really have supported Wolves, but I didn't. Manchester United were the ones who embodied the romantic spirit for me. They were young lads who played football in the way few of us could ever dream of and I wanted to be like them. It was a time when the players played the game because they loved it and we watched because we loved them. Manchester United were the team for me, and what better club to be part of, and who better to look up to than Matt Busby. My loyalty grew from an early age and has never wavered. I have since infected my children with the dreaded Red disease and they have also become imbued with the spirit of Manchester United.

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The Red Army Years: Manchester United in the 1970s [IMPORT] (Paperback)

2009-12-23T16:38:00.000-08:00

The Red Army Years: Manchester United in the 1970s [IMPORT] (Paperback)
~ Richard Kurt (Author), Chris Nickeas (Author)

# Paperback: 288 pages
# Publisher: Headline Book Publishing; New Ed edition (February 5, 1998)

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United!: Dispatches from Old Trafford (Paperback)

2009-12-22T04:51:00.000-08:00

United!: Dispatches from Old Trafford (Paperback)
~ Richard Kurt (Author)

This is a collection of pieces written for Manchester United supporters throughout the glorious 1990s by Richard Kurt, stalwart of the top fanzine Red Issue and author of seven books on the club. Read as a whole, the book seeks to carry the reader along the journey from United's first Premiership title to the edge of the new millennium, an alternative fan's-eye history of a sensational footballing era at Old Trafford. The pieces sum of the United experience from every angle—in-depth studies of major personalities and events, comic romps at the expense of rivals or unloved club personnel, snapshots of life both on and off the Old Trafford park, and the story of the progressive disenfranchisement of the traditional United fan which culminated in the club being put up for sale.

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United: The Legendary Years, 1958-68 (Hardcover)

2009-12-20T15:34:00.000-08:00

United: The Legendary Years, 1958-68 (Hardcover)
~ Denis Law (Author), Pat Crerand (Author)

A chronicle of Manchester United from the aftermath of the Munich disaster in 1958 to European Cup victory in 1968. The book examines those ten years and looks behind the scenes, recalling what it was like to be a player and the glory of United's historic victories.

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The Magnificent Sevens (Paperback)

2009-12-19T07:04:00.000-08:00

The Magnificent Sevens (Paperback)
~ Frank Worrall (Author)

With the help of players, journalists, and a psychologist, this authoritative study analyzes the five men who have worn the number seven shirt for Manchester United—Best, Robson, Cantona, Beckham, and Ronaldo—and assesses both their soccer credentials as well as what makes them tick. Each man is involved in some of the greatest stories in soccer history, including Best’s almost single-handed victory at the European Cup; Robson’s battle to lift United at a time when the team was mired in mediocrity; Cantona’s transformation of the club back into winners; Beckham's amazing performance that led to the end of Sir Alex Ferguson's personal holy grail via an audacious European Cup win in 1999; Ronaldo’s ability to bring hope and glitter to a club in transition. This is the no-holds-barred story of Manchester United's own magnificent midfielders and the history of the club itself, covering the good, the bad, and the ugly.

About the Author
Frank Worrall is a journalist who writes regularly for the The Sun and The Sunday Times and the author of Lewis Hamilton, Rooney, and Roy Keane.

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The Ball is Round: A Global History of Soccer (Paperback)

2009-12-17T22:55:00.000-08:00

The Ball is Round: A Global History of Soccer (Paperback)
~ David Goldblatt (Author)

The definitive book about soccer. With a new foreword for the American edition.

There may be no cultural practice more global than soccer. Rites of birth and marriage are infinitely diverse, but the rules of soccer are universal. No world religion can match its geographical scope. The single greatest simultaneous human collective experience is the World Cup final.

In this extraordinary tour de force, David Goldblatt tells the full story of soccer's rise from chaotic folk ritual to the world's most popular sport-now poised to fully establish itself in the USA. Already celebrated internationally, The Ball Is Round illuminates soccer's role in the political and social histories of modern societies, but never loses sight of the beauty, joy, and excitement of the game itself. --This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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FC United of Manchester - An Unofficial Guide to the North West Counties Years (Paperback)

2009-12-16T08:55:00.000-08:00

FC United of Manchester - An Unofficial Guide to the North West Counties Years (Paperback)
~ Michael Beard (Author)

An A - Z of Football Club United of Manchester from their humble beginnings in smoky tension filled meeting halls through to their meteoric rise to the Northern Premier League following back to back promotions. A book filled with the history of the take over at Old Trafford with the anger and hatred at the Glazer family to the idea of forming a new team, a team that represented everything that Manchester United stood for all those years ago, a team that lived and breathed passionate football with equally passionate fans. A book filled with background information on the many players who have passed through the doors at Gigg Lane. A book of facts that represent the quality of the football played, the skills of the highly talented players involved and the numerous records that they have broken week in and week out and in turn have created. Two seasons and four trophies speak volumes!

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Celtic United: Glasgow and Manchester - Two Football Clubs, One Passion (Paperback)

2009-12-15T09:15:00.001-08:00

Celtic United: Glasgow and Manchester - Two Football Clubs, One Passion (Paperback)
~ Frank Worrall (Author)

Bestselling author Frank Worrall digs deep to highlight the similarities between clubs’ fans and teams, builds a vivid picture of the tragedies and triumphs that have befallen both clubs, and looks at the altruistic base behind their formation.
He also discusses the reasons why United and Celtic became the first two British clubs to win the European Cup, how they have each had a brilliant but tragic star within their ranks (George Best and Jimmy Johnstone), and analyzes the work of the men who have played for and managed each club. Also given a voice in this chronicle are the fans who proudly swear allegiance to both teams. Rod Stewart, arguably their most famous fan, explains why he loves them enough to write a song with the lyrics, "You’re Celtic, United, but baby I’ve decided you’re the best team I’ve ever seen."

About the Author
Frank Worrall is a journalist who writes regularly for the Sunday Times, The Sun, and FourFourTwo magazine and the author of Roy Keane: Red Man Walking and Rooney: Wayne’s World.

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Manchester United: Top Tens (Funfax) (Paperback)

2009-12-12T06:57:00.000-08:00

Manchester United: Top Tens (Funfax) (Paperback)
~ Funfax (Author)

Aimed at Manchester United fans aged 6 and over, the four books in this series contain facts, figures and records of the popular team.

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Manchester United: Building a Legend: The Busby Years (Hardcover)

2009-12-12T06:56:00.000-08:00

Manchester United: Building a Legend: The Busby Years (Hardcover)
~ Edward Ensor (Author)

# Hardcover: 272 pages
# Publisher: Transatlantic Press (February 29, 2008)

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Manchester United Football Club Official Review 1996-97 (Paperback)

2009-12-09T15:43:00.001-08:00

Manchester United Football Club Official Review 1996-97 (Paperback)

A review of Manchester United's season of 1996-97 which contains facts, figures, scores, goals, and information about the forthcoming season.

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Official Manchester United Annual 2002 (Annuals) (Paperback)

2009-12-08T02:49:00.001-08:00

Official Manchester United Annual 2002 (Annuals) (Paperback)
~ Adam Bostock (Author)

There is something for every Red fan in The Official Manchester United Annual 2002. Go on a guided tour - behind the scenes - at Old Trafford: see inside the changing rooms; look around the jam-packed trophy room; and even take a peek inside Sir Alex Ferguson's office. You can also find out all the latest news from Manchester United's Carrington Training Centre and on Manchester United's academy teams. Read the profiles of all the top players including David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and Andy Cole. Solve the many word and picture puzzles and quizzes, all based around Old Trafford and the team, and enjoy the stunning action moments captured on camera (by United's official photographer). Plus, Fred the Red returns for more of his hilarious adventures around Old Trafford. It's bigger and better than ever before - with fan pages, fun pages, Fred pages, puzzle pages - all this and more in an annual not to be missed.

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Lionel Messi (World Soccer Stars / Estrellas Del Futbol Mundial) (Spanish Edition) (Library Binding)

2009-12-04T07:24:00.000-08:00

Lionel Messi (World Soccer Stars / Estrellas Del Futbol Mundial) (Spanish Edition) (Library Binding)
~ Jose Maria Obregon (Author), Megan Benson (Translator)

# Reading level: Ages 4-8
# Library Binding: 24 pages
# Publisher: Editorial Buenas Letras; Bilingual edition (January 2009)
# Language: Spanish

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Free the Manchester United One (Paperback)

2009-12-02T06:38:00.001-08:00

Free the Manchester United One (Paperback)
~ Graham Sharpe (Author)

In 1915 one of the most shameful occasions in sporting history took place. The players of Manchester United and Liverpool conspired to arrange that United would win their game with Liverpool by 2-0, thus permitting the conspirators to cash in on bets placed on that pre-arranged score-line of odds of 7/1. As a result, United did stay up but eight players were banned for life, one lost his life, the reputations of the two clubs were permanently tainted and football's image severely impaired. This is the amazing tale of that fateful Good Friday.

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Manchester United in Europe (Paperback)

2009-11-29T06:36:00.000-08:00

Manchester United in Europe (Paperback)
~ David Meek (Author), Tom Tyrell (Author), Alan Ferguson (Foreword)

In 1956, Sir Matt Busby and Harold Hardman defied the authorities to enter the championship of champions. United's first thrilling encounters with the likes of Real Madrid and Benfica immediately caught the imagination of the fans, and Europe remains the challenge which gives the season its flavour. The European quest brought tragedy as well as glory for Manchester United with the Munich air crash in 1958. Amazingly, Busby rebuilt the club and ten years later, United conquered Europe. In 1999 Sir Alex Ferguson finally bridged the gap from Busby's era by winning the European Champions League.

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The Story of Manchester United (Hardcover)

2009-11-29T06:35:00.000-08:00

The Story of Manchester United (Hardcover)
~ Benchmark Books (Author)

# Hardcover: 32 pages
# Publisher: Benchmark Books Limited (November 29, 2007)

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The Little Book of Manchester United (Hardcover)

2009-11-27T02:24:00.000-08:00

The Little Book of Manchester United (Hardcover)
~ Michael Heatley (Author)

A unique and fascinating A to Z of arguably the most successful football club in the world. This book is a must for any Manchester United fan, with features on all the key players, managers and events that have shaped the club to date. We cover legends such as Matt Busby, Duncan Edwards, and George Best and bring the story up to date with Cantona and Beckham.

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Barcelona to Brazil: Manchester United on Tour [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

2009-11-20T06:43:00.000-08:00

Barcelona to Brazil: Manchester United on Tour [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)
~ John Peters (Author), Adam Bostock (Author)

# Hardcover: 144 pages
# Publisher: Andre Deutsch (June 1, 2000)
# Language: English

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Red and Raw: A Post-War History of Manchester United v Liverpool [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

2009-11-16T09:09:00.000-08:00

Red and Raw: A Post-War History of Manchester United v Liverpool [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)
~ Ivan Ponting (Author)

Manchester United and Liverpool are the most fanatically supported clubs in Britain. This book details the rivalry between the clubs, providing more than just a full account of every Manchester United v Liverpool game since the war.

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Destination Moscow: An Alternative Look at Manchester United's Season (Paperback)

2009-11-12T17:17:00.000-08:00

Destination Moscow: An Alternative Look at Manchester United's Season (Paperback)
~ Justin Blundell (Author)

"Destination Moscow" is the captivating story of Manchester United's emotional and triumphant 2007-8 season, a season which ended with them being crowned Champions of England and Kings of Europe. But it's told in a way that no United story has ever been told before...Inside you'll find: a punchy, rabidly red-eyed review of every single match and goal, from the Reading false start to the Wigan and Moscow highs. It is an entertaining, minute-by-minute guide to the matches that really mattered - Liverpool, Arsenal, Barcelona, Wigan and Chelsea.It contains all the season's best quotes from everyone from Ferguson and Crerand to the dreaded Scousers.And, uniquely, it also contains a round-up of all the news, jokes, gossip and rumours affecting both United and our fiercest rivals between matches. Most season reviews follow the same old blueprint of stats and dry match reports. "Destination Moscow" is a book for everyone who lives and breathes United, not just on match day but every single day.This is the latest title from the author of "Back from the Brink", which was praised on release as 'a finely crafted, insightful piece of history' ('Best Book', Four Four Two). It is an irreverent 'Red-eyed' review of Manchester United's spectacular season.

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Green Devils: The Irish and Manchester United (Hardcover)

2009-11-09T02:27:00.001-08:00

Green Devils: The Irish and Manchester United (Hardcover)
~ Keith Falkiner (Author)

When an Irish immigrant priest helped found the Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Football Club in 1878, he began a link between the Irish and the club that would become Manchester United that endures to this day. In Green Devils, Irish Times journalist Mary Hannigan looks back at this closest of connections and at all the Irish players who have played for the club, providing profiles of all the great players including Paul McGrath, George Best, Johnny Giles, Liam Miller and Kevin Moran and also of those who are not so well known. There are accounts of the highs of winning the Triple in 1999 to the lows of near bankruptcy and the heartbreak of the Munich disaster. What emerges is a fascinating look at how the worlds favourite soccer club has changed, from its amateur origins in Newton Heath to the multimillion pound industry it is today and how the Irish are integral both on and off the pitch to the clubs success. Heavily illustrated, Green Devils is a must read for all fans.

About the Author
Keith Falkiner is a sports reporter with the Sunday World. He lives in Dublin.

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Bogota Bandit: The Outlaw Life of Charlie Mitten: Manchester United's Penalty King (Mainstream Sport) (Paperback)

2009-11-04T14:51:00.000-08:00

Bogota Bandit: The Outlaw Life of Charlie Mitten: Manchester United's Penalty King (Mainstream Sport) (Paperback)
~ Richard Adamson (Author)

This is the story of Charlie Mitten, the man the FA once admitted was the greatest outside-left England ever had, but who stepped out of line as a trailblazer in the player's contract revolution, walking out on club and country in 1950 to play in South America. During one short season with Bogota Santa Fe, Mitten won a place in South American folklore as orchestrator-in-chief of one of the most sensational upsets in soccer history—a makeshift Combian XI's victory over the newly-crowned world champions, Uruguay. Rejecting an offer from Real Madrid, Mitten returned to Britain only to find he was a football outlaw, frozen out by the FA selectors and by United who refused to take him back. After a spell at Fulham, he went into management at Mansfield and Newcastle, but his attempts to produce a more skilful approach to the game and his warnings of an impending soccer hurricane from South America were largely ignored.

About the Author
Richard Adamson is a print and TV journalist who has worked for, amongst others, Granada, LWT and Central, the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Independent, the Daily Express and the Daily Mail.

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Manchester United Official Yearbook: The Definitive Guide to the 2002-2003 Season [IMPORT] (Paperback)

2009-10-30T21:25:00.000-07:00

Manchester United Official Yearbook: The Definitive Guide to the 2002-2003 Season [IMPORT] (Paperback)
~ Ivan Ponting (Author, Editor), Cliff Butler (Author)

# Paperback: 224 pages
# Publisher: Carlton Books Ltd (June 2, 2003)

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Tommy Taylor of Manchester United and Barnsley (Paperback)

2009-10-24T15:21:00.000-07:00

Tommy Taylor of Manchester United and Barnsley (Paperback)
~ John Kennedy (Author)

# Paperback: 84 pages
# Publisher: Yore Publications (November 1, 1994)

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The Official Manchester United Activity Book [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

2009-10-18T20:30:00.001-07:00

The Official Manchester United Activity Book [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)
by Andre Deutsch (Author)

This activity book for the young soccer fan includes stickers, word searches, crosswords, trivia, and much more.

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The Official Manchester United Diary of the Season: The Players' Own Story of Their Dramatic Season (Hardcover)

2009-10-10T19:42:00.000-07:00

The Official Manchester United Diary of the Season: The Players' Own Story of Their Dramatic Season (Hardcover)
by Orion (Editor)

Supplementing Manchester United’s official annual—which focuses on results, stats, and highlights of the season for the world’s most popular soccer club—this diary gets up close and personal. Here’s where fans find out how the men of United reacted to their great victories and how they battled to overcome injuries and other setbacks. They’ll meet the people behind the scenes, too, and see what it takes to keep things running smoothly at home and on the road. This is essential reading for the 75 million fans around the world who want to know what really happened during the 2005–2006 season.

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My Big Lily: Manchester United's Biggest Supporter (Paperback)

2009-10-08T07:02:00.001-07:00

My Big Lily: Manchester United's Biggest Supporter (Paperback)
by Keith Norris (Author), Paddy Crerand (Foreword)

# Paperback: 292 pages
# Publisher: Big Lily Productions (November 1, 2002)

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Official Manchester United Supporters Pack [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

2009-09-11T08:09:00.000-07:00

Official Manchester United Supporters Pack [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)
by Manchester United Football Club (Editor)

Manchester United have got the best football supporters in the world. Over 58,000 of the faithful flock to Old Trafford for every home game of the season and millions more fans follow the fortunes of the club at home and abroad on TV and radio, via newspaper reports and increasingly through logging on to the club's official website www.manutd.com. A chirpy chorus of Cockney Reds, hordes of Irish fans and more than a smattering Scandinavians, not to mention worthy citizens of the Republic of Mancunia, all thrill to the amazing exploits of Man U. Now to satisfy the United supporter's intense desire to pay homage to his or her icon of choice. The Official Manchester United Supporters Pack provides the essential kit for all fans. The pack contains an impressive array of officially endorsed Man Utd paraphernalia: * Manchester United Log Book "Did You Know" snippets about the star players plus templates for 45 match reports to fill in. Illustrated with a 16-pages of action pics from the 2000-2001 season and 45 portraits of the leading players past and present. * Colour poster featuring five of the club's top stars. * Player deck, featuring 20 all-time greats (a photograph on one side and pen portrait and career stats on the reverse). * Pass Notes - a full-colour, fold-out leaflet containing a club directory, match ticket information, Premier League tables, squad details, and Man Utd record holders (most goals, most appearances, most international caps, etc.), plus selected United trivia. * Fixture card - a pocket-sized for the 2001-2002 season, featuring the FA Premiership, FA Cup, Worthington Cup, Champions League, with space provided to fill in all the scores. * Sticker sheet featuring Man Utd logos and slogans. * Face paints red and white, plus sponge applicator. * Pencil embossed with "Man Utd".

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Manchester Buccaneers: The Diary of a Manchester United Fan, Aged 12 from Tampa Bay (Paperback)

2009-09-09T01:55:00.001-07:00

Manchester Buccaneers: The Diary of a Manchester United Fan, Aged 12 from Tampa Bay (Paperback)
by Adrian Sherling (Author)

'My name is Roswell P. Shambling. I'm a 12-year-old Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan. I saw Malcolm Glazer bought EPL soccer side Manchester and they are now my favourite franchise. Manchester rules, man!' Roswell is an American youngster who likes Malcolm Glazer and has decided to support Manchester United (or Manchester as he calls them). From his home in Tampa, he follows all the latest developments of his new team, commenting on what he believes Sir Ferguson should do, worrying about Ferdinand Rio getting into a bar brawl in the northern English town of Sweden (and why would he be there when Manchester is in the south?), sadly watching his beloved Roy Keano leave and questioning why he never played for England, delighting in watching Manchester take on the Russian side London Chelseas and seeing the Roonaldo brothers succeed...Roswell attempts to spread the word about Manchester and their successes and failures against teams such as Tott Nam, made up predominantly of young Vietnamese players, through his website, but unfortunately his thoughts are now always well received, with hilarious consequences...

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Access All Areas: Behind the Scenes at Manchester United Football Club (Hardcover)

2009-09-09T01:54:00.000-07:00

Access All Areas: Behind the Scenes at Manchester United Football Club (Hardcover)
by Adam Bostock (Author), Roger Dixon (Author)

Containing exclusive interviews with the sta ff at the grounds, this is an exclusive insight into exactly what it means to be a part of the exciting and lucrative or ganisation that is Manchester United Football Club. '

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The Complete Encyclopaedia of Manchester United Football Club (Paperback)

2009-09-09T01:53:00.000-07:00

The Complete Encyclopaedia of Manchester United Football Club (Paperback)
by Tony Matthews (Author), John Russell (Author, Editor), Bryan Robson (Foreword)

# Paperback: 320 pages
# Publisher: Britespot Publishing Ltd (May 6, 2002)

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MANCHESTER UNITED GREATS. [IMPORT] (Paperback)

2009-09-09T01:52:00.000-07:00

MANCHESTER UNITED GREATS. [IMPORT] (Paperback)
by David. Meek (Author)

# Paperback: 190 pages
# Publisher: Sportsprint Publishing (1989)

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Manchester United (Paperback)

2009-09-06T19:33:00.001-07:00

Manchester United (Paperback)
by Justyn Barnes (Author), Sam Pilger (Author), Manchester United Football Club (Author)

# Paperback: 96 pages
# Publisher: Andre Deutsch Ltd (October 20, 1997)

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Manchester United (Unseen Archives) [IMPORT] (Paperback)

2009-09-06T19:32:00.000-07:00

Manchester United (Unseen Archives) [IMPORT] (Paperback)

# Paperback: 384 pages
# Publisher: Parragon Plus (August 1, 2004)

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Manchester United: Champions at Last - The Official Story (Hardcover)

2009-09-06T19:31:00.000-07:00

Manchester United: Champions at Last - The Official Story (Hardcover)
by Tom Tyrrell (Author)

This is an account of Manchester United Football Club's 1992/93 season, in which they won England's major league championship for the first time for a quarter of a century. The book includes coverage of every match, and also takes readers back over the years since their last League success, to trace the quest for English football's most coveted domestic honour, as the managers who followed in the footsteps of Sir Matt Busby all attempted, yet failed, to echo his achievements - all, that is, until Alex Ferguson. Tom Tyrrell is the author of "Manchester United - the Religion" and "The Official History of Manchester United".

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The Official Manchester United Annual (Hardcover)

2009-09-06T19:30:00.000-07:00

The Official Manchester United Annual (Hardcover)
by Clive Dickinson (Author)

# Hardcover: 64 pages
# Publisher: Andre Deutsch Ltd (August 2, 1999)

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Manchester United Yearbook 2002 (Paperback)

2009-09-06T19:29:00.000-07:00

Manchester United Yearbook 2002 (Paperback)
by Cliff Butler (Author)

The 2001-2002 season sees Sir Alex Ferguson leading Manchester United in an effort to win their eight Premiership title in its tenth season as well to reclaim the European Champions' League Cup trophy in his final campaign at Old Trafford. With the arrival of prolific Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, and highly-regarded Argentinian midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron (for a British transfer record of about [pound]25 million), plus an extra effort on the part of all for Fergie's last season, United will be aiming to atone for their quarter-final exit from the final stages of the Champions' League competition last year. In the Premiership, the Red Devils will be competing against those desperate to prevent them claiming a fourth consecutive title - with Liverpool and Arsenal probably being United's most dangerous rivals. Match by match and month by month, this is the ultimate record of the 2001-2002 season at Old Trafford, which features a fully illustrated match report on every single game played, full match statistics, monthly progress reports and a full set of statistics at the end of the campaign, as well as an overview of the whole season. The Yearbook includes reviews, results and tables for the Reserves, the Juniors and the Manchester United Academy teams - in effect results for every single game played by the club at every level. Also included is information on travel arrangements and supporters' clubs. There are official end-of-season statements from both the chairman and the manager, which also look forward to the possibilities for the next campaign. The Manchester United Official Yearbook 2002 is the only official, definitive review of Manchester United's 2001-2002 season, and features player profiles as United look forward to the campaign for 2002-2003.

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Simply Red and Green: Manchester United and Ireland - A Story of a Love Affair (Paperback)

2009-09-05T20:08:00.000-07:00

Simply Red and Green: Manchester United and Ireland - A Story of a Love Affair (Paperback)
by John Scally (Author)

Why are Manchester United Ireland's most popular team? This book addresses this question with the help of interviews of some of the game's top personalities. Stars such as John Giles, Eamon Dunphy and Paul McGrath provide a behind-the-scenes look at the heart of United's greatest triumphs and disasters, offering insights into some of the most controversial moments in the club's history. Covering two centuries, the book details the relationship between Manchester and Ireland. The Busby Babes, the Munich disaster, the European Cup glory and the Ferguson years are all revisited through green-tinted glasses.

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The Official Manchester United Fan File (Funfax) (Paperback) - 2

2009-09-05T20:07:00.000-07:00

The Official Manchester United Fan File (Funfax) (Paperback)
by Huw Turberville (Author), Mark Hillsdon (Editor)

An updated version of the Manchester United Fan File, which includes three sheets of stickers and a pull-out timeline, and features over 50 percent new material to give any Man United fan all the information they need for the new season.

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Manchester United and Beyond [IMPORT] (Hardcover)

2009-09-05T20:05:00.000-07:00

Manchester United and Beyond [IMPORT] (Hardcover)
by Bill Foulkes (Author), Ivan Ponting (Author)

# Hardcover
# Publisher: The Bluecoat Press (June 17, 2003)

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Manchester United - Man and Babe (Hardcover)

2009-09-05T20:04:00.001-07:00

Manchester United - Man and Babe (Hardcover)
by Wilf McGuinness (Author), Ivan Ponting (Author), Sir Bobby Charlton (Foreword)

The rich history of Manchester United has never thrown up a more colourful character than Wilf McGuinness. There is virtually no emotion that he hasn't experienced during a lifetime in the game. Wilf has: played for his beloved United and his country at every level; won a championship medal with the Red Devils; suffered a cruel injury which cut short his career at the chronically premature age of 22; succeeded Sir Matt Busby as manager of Manchester United - and been sacked by the club to which he was so passionately devoted; lost all his hair, probably as a result of the shock of his demoralising dismissal; played a key role in England's 1966 World Cup glory under Sir Alf Ramsey; and, coached at York, Hull and Bury, and in soccer outposts around the world...all without losing his exuberant outlook on life in general and football in particular.As Sir Alex Ferguson said: 'There is never a dull moment with Wilf. There is no more cheerful man in football!' One of the original Busby Babes, Wilf grew up alongside the likes of Duncan Edwards and Bobby Charlton, and but for injury would have been aboard the plane which crashed at Munich, killing 23 people including eight of his team-mates and friends. Now for the first time he tells the full story of his incident-packed lifetime in the game, revealing the joy and the injustice, the sorrow and the controversy. "Man and Babe" is a moving tale of excitement, anguish and redemption, with humour never very far from the surface. It includes over 100 photographs from Wilf's personal collection, including the pre-Munich crash Busby Babes and exclusive pictures of Posh & Becks at the party to celebrate United's 1999 treble!

About the Author
Ivan Ponting has written more than 30 books on football, including Manchester United Player By Player, and has penned the autobiographies of Bill Foulkes and Gary Pallister. He also supplies obituaries to The Independent newspaper, and his joint effort with David Foot, entitled Sixty Summers: Somerset Cricket Since The War, won Best Cricket Book at the 2007 National Sporting Club awards.

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Manchester United Official Football Association Cup Review (Paperback)

2009-09-05T20:02:00.000-07:00

Manchester United Official Football Association Cup Review (Paperback)
by Andrew McKinnon (Author)

# Paperback: 64 pages
# Publisher: McKinnon Farmer Publishing Ltd (September 1, 1990)

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The Man United Miscellany: The Ultimate Book of Manchester United Trivia (Hardcover)

2009-09-05T19:51:00.000-07:00

The Man United Miscellany: The Ultimate Book of Manchester United Trivia (Hardcover)
by Andy Mitten (Author)

Compiled by Reds fan, journalist and "United We Stand" editor Andy Mitten, "The Man Utd Miscellany" celebrates the past, present and future at Old Trafford - from Newton Heath FC to the Busby Babes and Rooney and Ronaldo. Packed with facts, figures, anecdotes, lists and quirk, you'll be amazed what you didn't know you wanted to know about the world's most famous football club.

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Manchester United History 2000 (Hardcover)

2009-09-05T19:50:00.000-07:00

Manchester United History 2000 (Hardcover)

# Hardcover
# Publisher: Hamlyn (September 15, 2000)

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Hamlyn Illustrated History of Manchester United (Hardcover)

2009-09-05T19:49:00.002-07:00

Hamlyn Illustrated History of Manchester United (Hardcover)
by Tom Tyrell (Author)

A history of Manchester United FC from 1878 to 1997. There are comprehensive season-by-season statistics and the book is illustrated with many never-before-seen photographs. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The Illustrated History of Manchester United, 1878-2001 (Hardcover)

2009-09-05T19:49:00.001-07:00

The Illustrated History of Manchester United, 1878-2001 (Hardcover)
by Tom Tyrrell (Author), David Meek (Author)

This is an illustrated history of the world's most celebrated team - Manchester United. It features spreads on their stadium, the international players and a list of statistics from the club's earliest games to the end of the 2000-2001 season, including the unique treble triumph of 1999.

About the Author
Tom Tyrrell has written and edited several books on United and was a football commentator for Picadilly Radio and Talksport. David Meek was the United correspondent for the Manchester Evening News and a contributor to both TV and radio programmes.

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The Official Manchester United Annual (Paperback)

2009-09-05T19:47:00.000-07:00

The Official Manchester United Annual (Paperback)
by Tom Tyrrell (Author)

# Paperback: 96 pages
# Publisher: Queen Anne Press (July 1, 1991)

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Manchester United in the Sixties (Hardcover)

2009-09-05T19:46:00.000-07:00

Manchester United in the Sixties (Hardcover)
by Graham McColl (Author)

# Hardcover: 96 pages
# Publisher: Andre Deutsch Ltd (September 16, 1997)

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Manchester United: The Untold Story (Hardcover)

2009-09-05T19:45:00.000-07:00

Manchester United: The Untold Story (Hardcover)
by Ned Kelly (Author)

Manchester United FC is, without doubt, the world?s most famous football club, as well as one of the richest and the most successful. To the public and to the millions of United fans across the globe it presents a ?squeaky clean? image of a family-orientated club, respectable beyond reproach, but behind the scenes the reality is VERY different ? paranoia and mistrust among board members, instances of player surveillance, debugging procedures and counter-surveillance activities, as well as a multitude of sexual indiscretions and episodes of marital infidelity among players and board members alike. Former SAS soldier, Ned Kelly, was head of club security at Manchester United FC for almost twelve years. A fanatical Reds fan since childhood, he witnessed first hand day-to-day life at the club, and discovered that the real story was very different from the legend. In ?Manchester United: The Untold Story? Ned not only shares his fascinating experiences of working at close quarters with some of the biggest names in football, including David Beckham, Roy Keane, Eric Cantona and Alex Ferguson, but also provides an insider?s authoritative account of some of the remarkable goings-on in what he still believes to be the "best football club in the world". Says Kelly: ?There?s little doubt in my mind that certain elements within the United hierarchy let the sheer size of this club overtake their sense of fair and proper behaviour. They were playing God.?

About the Author
Michael ?Ned? Kelly is a former SAS soldier who served in Northern Ireland, Germany and Malaya. After leaving the armed services, Ned established his own security firm, Special Projects Security, and began his twelve-year association with Manchester United from 1990 to 2002. He now lives in the United States. Eric Rowan is an author and playwright as well as an award-winning songwriter and record producer. He lives in London.

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The Definitive Newton Heath: Manchester United to 1902 (Paperback)

2009-09-05T19:42:00.000-07:00

The Definitive Newton Heath: Manchester United to 1902 (Paperback)
by Alan Shury (Author), Brian Landamore (Author)

# Paperback: 80 pages
# Publisher: Soccerdata (June 1, 2002)

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Manchester United Official Review (Paperback)

2009-09-05T19:41:00.000-07:00

Manchester United Official Review (Paperback)
by Various (Author)

# Paperback: 224 pages
# Publisher: Andre Deutsch Ltd (June 4, 1998)

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The Manchester United Football Book: No. 13 (Paperback)

2009-09-05T19:40:00.002-07:00

The Manchester United Football Book: No. 13 (Paperback)
by David Meek (Editor)

# Paperback: 96 pages
# Publisher: Hutchinson (September 21, 1978)

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My Memories of Manchester United (Hardcover)

2009-09-05T19:40:00.001-07:00

My Memories of Manchester United (Hardcover)
by Norman Whiteside (Author)

# Hardcover: 96 pages
# Publisher: Britespot Publishing Ltd (October 2003)

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Manchester United (Superteams) (Hardcover)

2009-09-05T19:38:00.000-07:00

Manchester United (Superteams) (Hardcover)

# Hardcover: 32 pages
# Publisher: Mustard (September 1999)

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Manchester United Almanac (Paperback)

2009-09-05T19:37:00.000-07:00

Manchester United Almanac (Paperback)
by Dean Hayes (Author)

# Paperback: 140 pages
# Publisher: Yore Publications (November 1997)

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Manchester United: Moments to Remember (Paperback)

2009-09-05T19:36:00.002-07:00

Manchester United: Moments to Remember (Paperback)
by John Creighton (Author)

# Paperback: 100 pages
# Publisher: Sigma Leisure (October 1991)

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The Official Manchester United Annual 2004 (Annuals) [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)

2009-09-05T19:36:00.001-07:00

The Official Manchester United Annual 2004 (Annuals) [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)
by Adam Bostock (Author), Simon Davies (Author)

There is something for every Red fan in The Official Manchester United Annual 2004. Read the profiles of all the top players, and solve the many word and picture puzzles and quizzes, all based around Old Trafford and the team, and enjoy the stunning action moments captured on camera by United's official photographer.

About the Author
Adam Bostock is the Webmaster of the official Man Utd website. He is the author of several books on United. He lives in Macclesfield. Copy about the book --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Manchester United: Champions Again! (Paperback)

2009-09-05T19:34:00.002-07:00

Manchester United: Champions Again! (Paperback)
by Aubrey Ganguly (Author)

# Paperback: 112 pages
# Publisher: Andre Deutsch Ltd (July 21, 2003)

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The Manchester United Miscellany (Hardcover)

2009-09-05T19:34:00.001-07:00

The Manchester United Miscellany (Hardcover)
by John White (Author)

The Formula One Grand Prix Guide 2004 is an indispensable guide for all auto-racing fans. Combining an in-depth preview of the forthcoming year with a race-by-race account of the 2003 Grand Prix season, it provides vital information on the famous drivers, the leading teams, and the significant technological advances. Boasting a superb array of up-to-the-minute action photographs, this is the definitive companion to the 2004 Grand Prix season, with every page an information-packed celebration of the world's highest-octane sport.

About the Author
Bruce Jones has written many best-selling motorsport books, including The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Formula One and Fifty Years of the F1 World Championship. He lives in London, England.

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Manchester United 100 Greatest Players (Hardcover)

2009-09-05T19:32:00.000-07:00

Manchester United 100 Greatest Players (Hardcover)
by David Meek (Author)

In 2000, the Manchester United magazine invited its readers to vote on their top Reds player of all time and Manchester United 100 Greatest Players was published the following year to celebrate the club's centenary as Manchester United. This all-new edition will contain the result of a new poll, carried out by United, the Official Manchester United Magazine, during summer 2003. With players such as Juan Sebastian Veron, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Fabien Barthez, Diego Forlan, Laurent Blanc, John O'Shea and Rio Ferdinand appearing after the last book was published this new list will have a very different feel to it.

About the Author
David Meek is a respected journalist who has been writing about Manchester United for over 40 years. Previously with the Manchester Evening News, where he reported on some 2000 of their games, he has also written over 20 books about the club. He now works as a freelancer and contributes regularly to programmes on MUTV, Manchester United's own television channel.

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Back Page United: Century of Newspaper Coverage of Manchester United (Hardcover)

2009-09-05T19:31:00.000-07:00

Back Page United: Century of Newspaper Coverage of Manchester United (Hardcover)
by Stephen F. Kelly (Author)

The history of Manchester United in photographs and newspaper headlines from the club's foundation in 1892 through to League, FA Cup and European campaigns in the 1990s. All the characters of Old Trafford from Billy Meredith and Charlie Mitten to Denis Law, Bobby Charlton and George Best and on to Ryan Giggs, Eric Cantona and David Beckham.

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Manchester United Quiz Book (Hardcover)

2009-09-05T19:28:00.000-07:00

Manchester United Quiz Book (Hardcover)
by John White (Author), Alex Ferguson (Foreword)

# Hardcover: 160 pages
# Publisher: Andre Deutsch Ltd (March 26, 1998)

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Winners and Champions: The Story of Manchester : United's 1948 Fa Cup And... (Hardcover)

2009-09-05T19:27:00.000-07:00

Winners and Champions: The Story of Manchester : United's 1948 Fa Cup And... (Hardcover)
by Alec Shorrocks (Author)

# Hardcover: 272 pages
# Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd (January 1986)
# Language: English

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A Strange Kind of Glory: Life of Sir Matt Busby and Manchester United (Paperback)

2009-09-05T19:26:00.000-07:00

A Strange Kind of Glory: Life of Sir Matt Busby and Manchester United (Paperback)
by Eamon Dunphy (Author)

Written by an international footballer who once played for Manchester United, this is both a biography of Sir Matt Busby and an account of the club's post-war history. It is based on interviews with Busby and contains revelations about significant personalities and events of the past five decades.

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The Rough Guide to Manchester United 3 (Rough Guide Sports/Pop Culture) (Paperback)

2009-09-05T19:25:00.000-07:00

The Rough Guide to Manchester United 3 (Rough Guide Sports/Pop Culture) (Paperback)
by ROUGH GUIDES (Author)

MAN UTD

A Fan’s Handbook in association with UNITED WE STAND

INTRODUCTION

Thank goodness for Cathy Ferguson. It was the Boss’s wife, so it seems, who was responsible for the best piece of news for United fans in the 2001–02 season: Sir Alex was staying on. As recently as Boxing Day, the United manager had been insisting he would retire at the end of the season as had been long planned. "I’m absolutely going," he said then. "I won’t be making comebacks like singers do. It’s a decision me and my family have made." Just over a month later and there he was in full Sinatra mode, with the United fans teasing him in song: "It’s Cathy that wears the pants."

Perhaps it was the thought of having him under her feet round the house all day that did it. The prospect of him complaining that the washing machine had an anti-Red agenda, or standing there in the kitchen tapping his watch because the kettle was taking too long to boil, or telling the cleaning lady not to come on Friday, because he was resting her for the big one next week. Whatever, Cathy suggested he still had too much energy in him not to be working. So he decided to stay on.

In many ways, 5 February 2002, the day it was announced that Sir Alex was to remain in his office at Carrington, was the highlight of the Red season. Another three years of the greatest club manager the English game has ever known was unquestionably the best news fans could receive. Particularly since, as the manager himself suggested, his impending retirement – and the soap opera developing around his successor – had unsettled the team during the weeks now known to United historians as the black autumn, the period which cost the club a record fourth title on the bounce.

Sir Alex, remembering the shabby ends of managers such as Bill Shankly and Jock Stein, had rightly wanted to go out on his terms. Giving good notice, he thought, would allow the club the requisite time to find a replacement, and with the European final scheduled in his home city, it seemed the perfect finale was written in the script. But it didn’t quite turn out like that. For a time in the autumn of 2001, minds were focusing on the manager’s departure rather than the job in hand: players were unsure whether to sign new contracts until they knew who the new man was to be, coaching staff were worried that this might be their last year, and in the board room energies were channelled into trying to find an adequate replacement for the manager instead of a centre back. Speculation rather than concentration was the order of the day.

Hindsight is the football fan’s clearest field of vision: but last autumn Reds didn’t need any retro-spex to know that a crisis was enveloping their club. When West Ham won at Old Trafford in early December, it was the sixth defeat of the league campaign; before Christmas had arrived, United had suffered more losses than in the whole of the previous, Championship-winning season. This wasn’t the standard Red autumnal wobble. It was more like a collapse. For some commentators, Ferguson had become a lame-duck manager: just as Sven Goran Eriksson had found at Lazio, when he had tried to give notice to quit for the England job, football is an unforgiving business. Try to do things properly, to leave to a timetable and the momentum of departure takes over: Eriksson was eased out of his job less than three months into his final year. There were several pieces in the press suggesting Fergie, too, might not even make it to the last verse of his swansong.

But such speculation miscalculated the enormous will to win the man possesses. Determined that his legacy was not to be one of failure, he re-engaged with the team, put aside thoughts of leaving, once more ignited a feud with his long-running sparring partner the press. And he started to enjoy himself again. As did the team, putting aside their losing habit to embark on a New Year’s run of nine successive victories.

It was, apparently, when Gary Neville, looking at the fixture list after a wonderful away win at Sunderland, said to his manager that he only had 12 more league games left, that it hit him. He was having the time of his life, loving the challenge from Arsenal and Liverpool, turning round the fortunes of a team whose potential had barely been explored, did he really want to give all this up? After he decided to stay, the rest of the season shaped itself entirely in his image. His team refused to accept all available logic that they had blown the league. Led by the remarkable new centre forward Ruud van Nistelrooy, they climbed from the pit of autumn through a glorious spring.

And triumph was so close. Until the last fortnight of the season, there was still the mathematical possibility of a Premiership and Champions League double. That it didn’t come was, naturally, profoundly disappointing. If Reds had become blasé in all those victories these past few years, one thing is certain: we miss triumph when it isn’t there. But the truth is, there is something admirable in the way this side never gave up until the fat lady cleared her throat.

About the Author
Andy Mitten founded United We Stand in 1989 and has edited it ever since - it is the biggest selling fanzine in Britain. Guardian columnist Jim White has written two books about Man Utd.

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Manchester United: Player by Player (Hardcover)

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Manchester United: Player by Player (Hardcover)
by Ivan Ponting (Author), Julian Baskcomb (Editor), Julia Byrne (Editor)

This compilation contains unofficial profiles of more than 200 United players. Established names such as Law, Best, Charlton, Robson, and Cantona are included alongside unknowns like Reg Hunter, who played just one match for the first team. Each description has a photograph and career statistics. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author
Ivan Ponting is a respected journalist who has written many books on football, including 'Arsenal Player by Player' and 'The History of the FA Cup'. He has written many articles for 'Four Four Two' and 'The Independent'. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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