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Football (Soccer) eBooks

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  • Angels with Dirty Faces

    How Argentinian Soccer Defined a Nation and Changed the Game Forever

    by Jonathan Wilson ...
    The masterful, definitive history of Argentinian soccer, focusing on its dominant sports culture and unsurpassed ability to consistently produce champions.Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di St’fano: in every generation Argentina has uncovered a uniquely brilliant soccer talent. Perhaps it’s because the country lives and breathes the game, its theories, and its myths.Argentina’s rich, ... Read more

    Was $17.99 CAD Now $2.99 CAD

  • Jock Stein

    The Celtic Years

    by David Potter, Tom Campbell ...
    'I am proud to say that I knew Jock Stein as a football manager, as a colleague and as a friend . . . he was the greatest manager in British football . . . men like Jock will live forever in the memory' - Sir Alex FergusonDuring his long reign at Celtic, Jock Stein was a legendary figure in the world of football. He led a youthful Celtic side to a memorable European Cup triumph in Lisbon in 1967 ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Tottenham Hotspur: Champions of England 1950-51 & 1960-61

    by Kevin Palmer ...
    Series series Desert Island Football Histories
    Tottenham Hotspur so far have only captured two League Championships, but what they lack in quantity they recompense in quality. Both Championship teams were famed for innovative play that set new standards in the history of English club football. The appointment of Arthur Rowe as manager in 1949 quickly transformed Spurs from an average Second Division side into the best in the country. This he ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Inverting the Pyramid

    The History of Soccer Tactics

    by Jonathan Wilson ...
    Fully revised and updated, this beloved classic explores the history of soccer tactics, with fresh insights for fans, captains, and coaches worldwide.In this modern classic, soccer journalist Jonathan Wilson pulls apart the finer details of the world’s game, tracing the global history of tactics from modern pioneers right back to the beginning, when chaos reigned. Along the way, he examines the ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Outside the Box

    A Statistical Journey through the History of Football

    by Duncan Alexander ...
    In football, numbers are everywhere. From touches in the opposition box to expected goals, clear-cut chances to win-loss ratios.In the modern game, these numbers help provide the narrative, the drama, and the conversation. They are scrutinised in order to justify results and to predict future outcomes. They even dictate transfer policy and drive clubs to achieve the impossible.But when did the ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Tales from the Dugout

    Football at the Sharp End

    by Richard Gordon ...
    The dugout can be a fearsome place. When the action heats up on the pitch, emotions in the dugout boil over. Grown men lose control. The normally sane turn into irrational agitators. And every decision, no matter how minor, is hotly contested.Tales From The Dugout is a fantastically entertaining collection of incidents and memories gathered from managers, players, referees, linesmen and ... Read more

    $9.39 CAD

  • HH

    Helenio Herrera – Football’s Original Master of the Dark Arts

    by Richard Fitzpatrick ...
    NOMINATED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR'A gripping, unsettling and authoritative portrait of football's original dark genius - brilliantly researched and superbly told.' GUILLEM BALAGUÉ'A wonderfully compelling biography... This is a story that, once read, you can't forget.' DUNCAN HAMILTON'Assiduously researched... tells Herrera's outrageous story with verve' FINANCIAL TIMES... ... Read more

    $20.79 CAD

  • Calcio

    A History of Italian Football

    by John Foot ...
    The first history of Italian football to be written in English, ‘Calcio’ is a mix of serious analysis and comic storytelling, with vivid descriptions of games, goals, dives, missed penalties, riots and scandals in the richest and toughest league in the world.‘Calcio’ tells the story of Italian football from its origins in the 1890’s to the present day. It takes us through a history of great ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Gamechanger

    by Spencer FC ...
    How one man went from gaming and making videos at home to becoming a football club owner'The bizarre new world of football' GuardianI lifted the trophy triumphantly over my head, just as I’d seen so many FA Cup, World Cup and Champions League winners do on TV. It was quite simply the best moment of my life. Hashtag United had won.So, how on earth did this happen? How did a kid who at one point ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Rinascimento

    The story of S.S.C. Napoli's historic 2022/23 Serie A victory under Luciano Spalletti

    by Tom Underhill ...
    Rinascimento tells the tale of Napoli's first Serie A title in 33 years, an achievement that saw the football-mad city celebrate like never before.Before the 2022/23 season, SSC Napoli and Luciano Spalletti were considered two of Italy's great underachievers. The club had not won a league title since Diego Maradona led them to glory in 1990. Spalletti had won respect across a three-decade ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Soccer Skills

    Improve Your Team’s Possession and Passing Skills through Top Class Drills

    by Chest Dugger ...
    Are you ready to take your soccer game to the next level? Or just looking for ways to improve your team?This book can help solve your problems.Whether known as football or, as in the US, soccer; the 'beautiful game' is the most popular sport in the world. The best players earn millions of dollars per year, and the greatest clubs are icons in their regions. Children love putting down a couple of ... Read more

    $6.77 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Furious George

    My Forty Years Surviving NBA Divas, Clueless GMs, and Poor Shot Selection

    by George Karl, Curt Sampson ...
    The most outspoken and combative coach in NBA history—and one of the most successful, amassing more than 1,175 victories, the sixth best winning record ever—reflects on his life, his career, and his battles on and off the basketball court in this no-holds-barred memoir.A man of deep passion and intensity, George Karl earned his bad boy reputation while playing at the University of North Carolina, ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Sports Tourists Guide to the English Premier League, 2018-19 Edition

    by Blair Morse, Brian Burden, Franklin Canterbury ...
    2ND EDITION: Updated to include all three newly-promoted teams, Fulham, Cardiff City and Wolverhampton. Everything you've ever wanted to know about the Premier League, brought to you by two veteran American sportswriters and soccer enthusiasts. The English Premier League isn't a secret club in America any more. More and more casual fans are tuning in to the Premier League. They're watching on TV, ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 90 Minutes from Europe

    Walsall's Greatest Cup Run

    by Simon Turner ...
    It was the summer of 1983. Walsall were preparing for yet another season in Division Three when, out of the blue, British Airways got in touch. They were launching an innovative advertising campaign and wanted to feature the team underneath the banner 'They're only 90 minutes away from a place in Europe'. The idea was to show how quickly European cities could be reached from Birmingham Airport, ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Soccer iQ Vol. 1 - Things That Smart Players Do

    by Dan Blank ...
    - Named the #1 book for Soccer Players and Coaches by Football.com- Named a Top 5 Book of the Year by the NSCAA Soccer Journal- A #1 best-seller in the U.S., Canada and Australia- Translated into nine languages- Includes links to free Soccer iQ companion videos that bring the lessons to life!Soccer iQ is the first book for soccer PLAYERS! In a world saturated with books about how to coach soccer, ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Manchester United On This Day

    History, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year

    by Mike Donovan ...
    Series series On This Day
    Manchester United On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's distinguished past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable diary of Red Devils history - with an entry for every day of the year. From the club's Victorian foundation as Newton Heath through to their emergence as one of the world's most ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Aston Villa Greatest Games

    by James Driver-Fisher ...
    Series series Greatest Games
    Expertly presented in evocative historical context, and described incident-by-incident in atmospheric detail, Aston Villa Greatest Games offers a terrace ticket back in time, taking in their 19th-century dominance of club soccer, the ignominy of relegation to the Third Division, and then lifting Europe's biggest trophy just a decade later. An irresistible cast list of club legends—Pongo Waring and ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Promised Land

    Manchester United's Historic Treble

    by Daniel Harris ...
    In 1998-99, Manchester United won the Premier League, the FA Cup and Champions League – the only English team ever to accomplish such a feat. Whether that makes it the finest of all time is open to debate, but what is not is the status of the season: it featured astounding football, exceptional competition, staggering determination, ceaseless tension, astonishing plot twists, and a cast of ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Standing Alone

    Stories of Heroism and Heartbreak from Manchester City's 2020/21 Title-Winning Season

    by Sam Lee, Daniel Taylor, Oliver Kay ...
    A team of writers for The Athletic chronicles Manchester City Football Club's 2020–2021 season and their return to the top in this collection of articles.In season 2020/21, as Premier League football struggled to find its feet, one team rose above all others. Standing Alone is the story of Manchester City's return to the pinnacle of English football and their journey to a first Champions League ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Totally Frank

    The Autobiography of Frank Lampard

    by Frank Lampard ...
    Chelsea and England footballer Frank Lampard charts his life story from childhood to young West Ham apprentice to multi-millionaire world footballing celebrity and lynchpin of the national team. Includes a full account of the 2005/06 season and the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany.One of the best footballers in Britain today, and the 2005 Footballer of the Year, Lampard has been applauded by fans, ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Soccer Rules and Positions In A Day For Dummies

    by Michael Lewis, United States Soccer Federation, Inc. ...
    Series Book 38 - In A Day For Dummies
    Soccer basics in a day? Easy.Do you get a kick out of soccer, but need to brush up your knowledge on the key elements of the game? Look no further!Soccer Rules & Positions In A Day For Dummies quickly brings you up to speed on one of the most popular sports in the world. From essential information on the sport to expert coverage of the game's rules, regulations, and players, this book provides ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • Mind Gym : An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence

    An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence

    by Gary Mack, David Casstevens ...
    Drawing on his work with some of the top teams in professional sports, noted sport psychology consultant Gary Mack shares with you the same techniques and exercises he uses to help elite athletes build mental "muscle." These 40 accessible lessons and inspirational anecdotes will help you gain the "head edge" over the competition. ... Read more

    $19.79 CAD

  • The Fix

    Soccer and Organized Crime

    by Declan Hill ...
    The Fix is the most explosive story of sports corruption in a generation. Intriguing, riveting, and compelling, it tells the story of an investigative journalist who sets out to examine the world of match-fixing in professional soccer.Driven by a lifelong love of the game and a need to find out what’s really going on in the world’s most popular sport, Declan Hill embarks on an investigation that ... Read more

    Was $11.99 CAD Now $7.99 CAD

  • WOLFPACK

    How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game

    by Abby Wambach ...
    Based on her inspiring, viral 2018 commencement speech to Barnard College’s graduates in New York City, New York Times bestselling author, two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA World Cup champion Abby Wambach delivers her empowering rally cry for women to unleash their individual power, unite with their pack, and emerge victorious together.Abby Wambach became a champion because of her incredible ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD