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Less Drama More Football
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Author : Football Notebooks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-07-25
Less Drama More Football written by Football Notebooks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-25 with categories.
- Dot Grid - Size: 6 x 9" - Notebook - Journal - Planner - Dairy - 110 Pages - Classic White Paper - For Writing, Sketching, Journals and Hand Lettering - Great and inexpensive Birthday, Christmas or Anniversary Gift Idea - Perfect for both travel and fitting right on your bedside table
Me Football And More
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Author : Segun Odegbami
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2014-02-28
Me Football And More written by Segun Odegbami and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Never in the history of Nigerian football had a footballer been a newspaper columnist, I was told. So I would be the first. In fact when the suggestion was made for me to write, I was at the peak of my career in football. I had been a part of the team that won the Africa Cup Winners Cup in '76; been representing the national team fully for two years; played in the African Cup of Nations; won the All-Africa Games silver medal; gone to the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. I had also been rated as the third best player in Africa, the first time any Nigerian footballer would have been nominated in Africa's official best player poll in 1978 and was to be named second best two years later in 1980. I was convinced that football followers would love to read about the life and personal experiences of a footballer.
The Football Man
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Author : Arthur Hopcraft
language : en
Publisher: Aurum
Release Date : 2013-08-01
The Football Man written by Arthur Hopcraft and has been published by Aurum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
‘Football matters, as poetry does to some people and alcohol does to others… Football is inherent in the people… There is more eccentricity in deliberately disregarding it than in devoting a life to it. The way we play the game, organize it and reward it reflects the kind of community we are’ Written just two years after England’s ’66 triumph when the national game was at its zenith, Arthur Hopcraft’s The Football Man is repeatedly quoted as the best book ever written about the sport. This definitive, magisterial study of football and society profiles includes interviews with all-time greats like Bobby Charlton, George Best, Alf Ramsay, Stanley Matthews, Matt Busby and Nat Lofthouse. It is a snapshot of a pivotal era in sporting history; changes and decisions were made in the sixties that would create the game we know today. For many who are disenchanted with the modern game – the grip of businesses and corporations, the dominance of advertising, the extortionate ticket prices and inaccessible matches, the fickleness of teenage millionaires – The Football Man takes the reader back to the heart and soul of the national game when pitches were muddy and the players were footballers not brands. Voted in May 2005 as one of Observer’s top sports books of all time, this is a long-awaited reissue of the classic football ‘bible’. ‘Masterpiece among sports books’ Guardian ‘It remains one of my favourite football reads’ Graham Taylor
The Philosophy Of Football
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Author : Steffen Borge
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-06-07
The Philosophy Of Football written by Steffen Borge and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-07 with Philosophy categories.
Human beings are the only creatures known to engage in sport. We are sporting animals, and our favourite pastime of football is the biggest sport spectacle on earth. The Philosophy of Football presents the first sustained, in-depth philosophical investigation of the phenomenon of football. In explaining the complex nature of football, the book draws on literature in sociology, history, psychology and beyond, offering real-life examples of footballing actions alongside illuminating thought experiments. The book is organized around four main themes considering the character, nature, analysis and aesthetics of football. It discusses football as an extra-ordinary, unnecessary, rule-based, competitive, skill-based physical activity, articulated as a social (as opposed to natural) kind that is fictional in character, and where fairness or fair play – contrary to much sport ethical discussion – is not centre stage. Football, it is argued, is a constructive- destructive contact sport and, in comparison to other sports, is lower scoring and more affected by chance. The latter presents to its spectators a more unpredictable game and a darker, more complex and denser drama to enjoy. The Philosophy of Football deepens our understanding of the familiar features of the game, offering novel interpretations on what football is, how and why we play it, and what the game offers its followers that makes us so eagerly await match day. This is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the world’s most popular game or in the philosophical or social study of sport.
Stokoe Sunderland And 73
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Author : Lance Hardy
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-01-20
Stokoe Sunderland And 73 written by Lance Hardy and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-20 with Sports & Recreation categories.
50th anniversary edition of the story of the team that caused the last, great FA Cup upset... 'Times have changed but this book is an engrossing reminder for all fans' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'An essential piece of British football history for fans of any club. Brilliantly researched and written with an undisguised passion' Guy Mowbray, BBC's Match of the Day Today, it seems inconceivable that a team from the lower reaches of the Championship could beat the likes of Chelsea or Manchester United in the FA Cup Final. Yet, on 5 May 1973 that is exactly what happened. Six months earlier, Bob Stokoe took on an ailing Sunderland team, struggling at the bottom of the second division. But the long road to Wembley sees them beating Arsenal and Manchester City to reach the final, where they face Don Revie's mighty Leeds United in a game few expect them to win. Yet what lies ninety minutes ahead is the greatest FA Cup Final shock of all time. Sunderland's victory was, arguably, the last fairytale of recent footballing times. In STOKOE, SUNDERLAND AND '73, Lance Hardy talked with all the Sunderland players who turned out at Wembley that day and to the family of Bob Stokoe, to produce the definitive account of an unforgettable game.
How Football Explains America
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Author : Sal Paolantonio
language : en
Publisher: Triumph Books
Release Date : 2015-09
How Football Explains America written by Sal Paolantonio and has been published by Triumph Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09 with Sports & Recreation categories.
ESPN's Sal Paolantonio explores just how crucial football is to understanding the American psyche Using some of the most prominent voices in pro sports and cultural and media criticism, "How Football Explains America" is a fascinating, first-of-its-kind journey through the making of America's most complex, intriguing, and popular game. It tackles varying American themes--from Manifest Destiny to "fourth and one"--as it answers the age-old question Why does America love football so much? An unabashedly celebratory explanation of America's love affair with the game and the men who make it possible, this work sheds light on how the pioneers and cowboys helped create a game that resembled their march across the continent. It explores why rugby and soccer don't excite the American male like football does and how the game's rules are continually changing to enhance the dramatic action and create a better narrative. It also investigates the eternal appeal of the heroic quarterback position, the sport's rich military lineage, and how the burgeoning medium of television identified and exploited the NFL's great characters. It is a must read for anyone interested in more fully understanding not only the game but also the nation in which it thrives. Updated throughout and with a new introduction, this edition brings "How Football Explains America" to paperback for the first time.
Black Boots And Football Pinks
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Author : Daniel Gray
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-10-04
Black Boots And Football Pinks written by Daniel Gray and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-04 with Sports & Recreation categories.
'A paean to football before the days of big money and soulless stadia.' - The i Goalkeepers in trousers, proper division names, turf patterns, pixelated scoreboards and, of course, Saturday evening pink newspapers... They were the gritty stardust that made football sparkle. Here, 50 such wonders are drawn together with evocative charm before they slip from memory forever. Dedicating a chapter to each wonder, Daniel Gray's pieces read more like love letters than essays. Here is a sentimental meander beneath main-stand clocks and through streets where children still play football. Written in the same wistful and whimsical style as Gray's much-admired previous book, Saturday, 3pm, the unashamedly nostalgic Black Boots and Football Pinks will warm the heart and prompt fond sighs of recognition. Gray's words preserve on paper the relics and minutiae of a shared obsession and identity. They make yesterday's football feel within touching distance, and offer cosy refuge from a boisterous game and world.
Football
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Author : Edward J. Rielly
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2009-01-01
Football written by Edward J. Rielly and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
"...provides a detailed look at America's pastime through the lens of pop culture, [an] A-to-Z inventory of how certain aspects of the game affect and reflect broader society."--from publisher description.
Falling For Football
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Author : Adam Bushby
language : en
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Release Date : 2014-03-06
Falling For Football written by Adam Bushby and has been published by eBook Partnership this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-06 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Falling for Football brings together 44 different writers who revisit the teams that made them fall in love with the beautiful game in the first place. From World Cup-winners to works of fiction, from the 1950s to the present day - the teams may be different, but the obsession remains reassuringly the same.
Domestic Secrets
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Author : Rosalind Noonan
language : en
Publisher: Kensington Books
Release Date : 2016-03-01
Domestic Secrets written by Rosalind Noonan and has been published by Kensington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-01 with Fiction categories.
Rachel Whalen and Ariel Alexander have been friends for more than a decade. Despite their differences--down-to-earth Rachel owns a local hair salon; Ariel is a vivacious former TV star determined to hold on to her looks--they've helped each other navigate single motherhood, banding together against the soccer moms of Timbergrove, Oregon. Yet lately, Rachel wonders about Ariel's increasingly erratic parenting and her clandestine love life. And Rachel can't reveal to anyone, even Ariel, how much she worries about her sullen, distant, younger son. When an unthinkable tragedy separates the two families, Rachel desperately tries to understand what went wrong. But as her assumptions are ripped away one by one, she must confront shattering revelations about the people she trusted and the suburban world that once seemed so safe. Rosalind Noonan explores both the bonds and the gulfs that exist between parents and children, friends and neighbors, in a suspenseful novel that is honest, intelligent, and thought provoking. Praise for Rosalind Noonan's And Then She Was Gone "Noonan writes another gripping family story that handles sensitive issues with grace. The timely plot will hold readers in its sway." --Booklist "Rosalind Noonan has done an excellent job tackling this difficult topic...The story is both sad and uplifting, an offering of hope that will remain in the forefront of your mind long after you finish the last chapter." --San Francisco Book Review