The Very Best Of Pitch Invasion
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The Very Best Of Pitch Invasion
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Author : Tom Dunmore
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-12-14
The Very Best Of Pitch Invasion written by Tom Dunmore and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-14 with Soccer categories.
The Very Best of Pitch Invasion is an anthology of 39 essays from the pioneering and award-winning online soccer publication, Pitch Invasion. These essays feature sharp and critical perspectives on soccer history, culture, identity and the meaning of fandom in a global soccer world - from Japan to the the United States . Edited by Pitch Invasion's founder Tom Dunmore, contributors from England, Finland, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, North America and Poland explore supporter culture worldwide and the sport beyond the headlines. Praise: Pitch Invasion won the Gold Medal in the 2009 When Saturday Comes magazine Web Awards. WSC praised Pitch Invasion's "Quality writing as a vehicle for intelligent, commentary-led journalism looking at football from a photographic, historical, cultural, political and economic perspective." Contributors: Gary Andrews Marc Bahnsen Dave Boyle Bobby Brandon Jennifer Doyle Zach Dundas Shay Golub Andrew Guest Mike Innes Michal Karas David Keyes Benjamin Kumming Jack Lord JL Murtaugh Supriya Nair Brian Phillips Egan Richardson Chris Taylor Mike Tuckerman Alex Usher Richard Whittall Vanda Wilcox Peter Wilt
Picturing The Beautiful Game
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Author : Daniel Haxall
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2018-10-04
Picturing The Beautiful Game written by Daniel Haxall and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-04 with Art categories.
The world's most popular sport, soccer, has long been celebrated as “the beautiful game” for its artistry and aesthetic appeal. Picturing the Beautiful Game: A History of Soccer in Visual Culture and Art is the first collection to examine the rich visual culture of soccer, including the fine arts, design, and mass media. Covering a range of topics related to the game's imagery, this volume investigates the ways soccer has been promoted, commemorated, and contested in visual terms. Throughout various mediums and formats-including illustrated newspapers, modern posters, and contemporary artworks-soccer has come to represent issues relating to identity, politics, and globalization. As the contributors to this collection suggest, these representations of the game reflect society and soccer's place in our collective imagination. Perspectives from a range of fields including art history, sociology, sport history, and media studies enrich the volume, affording a multifaceted visual history of the beautiful game.
Born To Be A Footballer
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Author : Liam Brady
language : en
Publisher: Bonnier Books UK
Release Date : 2023-10-12
Born To Be A Footballer written by Liam Brady and has been published by Bonnier Books UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Being a footballer was my destiny." After being expelled from school for playing football for his country, fifteen-year-old Liam Brady travelled to London to join Arsenal, and soon became an indispensable part of their glorious 1970s team. Rightly considered one of the Republic of Ireland's best-ever footballers, he went on to enjoy successes with Juventus, Sampdoria and West Ham, as well as managing Celtic and Brighton and Hove, and becoming assistant manager of his national team. Today he is best known for his much-respected TV punditry and searingly intelligent insights into the game he adores. Full of honest insights, amusing anecdotes and recollections of extraordinary times, with Born to be a Footballer Brady delivers a compelling story of a fifty-year career that is unparalleled in Irish sport.
Pitch Invasion
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Author : Barbara Smit
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2007-08-02
Pitch Invasion written by Barbara Smit and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-02 with Business & Economics categories.
Unlacing the story of how sport became so full of money ... Today, sport is big business, and Adidas and Puma are two of the biggest global brands, paying stars, clubs and competitions to wear their label, dominating everywhere from football pitches to magazine pages. This is the incredible story of how the rivalry between two brothers turned sport into an industry. Pitch Invasion also tells the tales of some of the greatest sportsmen of all time, revealing the Pele pact, Boris Becker’s unfortunate contribution to the demise of Puma, and just how Adidas helped Mohammed Ali win his biggest fight. Reaching right up to today’s world of multibillion-dollar corporations, looking at how the arrival of Nike affected the pitch and the significance of Adidas’s recent takeover of Reebok, this is an incredible sporting drama of competition, greed, bribery, passion and shoes.
Red My Autobiography
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Author : Gary Neville
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-09-01
Red My Autobiography written by Gary Neville and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
No player has been more synonymous with the glory years of Manchester United Football Club over the past two decades than right-back Gary Neville. An Old Trafford regular since he attended his first match at the age of six, captain of the brilliant 1992 FA Youth Cup-winning team that became known as 'Fergie's Fledglings', outspoken representative of MUFC, Neville is the ultimate one-club man. He has been at the heart of it all and, at the end of an amazing career, is now ready to tell it all. Authoritative, insightful, fearless and never less than 100% honest, no-one has better credentials for documenting the story of United under Sir Alex Ferguson. Neville reveals the behind-the-scenes secrets of his early days with the likes of Giggs, Scholes and his best mate David Beckham; what it was like to play with Cantona, Keane and Ronaldo; the Treble in 1999; and of course an entire career of playing for the greatest manager in the game. Then there are all his experiences with England, from being the youngest starter at Euro 96 when football came home, to the ups and downs of five major championships and seven managers - Venables, Hoddle, Wilkinson, Keegan, Eriksson, McClaren and Capello. There are opinions and analysis on Gazza, Rooney, WAGs and the true story of the FA and Rio Ferdinand. For twenty glorious years, Gary Neville has worn his heart on his sleeve. This is his story.
Cricket A Very Peculiar History
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Author : Jim Pipe
language : en
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Release Date : 2012-02-29
Cricket A Very Peculiar History written by Jim Pipe and has been published by Andrews UK Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-29 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In 'Cricket, A Very Peculiar History' Jim Pipe uniquely explores one of the second biggest spectator sport on the planet. From the hazy bat-and-ball origins of the game to the biggest celebrity players of today, this book is a fascinating insight into the popular sport. Filled to the brim with quirky quotes, fantastic facts and surprising statistics, 'Cricket, A Very Peculiar History' is the perfect book for any fan of the game. You'll discover bizarre cricket lingo, politics and rivalries and even how to make the perfect cricket tea, along with some bizarre but classic tales, without which the game would not be the same.
All In My Head
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Author : Lar Corbett
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-10-25
All In My Head written by Lar Corbett and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-25 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
For Tipperary hurling, defeat in the 2012 All-Ireland semi-final was heartbreaking. For Lar Corbett, it was devastating. Then again it has never been a straight road for the three-time All-star and 2010 ‘Player of the Year’. Deemed not good enough to play for Tipperary at minor level, he was nineteen before his unique talent was identified by Nicky English who gave Lar his chance in the All-Ireland winning squad of 2001. But this success was to be followed by years of despair as Tipperary hurling floundered, managers came and went, and a recurring hamstring condition left his career hanging in the balance. The turning point came in 2007 with the arrival of the ‘dream team’ of Liam Sheedy, Eamon O’Shea and Michael Ryan. Encouraged to play more freely and to exploit his explosive pace, Lar soon became one of the most lethal forwards in the game. His three-goal blitz against Kilkenny in the 2010 All Ireland final is the stuff of legend. Following defeat in the 2011 All-Ireland final, Lar stepped away from the game in February 2012 but was ultimately persuaded to return for the championship. Then came the disastrous semi-final where tactical changes kept Lar largely out of the game and provoked unprecedented criticism from media and fans alike. In All In My Head, Lar offers a unique insight into what happened on that day and over the turbulent year leading up to it. This honest and revealing autobiography is a must-read for all fans of the sport of hurling.
Swansea City S Greatest Games
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Author : Chris Carra
language : en
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Release Date : 2014-10-01
Swansea City S Greatest Games written by Chris Carra and has been published by eBook Partnership this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
From the thousands of matches ever played by Swansea City, stretching from their early days at the Vetch to their wonderful Premier League era, here are 50 of the club's most intense, emotional and thrilling games of all! Expertly presented in evocative historical context, and described incident-by-incident in atmospheric detail, Swansea City's Greatest Games offers a terrace ticket back in time, taking in everything from their first ever game against Cardiff and Toshack's rampant rise to their glorious Premier League days, and beyond. An irresistible cast list of club legends A- Alan Curtis and Ivor Allchurch, Leon Britton, Roger Freestone and Lee Trundle A- springs to life at breathtaking moments including epic cup finals and Premier League giant-killings, European nights and unforgettable South Wales derby triumphs. In all, a journey through the highlights of SwanseaA's 102-year history which is guaranteed to make any fanA's heart swell with pride.
Gotta Getaway
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Author : Johnny vincent
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2016-08-23
Gotta Getaway written by Johnny vincent and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-23 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From growing up around the terraces of derby county and forming a punk band, the mid life crisis took hold and after twenty years away from the music scene it was time to throw away the slippers and reform a band.Well being in a band is easy aint it, well no its bloody hard work with little reward and just when you think its all going well, life kicks you in the teeth and its all about keeping your sanity whilst everything around you falls apart.This book is what its like to be in a band a roller-coaster of a ride with all the ups and downs that go with it.
The World S First Football Superstar
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Author : Owen Arthur
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2022-08-25
The World S First Football Superstar written by Owen Arthur and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-25 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Buried in an unmarked grave in the churchyard of the small village of Benson in Oxfordshire lies the body of a footballing world champion from a bygone era shrouded in the mists of time. His name was Stephen Smith. This footballer of the Victorian and Edwardian era could claim as many league title winning medals as John Terry and Wayne Rooney, more league winners medals than Eric Cantona, Frank Lampard, Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry and Alan Shearer. This book is the never before told story of a footballer born at the end of the Industrial Revolution, son of agricultural labourers who became a miner, working underground combining that job with one as a professional footballer to rise to the top of the footballing world. Smith won trophy after trophy in the best and only professional league anywhere in the world at that time. He also scored the goal that made England World Champions in 1895. Smith, at the top of his game in a move that mirrored the Premier League breakaway of 1992 and the recent ill-fated European Super League then joined the newly formed Southern League at a time when the Football League started to cap player wages. He did this in order to ensure his family’s future as well as end his reliance on his part-time earnings from mining. Football’s zeitgeist has fundamentally changed very little in the last 130 years for those inside the industry. This is the story of Stephen Smith and the quest to find the support and funds to mark and commemorate one of the most decorated yet underappreciated footballers in the history of the game.