Soccer

101 true stories to surprise and delight footy fans. Have you ever wondered why a soccer ball is black and white? Do you know the story behind the most red cards ever handed out in a single match? How about the largest own-goal loss in history? Has a football club ever been successful in achieving not one, not two, but...

Exuberant, playful, and evergreen, The Game at the End of the World revels in the grass-stained highlights of a sport without borders or boundaries. Soccer (née football) fans will rejoice at this all-new volume of crackling essays from the author of God Is Round. Here, Juan Villoro explores the sport through the elements that make it the world's favourite pastime,...

An illustrated volume with international appeal that retraces the most significant moments of Roberto Baggio’s extraordinary life and career, intertwining his football achievements with his profound spiritual journey. From the magic of the way he played to his personal challenges, from the roar of the stadiums to the silence of meditation, from the injuries that shaped his character to the...

You can change where you live, your hairstyle, the kind of music you listen to, your job, your spouse. But you can’t ever really change which team you support. * Dr Damien Pearse is a level-headed man. A clinical psychologist, he spends his days encouraging patients to adopt a calmer, more grounded approach to life. And yet on match days...

The wait is over: Arsenal are Premier League Champions. Now you can read the exclusive story. For two decades, Arsenal Football Club was weighed down by underachievement and internal friction. But under the visionary leadership of Mikel Arteta, the club has shed its bad apples, forged an unbreakable collective spirit, and turned the Emirates Stadium into a fortress once more....

Fully updated - includes the full story of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. The Official History of the FIFA World Cup is the definitive inside story of the 22 FIFA World Cups to have taken place since the inaugural tournament in 1930. Packed with stunning photography, unique official documents, and in-depth statistics, it is a must-read for any football...

The Stars of Football is full colour and packed with action photos, profiling the best players in the world while telling the stories of their rise and success. Each player is highlighted in a dedicated spread with key statistics and points of interest. Celebrate the greatest footballers from the world game's current era. The Stars of Football profiles over 90...

An in-depth examination of the rise of analytics in soccer and the wild experiments unfolding around the world in the beautiful game. Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution takes readers on a tour across the world and throughout soccer history, introducing the many people who have attempted to shine a light onto and innovate a sport that, in...

The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team has won three World Cups and four Olympic gold medals, set record TV ratings, drawn massive crowds, earned huge revenues for FIFA and U.S. Soccer, and helped to redefine the place of women in sports. But despite their dominance, and their rosters of superstar players, they've endured striking inequality: low pay, poor playing conditions,...

We are more than a team of great stars, we are more than a stadium full of dreams, we are more than the goals we've scored and more than the trophies that we've won throughout our history. At Barça we are MORE THAN A CLUB because we have more than 144,000 members that make the big decisions democratically; because when...

The best-selling collection of football facts, stats and stories is back for another fantastic new edition! World Football Records 2027 offers lively, fun and fascinating facts and stats from the world of international football. Focusing on all the major world and continental tournaments, national team records, exceptional matches and the stars who made it all possible, this exhaustively researched annual...

During the twentieth century, football became not only England's definitive national sport but also a lucrative globalised business. How did this change come about? What did it all mean to the players, fans, media, and the country at large? Moving the Goalposts is a lively history of how English football was transformed in the twentieth century. It paints a picture...

The Sunday Times Bestseller The inside story of Mikel Arteta’s astonishing transformation of Arsenal November 2019. Unai Emery’s final game as Arsenal manager sees the Gunners languishing eighth in the league. Appointed in the dying embers of the Wenger years, Emery’s 18 months as Arsenal boss has seen the team and the club go backwards – playing unimaginative, pragmatic football,...

Put your Liverpool knowledge to the test with the ultimate quiz book for Reds fans. Do you think you know it all about Liverpool? Could you name the starting line-up in the 2005 Champions League final? The most decorated player in the club’s history? Do you know which sides Liverpool have beaten most, and vice versa? Or which game drew...

INCLUDES NEW ADDITIONAL CONTENT SHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2026 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 'Bravura on the ground reporting' - David Goldblatt, award-winning author of The Ball is Round 'This is an important book' - Simon Kuper, bestselling author of Soccernomics, Chums and Barça 'Compelling' - The Times 'A subtle examination of...

'A master at telling football's greatest ever stories... Breathtaking. Wilson's eye for detail and his elegant writing brings the World Cup to life like no other book on the topic I have ever read' ELIS JAMES 'Epic in scope, awesomely rich in detail, and compulsively entertaining' TOM HOLLAND 'So much of what we know of football's history we know thanks...

'Football looked at in a very different way' Pat Nevin, former Chelsea and Everton star and football media analyst Football – the most mathematical of sports. From shot statistics and league tables to the geometry of passing and managerial strategy, the modern game is filled with numbers, patterns, and shapes. How do we make sense of them? The answer lies...

The classic bestseller that changed how the world thinks about football 'Quite magnificent – a sort of Freakanomics of football.' Jonathan Wilson, Guardian 'If you're a football fan, I'll save you some time: read this book' Daily Telegraph Football truly is the world’s favourite game, followed in over 200 countries by hundreds of millions of people pouring their hearts and...

UPDATED WITH A NEW FAREWELL CHAPTER 'A love letter to the great man himself.' The Times 'Immensely readable.' Observer 'Delightful.' Mail on Sunday 'Highly enjoyable.' Guardian 'Informative and emotive.' This Is Anfield In the first book by a British writer about this extraordinary football manager, lifelong Liverpool fan Anthony Quinn has crafted a memorable love letter to Jürgen Klopp. Taking...

The definitive collection of every single significant football shirt, highly illustrated with hundreds of shirts, from the most prominent football shirt archive and retailer in the world, Classic Football Shirts. This is a love letter to football shirts and fan culture, told through the world's most sought-after kits. From greatest hits to modern classics, this book includes all of the...

What does it take to get to the very top - to become truly World Class? We are The F2 and we're going to show you what separates the Messis from the masses, the Kanes from the can'ts and the Neymars from the no-mores. We're going to show you how to elevate your game to the World Stage. Our book...

'A great book' JAMIE CARRAGHER 'Joyously discursive - as if Tristram Shandy has written a football book' FRANK COTTRELL-BOYCE 'Does anyone in this room think that I can do wonders? I'm a normal guy from the Black Forest . . . I am the "normal one"' Jurgen Klopp, 9 October 2015 Jürgen Klopp's announcement in January 2024 that he was...

The story of the famous green and white hoops told through historic match worn shirts. This beautiful coffee table book presents the visual history of one of the most recognisable shirts in the world of football, the legendary Celtic jersey. Compiled using stunning photographs of match worn shirts actually donned by many of the football club's greatest players, the book...

In 1990, though no one knew it then, a fearless group of players changed the sport of soccer in the United States forever. Young, bronzed, and mulleted, they were America's finest athletes in a sport that America loved to hate. Even sportswriters rooted against them. Yet this team defied massive odds and qualified for the World Cup, making possible America's...

For the more than seven million girls—from knobby-kneed tykes to high school and college stars—who are tearing across the country chasing a soccer ball and dreams of glory, there is one name that eclipses all others, male or female: Mia Hamm. With her cheetah-like acceleration and lightning-bolt shot, Hamm broke nearly every record in her sport, while galvanising a whole...

This is the story of a man who transformed a club and a city The news of Jürgen Klopp stepping down as Liverpool manager sent shockwaves across his adopted city. The story of Klopp and Liverpool is a special one. This city, haunted by tragedy and economic hardship, found itself reinvigorated by one man's philosophy, and an approach to football...

'Well researched, emotive and hugely entertaining' Guillem Balague 'Wonderful. Perfect for anyone who loves football but has forgotten why' Joey D'Urso 'This book is a joy to read' Max Rushden 'A treasure trove of new and untouched stories' Suzy Wrack Have you ever heard of the football club founded by ex-KGB officers, the 21-time champions of Moldova? How about the...

A modern football classic, How to Win the Premier League by Ian Graham provides an insider’s look into the data revolution that has transformed the beautiful game. Delving deep into the world of football statistics and analytics, this book offers a fascinating account of how data has become a crucial element in the operations of top football clubs, including Liverpool...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2021 – INTERNATIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR THE FIRST AND ONLY AUTOBIOGRAPHY FROM REAL MADRID GALÁCTICO AND WORLD CUP SUPERSTAR LUKA MODRIC. Enthralling. – Oliver Holt, Mail on Sunday Awesome – Match Magazine Solemn, soulful and occasionally romantic – Alyson Rudd, The Times ...an illuminating insight into the career of one of the...

The remarkable story of the footballer who battled against the odds to achieve his dreams – only to see his country having to fight to survive after the shocking invasion of Ukraine. A fan favourite at Arsenal and previously at Manchester City, Oleksandr Zinchenko has been lighting up the Premier League with his fearless performances for many years. But his...

'Gripping...Bensinger's impeccably sourced account serves as a sharp reminder of the gargantuan levels of largesse and excess during Fifa's bad, bad days - as well as a warning that not enough has been done to prevent them returning.' - Sean Ingle, Guardian'Bensinger deftly deploys novelistic devices to turn it into a real-life detective thriller...[it] resembles John Grisham' - Private EyeThe...

The World's Best Players Celebrate the greatest footballers from the world game's current era. The Stars of Football profiles over 90 players, telling the stories of their rise and successes. Fully updated for 2024 with new chapters on the brightest young talent and the game's latest heroes. This modern, fully illustrated book showcases the biggest names to grace the World...

Excellent – Simon Kuper, author of the bestselling FOOTBALL AGAINST THE ENEMY The definitive story of how French football came of age – Christian Karembeu Erudite and engrossing – Vincent Duluc, lead football writer, L’ÉQUIPE THE PLAYERS, THE TEAMS, THE GOALS, THE GAMES, THE SCANDALS, THE GLOOM AND THE GLORY: THE STORY OF FRENCH FOOTBALL’S TURBULENT EVOLUTION OVER THE LAST...

Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life-stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to super-star professional player. Written in fast-paced, action-packed style these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share.Have you read them all?

Rarely in the modern English game has a player been as loved by his supporters, admired by his teammates, and respected by his peers as Ledley King. And even more rarely has such a shining talent seen their career cut so tragically short. King was named 'the best defender in Europe' by Thierry Henry and described by Martin Jol as...

The Matilda Effect is the exciting, inspiring, sometimes infuriating and always colourful story of the Australian women's football (soccer) team, the Matildas, and their ultimately successful struggle, alongside other women from around the world, to compete in World Cup football. From the 1980s, when women had to pay to participate in the pilot Women's World Cup, to 2019, when the...

This is the story of Manchester City's return to the top of English football, as well as their journey to their first ever Champions League final, as Pep Guardiola's team battle to secure their place in history. Throughout this historic season of breath-taking football, they were followed by their equivalent from the world of sports writing: a team of elite...

From the makers of the UK's best football magazine! MATCH is the UK's bestselling football annual and is top of Christmas wish lists for footy fans everywhere. Inside this year's edition, get ahead on the upcoming World Cup and pick a Dream Team from the best ballers across the continent! Plus, check out the Premier League's most exciting wonderkid XI...

How Manchester United conquered all, by the players who won everything ______________________________________________________________ With a foreword by Ruud van Nistelrooy An Irish Times Bestseller The Champions League, the Club World Cup, 6 Premier League Titles, 1 FA Cup, 3 League Cups, 4 Community Shields, 1 legendary manager. From Rio to Rome, 2000–2010. This is the story of one of the greatest...

The Scot who won England the World Cup. Macaroon bars and Bovril. When Dixie Deans met Bob Marley. When Davie Robb met Olivia Newton-John. When George McCluskey met the Stones. When Rick Wakeman filed match reports for Meadowbank Thistle. Triumphs and disasters, submarines and rowing boats, War and Peace (who's read it). The Cowdenbeath kettle. The Brechin hedge. Morton's great...

'Unmissable: please read this extraordinary book.' - Daily Mail 'A triumph ... A worthy follow-up to The Boy on the Shed.' - Jeff Stelling 'All men should read this book - important and brilliantly written.' - Alan Shearer 'Genius... A difficult, deeply personal story beautifully told.' – George Caulkin, The Athletic ---- From the author of the critically acclaimed memoir,...

The behind-the-scenes look at England's blueprint to win the 2026 World Cup Written by the European Football Writer of the Year and the Chief Football Correspondent at the Sunday Times Revised and updated edition of previously published Dear England Under the stewardship of Gareth Southgate and captained by Harry Kane, a cultural transformation saw England reach two finals, a semi-final,...

"Right from our first games as a nation in 1922, there has been no greater honour than to wear the colours of your country. Remembering who we are and why we do it brings an incredible sense of pride." Paul Wade, former Socceroos captain The Socceroos are one of Australia's most loved sporting teams and in 2022 we celebrate 100...

In The Death and Life of Australian Soccer, journalist and historian Joe Gorman explores the rise and fall of Australia's first national football competition and shows how soccer came to practise and embody multiculturalism long before it became government policy. Drawing on archival research and interviews with players, supporters, and club officials, he tells the incredible and often-unknown stories of...

The football World Cup is the most watched sporting event on the planet. It has become a global obsession: 211 nations initially entered the 2022 edition. It has been running for almost a century. Yet there is no comprehensive history of the tournament. Based on fresh interviews and meticulously researched, The Power and the Glory will change that. By 1930,...

'The best football book of the year. A must-read for anyone who loves football' Harry Redknapp Football used to be a sport. Then it became a business. Now it's a whole industry. For three months every year, football clubs buy and sell human beings. People who are so good at their job that others are willing to pay millions and...

With unparalleled behind-the-scenes insights, Arsène Who? dives into Arsene Wenger's revolutionary management at Arsenal FC, which changed the face of English football. Featuring 150 contributions from those who were involved in the Wenger revolution, this book includes contributions from key players Ian Wright, Lee Dixon, Ray Parlour, Emmanuel Petit, Marc Overmars, Nigel Winterburn, David Platt, Wenger's assistant Pat Rice, physios...

Celebrate the biggest football event of the year with this official guide to UEFA EURO 2024! UEFA EURO 2024: The Official Book is an indispensable companion and souvenir guide, perfect for fans eager to make the most of the excitement of UEFA EURO 2024 in Germany. Crammed with exclusive content and stunning photography, this official handbook offers comprehensive coverage of...

"Beautifully written and immaculately researched. Jonathan Wilson is the finest sports writer of his generation" - Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads In 1953, the Mighty Magyars beat England 6-3 at Wembley, a result that echoes through the history of football. A year earlier, this Hungarian team had won Olympic gold. A year later, they lost agonisingly in the...

One of the most loved — and loving — father-and-son duos in the land, Harry and Jamie Redknapp are football royalty. Football runs through their veins. Both have enjoyed stellar careers on the pitch, in managerial dug-outs, and in our television studios. But how did it all start, and what drove them on to be the football fanatics that they...

A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SUMMER BOOKS OF 2024 'Riveting, heart-wrenching and incredibly important... an inspirational story for girls and women everywhere' - MALALA YOUSAFZAI, Nobel Peace Prize laureate A story of sisterhood and the fight for feminism in the age of the Taliban. August, 2021: Kabul falls to the Taliban. Overnight, life for women across Afghanistan changes. The national women's...

My Greatest Save tells the remarkable story of Briana Scurry, a pioneer on the US Women’s National Team. Scurry achieved historical milestones, winning gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, which marked the first time women’s soccer was played in the Olympics. She was instrumental as part of the legendary World Cup “99ers,” making an epic save in the decisive penalty-kick...

Briana Scurry was a pioneer on the US Women's National Team. She won gold in Atlanta in 1996, the first time women's soccer was ever played in the Olympics. She was a key part of the fabled "99ers," making an epic save in the decisive penalty-kick shootout in the final. Scurry captured her second Olympic gold in 2004, cementing her...

‘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, THREE-TIME WILLIAM HILL AWARD WINNER ‘One Hel of a story... uncovers the explosive truth behind a man who went further than anyone else in his...

‘Very entertaining… A lot of fun.’HAWKSBEE AND JACOBS, TalkSPORT ‘A must-read for any Newcastle fan.'ALAN SHEARER ‘A triumph... Beautifully written.'LES FERDINAND FASCINATING CHRONICLES OF AN UTTERLY UNIQUE LIFE IN FOOTBALL AND 18 YEARS AT NEWCASTLE UNITED. Once Upon a Toon offers a unique perspective on life behind the scenes at one of England’s most famous football clubs. No other individual...

Four years after the crowning glory of 1966 and a decade after the abolition of the maximum wage, a brash new era dawned in English football. As the 1970s took hold, a new generation of larger-than-life footballers and managers came to dominate the sport, appearing on television sets in vivid technicolour for the first time. Set against a backdrop of...

Shortlisted for the 2023 Illustrated Sports Book of the Year The ideal gift for football fans Pairing epic sports photography with articles from The Times and The Sunday Times archive, this volume brings together 100 of the most iconic moments from World Cup history. With striking, full-colour photography, rarely seen archival images and sensational reporting on the action, The Times...

The definitive autobiography of the greatest goalkeeper of all time. During his twenty-eight-year long career, Buffon broke many records, from the most time in Serie A without conceding a goal (974 minutes) to the most capped player for Italy (176). The numbers, however, only tell half the story of a player famously nicknamed "Superman" for his athletic prowess. In Saved,...

A girl riding a bicycle in Saudi Arabia is more than simply a private activity. Vladimir Putin's Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, shortly before the Crimean intervention, proclaimed Russia's new values and the idea that only a strong nation could organise international events of such scale. The corruption charges against FIFA raise the question: has the World Football Federation facilitated...

England's Lionesses are on the front and back pages; their stars feature on prime-time television; they are named in the national honours lists for their contribution to their sport and to society. The names of Lucy Bronze, Steph Houghton, and Ellen White are emblazoned across the backs of children's replica jerseys. These women are top athletes – and top celebrities....

The definitive illustrated guide to FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 that no football fan should be without. The most high-profile event on the women's football calendar, the FIFA Women's World Cup will take place between 20 July and 20 August 2023, at venues across Australia and New Zealand, with 32 teams competing for the most prestigious international prize in world...

A revised and updated edition of the ultimate guide to football. This is the ultimate guide for any football fan who wants to know everything about the beautiful game—from World Cup winners to football skills and techniques. Whether you are a keen player, a lifelong supporter, or an armchair football manager, this book illustrates every aspect of the most popular...

The 2023 Women's World Cup semi-final gripped Australia in a way that few sporting events have achieved. On any level, it was transformative, capturing the highest TV audience since records began. It was hard on the back of the Matildas' nail-biting quarter-final, which ended in the longest penalty shootout in World Cup history. To chronicle the Matildas' euphoric World Cup...

To Liverpool fans, Robbie Fowler was 'God'. He is the sixth-highest goal scorer in the history of the Premier League and notched 183 goals for Liverpool alone. But before all of that, he was a Liverpool lad who loved the game, the Kop and everything that came with it. My Life In Football is the story of a boy who...

At Old Trafford, in the corridors of power, Maurice Watkins was the guiding force. As the club solicitor, and later a director, for thirty-six years he was the man to whom Manchester United turned to negotiate the legal minefields. In his autobiography, written before his passing in 2021, the layers of secrecy are peeled back to expose the brilliance of...

On The Edge: The official autobiography from celebrated Arsenal and England defender Martin Keown Martin Keown, Arsenal hero, invincible defender, and now distinguished pundit, is an icon of British football. In his first ever autobiography, he lifts the lid on an eventful life and career.

The frank and revealing autobiography of Ireland's most controversial pundit. The Rocky Road is the autobiography of Eamon Dunphy - the man the Guardian called 'the most entertaining, blindingly brilliant pundit of all time'. For more than thirty years, no commentator on Irish sport, politics, and culture has been the object of so much love, hatred, and fascination as Eamon...

During 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 and was in charge of the home-grown Celtic teams which won nine Scottish league championships in a row, as well as numerous domestic trophies. Tom Campbell and...

David Pleat has lived a life at the heart of football. From his debut as an England Schoolboy international in 1960 to his time as a scout for Tottenham Hotspur up to 2024, his is a story that touches every facet of the professional game. At Luton Town, he is perhaps best remembered for dancing on the pitch after a...

The legendary 1966 World Cup hat-trick hero and last living player paints an enthralling picture of the England team who ruled football. And here comes Hurst. He's got... Some people are on the pitch. They think it's all over. It is now. It's four! Geoff Hurst's extraordinary hat trick turned him into a global superstar overnight. There is no player...

A hilarious account of life at the helm of a non-league football club, offering a candid insight into the on-field misfortunes and off-field disasters in the lower tiers of the football pyramid. 'Captures the illogical romance of the sport' NEW STATESMAN Ever wondered what it would be like to run your local football club? On the second oldest football pitch...

‘On the pitch he was a magician’ – Arsène Wenger The first full autobiography from former footballer and England manager Glenn Hoddle Glenn Hoddle was one of the most celebrated footballers of his generation. A wonderfully talented No. 10, he formed part of the great Spurs teams of the early 1980s and cut his teeth in the blood and thunder...

In Stillness and Speed, one of football's most enigmatic stars finally opens up about his life and career, revealing the things that motivate and inspire him. Viewed by many as one of the most influential figures in Premier League history, and scorer of the goal that Arsenal fans voted the best in the club's history, Dennis Bergkamp is a true...

The only authorised biography of Pep Guardiola's Manchester City years, and the final volume of Marti Perarnau's access-all-areas and hugely acclaimed Pep trilogy. The only authorised story of Pep Guardiola's triumphant reign at Manchester City - as close to Guardiola as you can get. 'Write about everything you see. Be as critical as you like.' This is what Pep Guardiola...

The football World Cup is the biggest sporting competition on Earth - a chance every four years for the greatest players to win international glory, and a month-long media spectacle that's watched by an audience of billions. But the tournament has changed beyond recognition since the inaugural event in Montevideo, Uruguay, in July 1930. What was once a semi-professional meeting...

Welcome to the British Ladies Football Club London, 1897. Minnie Newton – twenty-eight-year-old schoolteacher and women’s rights advocate – has a passion for football. But in Victorian society, football is a men's game. That is, until Minnie decides to take matters into her own hands and place an ad in the newspaper, asking for volunteers to join the first ever...

Where are the Football Legends? includes 15 timeless masters of the game and 18 current superstars hidden across 10 illustrated scenes. Each scene also includes additional football-related items to spot. The title also includes player profiles, offering insights into the talented individuals who have made an impact on the sport.

The trailblazing autobiography of England Football legend Mary Earps. A playbook for anyone who has ever thought they don't fit in. A blueprint for success on your own terms. 'This book is me, unfiltered. It's the truth behind the headlines, the setbacks behind the saves. I'm so proud to finally share it with the world. I hope it resonates with...

When Sir Alex Ferguson retired at the end of the 2013 season, he was the most successful football manager Britain had ever seen, having won twice as many trophies as his nearest rival. But that success had not come easily. Thirty-five years previously, he had arrived at the rain-swept training ground at Aberdeen F.C. as the recently sacked manager of...

A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SPORTS BOOK OF 2022 'This book delivers a thousand memories' - Mark Lawrenson A football fan's dream come true – every complete UK PANINI sticker album from 1978-1985 reproduced together for the very first time. 'Swapsies', 'Got, Got, Need' and 'Shinies'... This landmark illustrated book is a fantastic feast of nostalgia for any football fan of...