Soccer

A football fan's dream come true – every complete UK Panini sticker album 1986-1993 reproduced as facsimiles for the very first time. This book delivers a thousand memories – Mark Lawrenson WELCOME TO THE GLORIOUS WORLD OF PANINI FOOTBALL STICKERS. Collecting PANINI football stickers has always been a joy. Tearing open those packets and excitedly filling an album is a...

The Know the Game series is the perfect introduction to a sport for every budding player. Each book aims to teach young players the basic skills of the game they need to start enjoying the sport by providing plenty of simple practice drills and illustrating how the star players do it. Skills: Soccer - Goalkeeping aims to teach the basic...

Having invented the game, everything that has followed for England has been something of an anti-climax. There was, of course, the golden summer of 1966, when Alf Ramsey's radicalism in unveiling his wingless wonders in a World Cup quarter-final paid dividends. And there was the great period of English dominance on the world stage, which fell roughly between 1886 and...

The 1970 World Cup is widely regarded as the greatest ever staged, with more goals scored per game than any tournament since. Beyond the sheer number of goals, the overall quality of the football was exceptional. Some of the greatest teams in history, representing Argentina, West Germany, Uruguay, and England, came together to compete for the world title. At the...

There is no other club like this. For over 130 years Newcastle have found new ways to amaze, frustrate, delight and exasperate their life-long supporters. With chapters on the legendary players, the greatest managers and the passionate Toon Army, The Little Book of Newcastle United attempts the impossible task of conveying that history via a collection of quotes and pearls...

Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2023Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards 2023 - Football Book of the Year ‘Powerful and poignant’ Henry Winter‘Empathetic and poignant … the game’s answer to A Journal of the Plague Year’ Harry Pearson ‘The Durham City midfielder wore the resigned look of a man trying to find a...

The greatest moments in sporting history in inglorious technicolour, from the ‘artists’ known as NO SCORE DRAWS. ‘Genuinely upsetting.’ David Squires ‘Repulsively ugly.’ Séamas O'Reilly An Unofficial World Cup Hall of Infamy, featuring the worst fouls, best goals, most questionable refereeing decisions, dodgiest barnets, mintest kits and a host of ‘Where were you when?’ moments. This is the first (and,...

Celebrate the 23rd FIFA World Cup with The Ultimate Football World Cup Quiz Book! What is the most goals scored in a single match? Who is the youngest captain in World Cup history? Which is the only nation to have participated in every tournament? In celebration of the 23rd FIFA World Cup, put your knowledge to the test and take...

Since 1970, the collection of Panini stickers has accompanied every FIFA World Cup, which takes place every four years. The collection is not only a practical guide to the final tournament, but also provides a valuable visual archive of all the teams and their memorable matches. Through the faces of its protagonists, the book tells the story of the FIFA...

'Exposes a dark and corrupt underworld in British football' Joao Castelo-Branco, ESPN 'Gritty, dark and inspiring - you won't have read a story like this before' Daniel Taylor, The Athletic and New York Times 'The descent from talented footballer to convicted criminal is shocking. The journey thereafter is nothing short of inspirational'Rob Dorsett, Sky Sports * In 2012, English football...

FROM THE NO.1 FOOTBALL SERIES - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD! Introducing the GOAL MACHINES collection. Perfect for reluctant readers and all fans of the beautiful game. Name: Cole Jermaine Palmer Nationality: English Hero Rating: 87 Blessed with a natural talent and unwavering determination, Cole Palmer proved himself a footballing prodigy from a young age. Quickly rising through the youth...

Updated to include the road to the World Cup 2026! FROM THE NO.1 FOOTBALL SERIES - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD! Introducing the SUPER STOPPERS collection. Perfect for reluctant readers and all fans of the beautiful game. Name: Jordan Lee Pickford Nationality: English Hero Rating: 80 Jordan Pickford started his football career at the age of eight when he joined...

FROM THE NO.1 FOOTBALL SERIES - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD! Introducing the MIDFIELD GENERALS collection. Perfect for reluctant readers and all fans of the beautiful game. Name: Declan Rice Nationality: English Hero Rating: 85 When Declan Rice was released by Chelsea's youth academy at the age of 14, he was devastated. But he wasn't going to let that get...

Updated to include the road to the World Cup 2026! FROM THE NO.1 FOOTBALL SERIES - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD! Introducing the SUPER STOPPERS collection. Perfect for reluctant readers and all fans of the beautiful game. Name: Andrew Robertson Nationality: Scottish Hero Rating: 86 This is the story of Andy Robertson, flying full-back for Liverpool Football Club and captain...