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Publisher
Cassell
Pub. Date
2021
Description
Troy Deeney is best known as Watford FC's captain and a thorn in Arsenal's side. But behind the successful and gritty football persona is a remarkable story of resilience. In this brutally honest and inspirational memoir, Troy shares what it was like to grow up on Europe's largest council estate, where his mum worked three jobs and his father, a notorious drug dealer, was frequently in and out of prison. He shares stories of self-sabotage, from simply...
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Publisher
Quercus
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Robert Firmino signed for Liverpool in July 2015 and for the next eight years established himself as one of the club's most popular players. The master of the no-look goal earned plaudits and fan adulation for his creativity, goalscoring and work ethic. Jurgen Klopp saw Firmino as the on-pitch 'engine' that propelled the club's counter-pressing system. Together with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, Firmino formed a formidable trio of attack. Roberto...
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Publisher
Arena Sport
Pub. Date
2024
Description
'The Long Golden Afternoon' tells the story of the transformative generation of golf that followed the rise of Young Tom Morris - an era of sweeping change that saw Scotland's national pastime become one of the rare games played around the world, told against the backdrop of the passionate rivalry between Scotland and England.
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Publisher
HarperNorth
Pub. Date
2021
Description
The inside story of Jrgen Klopp's astonishing revival of Liverpool Football Club, culminating in the 2020 Premier League title. Featuring incisive and insightful reporting, along with interviews with players, management and club hierarchy, 'Believe Us' paints a vivid picture of this stunning sporting success.
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Publisher
Headline
Pub. Date
2023
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In the sterile and corporate modern game, is there room for the mercurial midfielder or the tough-tackling defender or the pot-bellied goal poacher? Rewind two or three decades and British professional football was stuffed to the gunnels with these 'one-offs': players with bags of talent, yes, but also lorryloads of personality and a hugely relatable quality which meant they'd all be playing Sunday morning park football if they hadn't become professionals....
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Publisher
Pitch Publishing
Pub. Date
2023
Description
'The King Takes Over' is a fast-paced and nostalgic account of a time when Liverpool were the best team in the land, and played a brilliant style of football still talked about more than 30 years on. It is the story of how Liverpool's greatest player became one of its greatest managers.
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Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2024
Description
Guenther Steiner is one of motor racing's biggest and most celebrated characters, known to millions for his show-stealing appearances on Netflix's hugely popular fly on the wall series, 'Drive to Survive'. Uncompromising and searingly honest, and told in Steiner's inimitable style, this book is a fascinating and hugely entertaining account of the realities of running a Formula 1 team. This updated edition contains a chapter with Guenther's review...
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HarperNorth
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Liverpool and Manchester. Two gloriously independent-minded, eclectic, culturally vibrant places. Yet the inhabitants dislike each other with a passion that is visceral. It is a divide that spans generations, across class, gender and ethnicity. And it has grown over the years, largely driven by one thing: football. The dark, malignant loathing shared by the followers of Liverpool and Manchester United has seeped into every aspect of life in the two...
10) Ben Stokes
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Series
Pub. Date
2024
Description
Explores the life and career to date of English national team cricketer Ben Stokes
12) Virat Kohli
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2024
Description
Biography of Indian international cricket player Virat Kohli
Publisher
Reach Sport
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Liverpool Football Club is loved by thousands of fans across the United Kingdom and Ireland and its official matchday programme is the most recognisable match publication around. Quite simply, a trip to Anfield wouldn't be the same without it. Through its pages, the official programme of Liverpool Football Club has charted the club's glorious triumphs, painful lows, celebrated its most famous players and managers, and, sadly, been forced to reflect...
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Monoray
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So, you fell into football by accident. You've played for Chelsea, Everton and your country at an international level. But what happens when you discover you're in so deep that football has taken over your whole life? In his new memoir, Pat Nevin takes us on a journey to the less glamorous side of football. From Tranmere to Kilmarnock, he plays some of the best football he's ever played. Then, in an unprecedented twist of fate, finds himself both...