Books about Football

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Synopsis: Revised and updated paperback edition of Phil Ball's acclaimed history of Spanish football. Morbo is the unique element that gives Spanish football its special flavour. More than mere rivalry, it is the expression in a thousand provocative ways of the feeling between clubs divided by history, language and politics. At its most bitter between Barcelona and Real Madrid, the same spirit courses through the uncompromising politics of the Basque Country, hangs over the divided city of Seville and marks Spain's attitude towards its national team. In this new edition of his acclaimed history, Phil Ball also examines the emerging power centres of La Coruna and Valencia and weighs up the impact of David Beckham on the morbo in Madrid.

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Presents playing record of Gillingham football club.

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Product Description: In 1901, Ernest Needham, the captain of top footballing side Sheffield United (and stalwart of England) wrote this entertaining observation on football, originals which are rarely seen and are much in demand. This classic reprint provides readers with the opportunity to obtain this scarce book.

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Synopsis: All fans think their team is different. Everyone who goes to watch football knows deep down in their soul that there's something about their side that sets them apart from everyone else, something that makes them special. Some have better claims to this than others. Charlton Athletic fans might just have the best claim of all. "The Rise and Rise of Charlton Athletic" tells the tale of a decade many believed Charlton were never going to see. Having grabbed a late equaliser and scraped a draw with the official receiver, the "Addicks" spent most of the late 1980s reeling from a string of financial body blows. Their recovery provides an almost unique story in modern football, describing how the club clawed its way back from the edge of the precipice to a position of safety and prosperity. As dozens of other clubs face the prospect of bankruptcy, Charlton act as a blueprint for clubs struggling to survive on and off the pitch. Mick Collins talked to those who participated, those who just came along and watched and a few who managed both, in order to tell an extraordinary story, which is in equal parts funny, moving and inspirational.

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Product description: Extracted from the book, 'Reminiscences of Sport in Grimsby' published in 1912, this is the story of the development of football in a small provincial town during the late 19th and early 20th Century. Well-written, it is an immensely readable and humorous title which remains a surprisingly relevant commentary on the world of football today.

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Product description: A complete statistical record of every game played by the Canaries from 1972 to 2003 which also includes a written history for this period.