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Klopp: Bring the Noise

by Raphael Honigstein ...

Updated with a new chapter on Klopp's emotional final season at LiverpoolJürgen Klopp was confirmed as manager of Liverpool FC in October 2015 to a rapturous reception. His super-sized personality and all-or-nothing style of football and management made him the perfect choice to pump up the volume at Anfield and lift Liverpool out of a slump.Fans and club officials were delighted to get the coach ... Read more

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Updated with a new chapter on Klopp's emotional final season at LiverpoolJürgen Klopp was confirmed as manager of Liverpool FC in October 2015 to a rapturous reception. His super-sized personality and all-or-nothing style of football and management made him the perfect choice to pump up the volume at Anfield and lift Liverpool out of a slump.Fans and club officials were delighted to get the coach
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Pogba

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by Luca Caioli, Cyril Collot ...

Series series Luca Caioli
When Manchester United re-signed their former youth player Paul Pogba for a world record fee in the summer of 2016, they made a powerful statement.Together with the signing of Zlatan Ibrahimović.It signalled their determination to attract the best players in the world to Old Trafford, despite three seasons of underachievement.In the four years since he had left the Reds, Pogba had blossomed into a ... Read more

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When Manchester United re-signed their former youth player Paul Pogba for a world record fee in the summer of 2016, they made a powerful statement.Together with the signing of Zlatan Ibrahimović.It signalled their determination to attract the best players in the world to Old Trafford, despite three seasons of underachievement.In the four years since he had left the Reds, Pogba had blossomed into a
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The Game of Our Lives

The Meaning and Making of English Football

by David Goldblatt ...

WINNER of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2015In the last two decades football in Britain has made the transition from a peripheral dying sport to the very centre of our popular culture, from an economic basket-case to a booming entertainment industry. What does it mean when football becomes so central to our private and political lives? Has it enriched us or impoverished us?In this ... Read more

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How To Watch Football

52 Rules for Understanding the Beautiful Game, On and Off the Pitch

by Tifo - The Athletic ...

'I love Tifo' Ian Wright'Tifo are great' Alan Shearer'Tifo have changed the game when it comes to football analysis' Elis JamesRULE #1: DON'T WATCH THE BALLYes, football is about stars, goals and glory. But it's also about the intense calculations and movements being made by the twenty-one other players on the pitch. It's about the ticking clock, and the bellowing fans, and their impact on pla... ... Read more

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'I love Tifo' Ian Wright'Tifo are great' Alan Shearer'Tifo have changed the game when it comes to football analysis' Elis JamesRULE #1: DON'T WATCH THE BALLYes, football is about stars, goals and glory. But it's also about the intense calculations and movements being made by the twenty-one other players on the pitch. It's about the ticking clock, and the bellowing fans, and their impact on pla...
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The Ball is Round

A Global History of Football

by David Goldblatt ...

THE DEFINITIVE, CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL'Football conquered the world with its capacity to astonish, and this is its definitive history' The IndependentThere may be no cultural practice more global than soccer. Rites of birth and marriage are infinitely diverse, but the rules of soccer are universal. No world religion can match its geographical scope. The single greatest ... Read more

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THE DEFINITIVE, CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL'Football conquered the world with its capacity to astonish, and this is its definitive history' The IndependentThere may be no cultural practice more global than soccer. Rites of birth and marriage are infinitely diverse, but the rules of soccer are universal. No world religion can match its geographical scope. The single greatest
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Adrenaline

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by Zlatan Ibrahimovic ...

Translated by Antony Shugaar ...

'He is skilful. He is outspoken. He is Zlatan' New York Times'He is an amazing talent, one of the best around' Pep GuardiolaFootball's most prolific and controversial goalscorer has nothing left to prove on the pitch. There is only one Zlatan.In the decade since his megaselling memoir I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic, he has played at Paris Saint-Germain (2012-2016), Manchester United (2016-2018), LA ... Read more

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'He is skilful. He is outspoken. He is Zlatan' New York Times'He is an amazing talent, one of the best around' Pep GuardiolaFootball's most prolific and controversial goalscorer has nothing left to prove on the pitch. There is only one Zlatan.In the decade since his megaselling memoir I am Zlatan Ibrahimovic, he has played at Paris Saint-Germain (2012-2016), Manchester United (2016-2018), LA
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Balotelli

The Remarkable Story Behind the Sensational Headlines

by Luca Caioli ...

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Mario Balotelli has a reputation like no other in football. Since exploding on to the scene at Inter Milan in 2007, he has won league titles in both Italy and England, moving between Europe’s elite clubs.Yet for all his undoubted talent, he is better known for his off-field antics – not least his infamous run-ins with both the police and Manchester’s firefighters. Once described by José Mourinho ... Read more

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Mario Balotelli has a reputation like no other in football. Since exploding on to the scene at Inter Milan in 2007, he has won league titles in both Italy and England, moving between Europe’s elite clubs.Yet for all his undoubted talent, he is better known for his off-field antics – not least his infamous run-ins with both the police and Manchester’s firefighters. Once described by José Mourinho
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ALEX FERGUSON: My Autobiography

The sensational million copy bestselling memoir from the greatest football manager of all time

by Alex Ferguson ...

AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY LIKE NO OTHER: SIR ALEX REFLECTS ON HIS RECORD-BREAKING CAREER AT ABERDEEN AND MANCHESTER UNITED.'Sometimes defeats are the best outcomes. To react to adversity is a quality. Even in your lowest periods you are showing strength . . .'For over two decades Sir Alex Ferguson dominated the Premier League, overseeing a sustained and unparalleled period of success with Manchester United ... Read more

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AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY LIKE NO OTHER: SIR ALEX REFLECTS ON HIS RECORD-BREAKING CAREER AT ABERDEEN AND MANCHESTER UNITED.'Sometimes defeats are the best outcomes. To react to adversity is a quality. Even in your lowest periods you are showing strength . . .'For over two decades Sir Alex Ferguson dominated the Premier League, overseeing a sustained and unparalleled period of success with Manchester United
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Soccernomics

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by Simon Kuper, Stefan Szymanski ...

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 pourin... ... Read more

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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 pourin...
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The Modern Soccer Coach: Pre-Season Training

by Gary Curneen ...

When it comes to building successful soccer teams, pre-season is a critical time. It's the perfect time for the coach to create a team identity, set standards, develop effective training habits, and reinforce winning behaviors. Get it right and you can set the foundation required to catapult your team towards an excellent season. Get it wrong, however, and your season might never recover.This book ... Read more

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When it comes to building successful soccer teams, pre-season is a critical time. It's the perfect time for the coach to create a team identity, set standards, develop effective training habits, and reinforce winning behaviors. Get it right and you can set the foundation required to catapult your team towards an excellent season. Get it wrong, however, and your season might never recover.This book
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Inverting the Pyramid

The History of Football Tactics

by Jonathan Wilson ...

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Deliberate Soccer Practice: 50 Defending Football Exercises to Improve Decision-Making

by Ray Power ...

We are told that the art of defending is dying. We are told that even large academies neglect it, as it is not 'technical' enough.Based on the concept of Deliberate Practice, and extensive recent research into talent development, this book shows the coach how to organize and deliver effective exercises that teach players how to defend in all situations. With sound principles and an easy-to ... Read more

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The Outsider

A History of the Goalkeeper

by Jonathan Wilson, Jonathan Wilson Ltd ...

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Zidane

by Patrick Fort, Jean Philippe ...

Translated by Laura Bennett ...

Get inside the mind of football's most enigmatic icon‘Zidane is the master’ PeleOne of modern football’s most brilliant players - and one of its most iconic and mysterious figures - Zinedine Zidane’s football career is the stuff of legend. A World Cup-winner with France, he became the world's most expensive player in 2001 when he moved from Juventus to Real Madrid for £46million, where his ... Read more

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Get inside the mind of football's most enigmatic icon‘Zidane is the master’ PeleOne of modern football’s most brilliant players - and one of its most iconic and mysterious figures - Zinedine Zidane’s football career is the stuff of legend. A World Cup-winner with France, he became the world's most expensive player in 2001 when he moved from Juventus to Real Madrid for £46million, where his
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A Life Too Short

The Tragedy of Robert Enke

by Ronald Reng ...

WINNER OF THE 2011 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER OF THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2012 FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEARWhy does an international footballer with the world at his feet decide to take his own life?On 10 November 2009 the German national goalkeeper, Robert Enke, stepped in front of a passing train. He was thirty-two years old and a devoted husband and father.Enke had played for ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE 2011 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER OF THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2012 FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEARWhy does an international footballer with the world at his feet decide to take his own life?On 10 November 2009 the German national goalkeeper, Robert Enke, stepped in front of a passing train. He was thirty-two years old and a devoted husband and father.Enke had played for
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Ronaldo – 2017 Updated Edition

The Obsession For Perfection

by Luca Caioli ...

Series series Luca Caioli
Season after season, Cristiano Ronaldo continues to prove that he is one of football’s true greats. A three-time winner of the FIFA Ballon d’Or and the man whose astonishing goalscoring feats have fired much of Real Madrid’s recent success, he is driven by an insatiable desire to succeed and to improve himself year after year.Here Madrid-based journalist Luca Caioli tells the inside story of the ... Read more

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Season after season, Cristiano Ronaldo continues to prove that he is one of football’s true greats. A three-time winner of the FIFA Ballon d’Or and the man whose astonishing goalscoring feats have fired much of Real Madrid’s recent success, he is driven by an insatiable desire to succeed and to improve himself year after year.Here Madrid-based journalist Luca Caioli tells the inside story of the
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Forward

A Memoir

by Abby Wambach ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Lucid and wrenching...Forward puts [Wambach's] achievement in context with painful and beautiful candor." —NPR"Forward is the powerful story of an athlete who has inspired girls all over the world to believe in themselves." —Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, New York Times Bestselling author of Lean In“This is the best memoir I’ve read by an athlete since Andre Agassi’s Open ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Lucid and wrenching...Forward puts [Wambach's] achievement in context with painful and beautiful candor." —NPR"Forward is the powerful story of an athlete who has inspired girls all over the world to believe in themselves." —Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, New York Times Bestselling author of Lean In“This is the best memoir I’ve read by an athlete since Andre Agassi’s Open
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Thomas Dekker

by Thijs Zonneveld ...

Thomas Dekker (1984) heeft genoeg van de leugens. Zijn echte verhaal is nog nooit verteld. De waarheid met al zijn slechte lelijke kanten moet maar eens naar buiten. De schaamte heeft het altijd gewonnen van de last die de kroonprins van het Nederlandse wielrennen met zich heeft meegedragen. Maar nu is er niets meer te verliezen. ... Read more

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Thomas Dekker (1984) heeft genoeg van de leugens. Zijn echte verhaal is nog nooit verteld. De waarheid met al zijn slechte lelijke kanten moet maar eens naar buiten. De schaamte heeft het altijd gewonnen van de last die de kroonprins van het Nederlandse wielrennen met zich heeft meegedragen. Maar nu is er niets meer te verliezen.
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Suarez – 2016 Updated Edition

The Extraordinary Story Behind Football's Most Explosive Talent

by Luca Caioli ...

Series series Luca Caioli
Luis Suárez is one of the most brilliant and controversial players in world football.Signed by Barcelona in 2014 despite a lengthy ban for biting an opponent, he quickly became a central figure in their sensational treble-winning campaign, setting the seal on it with the decisive goal in the Champions League final. However, a history of violent on-pitch incidents has left supporters wondering ... Read more

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Luis Suárez is one of the most brilliant and controversial players in world football.Signed by Barcelona in 2014 despite a lengthy ban for biting an opponent, he quickly became a central figure in their sensational treble-winning campaign, setting the seal on it with the decisive goal in the Champions League final. However, a history of violent on-pitch incidents has left supporters wondering
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Griezmann

The Making of France's Mini Maestro

by Luca Caioli, Cyril Collot ...

Series series Luca Caioli
Quick, incisive and versatile, Antoine Griezmann is the ultimate modern forward. Arriving in 2014 to join an Atlético Madrid side persistently challenging for the biggest trophies in Spanish and European football, he quickly established himself as the team’s key player and main goal threat.A Super Cup win over city rivals Real Madrid was just the start but an inspired tilt at the Champions League ... Read more

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Quick, incisive and versatile, Antoine Griezmann is the ultimate modern forward. Arriving in 2014 to join an Atlético Madrid side persistently challenging for the biggest trophies in Spanish and European football, he quickly established himself as the team’s key player and main goal threat.A Super Cup win over city rivals Real Madrid was just the start but an inspired tilt at the Champions League
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Pogba

Updated Edition

by Luca Caioli ...

Series Book 40 - Luca Caioli
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MESSI AND RONALDOA dynamic and commanding presence both on and off the pitch,Paul Pogba is rarely out of the public eye.But did you know that Barcelona came close to sealing a dealfor the midfielder a year before he returned to Manchester United?Or that he first performed his famous ‘Dab’ celebration inDecember 2015, after scoring against Carpi in Serie A?Or that, as ... Read more

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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF MESSI AND RONALDOA dynamic and commanding presence both on and off the pitch,Paul Pogba is rarely out of the public eye.But did you know that Barcelona came close to sealing a dealfor the midfielder a year before he returned to Manchester United?Or that he first performed his famous ‘Dab’ celebration inDecember 2015, after scoring against Carpi in Serie A?Or that, as
... Read more
Neymar – 2017 Updated Edition

The Unstoppable Rise of Barcelona's Brazilian Superstar

by Luca Caioli ...

Series series Luca Caioli
From a young age, Neymar was identified as a future great of world soccer. Since his move to Barcelona in 2013 he has progressed at an unstoppable rate, not simply coping but thriving under the pressure of expectation.Having established himself as a vital prong alongside Messi and Suarez in Barcelona's attack, 2015/16 saw him vying to take the starring role. His performances made his a serious ... Read more

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From a young age, Neymar was identified as a future great of world soccer. Since his move to Barcelona in 2013 he has progressed at an unstoppable rate, not simply coping but thriving under the pressure of expectation.Having established himself as a vital prong alongside Messi and Suarez in Barcelona's attack, 2015/16 saw him vying to take the starring role. His performances made his a serious
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Life And Time Of Pele

His Biography; Career; Private Life; Net Worth; Awards, Facts About Him And What Caused His Death.

by Taylor C. Graham ...

Football space has lost a legendPele is a retired Brazilian soccer player widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He is known for his impressive technical skills, speed, and goal scoring ability, and he helped lead the Brazilian national team to three World Cup victories, in 1958, 1962, and 1970. Pele is also known for his philanthropic work and for serving as an ambassador for ... Read more

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Football space has lost a legendPele is a retired Brazilian soccer player widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He is known for his impressive technical skills, speed, and goal scoring ability, and he helped lead the Brazilian national team to three World Cup victories, in 1958, 1962, and 1970. Pele is also known for his philanthropic work and for serving as an ambassador for
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Alejandro Garnacho

Manchester united Wonderkid; His Biography; Football Career; Net Worth And Interesting Facts About Garnacho

by Richard P. Heckman ...

Manchester United WonderkidOver the years, Manchester United has had a reputation for nurturing youthful talent. Sir Alex Ferguson was able to win several awards with the support of the Class of '92. Currently, Hannibal Mejbri, D'Mani Mellor, Charlie McNeil, and most recently, Toby Collyer, are all members of their academy.But Alejandro Garnacho has been the player's name that fans have been ... Read more

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Manchester United WonderkidOver the years, Manchester United has had a reputation for nurturing youthful talent. Sir Alex Ferguson was able to win several awards with the support of the Class of '92. Currently, Hannibal Mejbri, D'Mani Mellor, Charlie McNeil, and most recently, Toby Collyer, are all members of their academy.But Alejandro Garnacho has been the player's name that fans have been
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Klopp: Bring the Noise

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The Game of Our Lives

How To Watch Football

The Ball is Round

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ALEX FERGUSON: My Autobiography

Soccernomics

The Modern Soccer Coach: Pre-Season Training

Inverting the Pyramid

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A Life Too Short

Ronaldo – 2017 Updated Edition

Forward

Thomas Dekker

Suarez – 2016 Updated Edition

Griezmann

Pogba

Neymar – 2017 Updated Edition

Life And Time Of Pele

Alejandro Garnacho