European Football

On the banks of the River Mersey is a city with a radical character, shaped by its geography and the achievements of its community - in music, culture and politics. Liverpool is now defined mostly by its appetite for football and the continental successes of its most renowned club. What then does it mean to be a local 'Red' - sculpted by the city's social history - in an age of global expansion? Former players, dedicated fans and civic leaders explain the relationship between the club they support and the city of their birth, exploring the events and moments in time that moulded their ...

Sir Bobby Charlton’s story is more than a record of footballing excellence—it is a portrait of resilience, humility, and enduring influence in an ever-changing sport. From his early days in Ashington’s coal country to lifting the World Cup at Wembley in 1966, Charlton’s journey embodies the very spirit of the beautiful game. This definitive biography follows him from the formative influence of the Milburn family legacy, through the tragedy of the 1958 Munich air disaster, and into the heart of Manchester United’s golden eras. It captures his emergence as England’s most ...

OVER 8 MILLION SOLD Nobody has ever forgotten what happened in our little town in the summer of 1988. 8 TEAMS 88 PLAYERS 88 STICKERS Collect all 88 and win a trip to the Euro 88 Final Stickers 88p each or 10 for 8 pounds 1 free sticker with every 8 pints drank Sticker books are free BOGOF on Sundays. Terms and Conditions apply Nobody talks about World cups or European championships or any football tournament after it’s ended unless of course you win or it was stolen from you. England still talk about 1966, the Danes talk about 1992 and the greeks talk about 2004. England still talk about ...

Fascinating for supporters looking to understand their club’s and its rivals’ strategy and methods, and those curious about finance and power in football, Who Owns Football? reveals how the game's custodians operate. Football club owners can take teams to the heights of the Champions League or financial oblivion. Still, in a world of super leagues, rapidly escalating wages, transfer fees, Financial Fair Play and an increasingly profitable women’s game, they tread a precarious tightrope.

Pride of the Red Devils: the untold story of the men and women who made the Manchester United heroes of Wembley 1968. The book tells the histories of the famous Manchester United team who beat Benfica 4-1 at Wembley in May 1968, from the viewpoint of their genealogical, social, occupational and military history of their ancestors. It takes the reader through the Agricultural and Industrial Revolution, two World Wars and the Great Depression, telling the tales poverty, deprivation and heroism of the ancestors of the likes of Busby, Charlton, Best, Stiles, Sadler and Stepney.

"Rebels sind Gewinner, heute, morgen und für immer!" Die Grasdorf Rebels verbindet eins: Die Liebe zum American Football. Als die Condors aus dem Nachbarort die Jungs zu einem Feindschaftsspiel herausfordern, wollen sie allen zeigen, dass mehr als nur ein Nachwuchstrupp in ihnen steckt. Doch um ihre Gegner schlagen zu können, muss das Team zusammenhalten. Und das nicht nur auf dem Feld, sondern auch als ihrem Quarterback Jimmy wegen eines vergurkten Mathetest ein Footballverbot droht, Artem von einem wütenden Kaufhausdetektiv verfolgt wird oder ein stinkender Hund ihren allergiegeplagten Trainer verjagt.

Recently diagnosed with terminal cancer, Sven talks candidly about his extraordinary successes (as well as overcoming his failures). He shares the lessons he has learned on the way – about life, leadership and love. It is a story of lives touched and connections made in the dogged pursuit of excellence. But for Sven the true journey he wants to share is the one he’s made on the inside – the man he has become.