Football

How Not to be a Professional Footballer

By Paul Merson

An anecdote-driven narrative of the classic footballer's 'DOs and DO NOTs' from the ever-popular Arsenal legend and football pundit Paul Merson, aka…

Mr Unbelievable

By Chris Kamara

High jinx and japes from Soccer Saturday's roving reporter extraordinaire, Chris "Kammy" Kamara, whose boyish enthusiasm and often baffling,…

Trautmann's Journey

By Catrine Clay

'He was the best goalkeeper I ever played against' - Bobby Charlton.

Every football fan knows the legend of Bert Trautmann. Fifteen…

Arise Sir David Beckham

By Gwen Russell

Born in east London, Beckham began his football career at Tottenham Hotspur but signed schoolboy forms for Manchester United on his 14th birthday. He…

Handball!

By Eugene Gibney

On 18 November 2009 Thierry Henry handled the ball twice to set up a pass for the goal that sent France through to the World Cup Finals in South…

A Football Man

By John Giles

'The dream was football ...' John Giles had a gift. At the age of three, he could kick a ball the way it was supposed to be kicked. And he knew that…

Lifting the Cup

This is the first detailed account of Barnsley Football Club's most illustrious and successful period. Between 1910 and 1912 'Battling Barnsley' won…

Pay As You Play

By Paul Tomkins, Graeme Riley, Gary Fulcher

As billionaire 'super-benefactors' fight for the right to own English football clubs, "Pay As You Play" takes a detailed look at the…

Football Grounds from the Air - 5th Edition

First published in 1998 as a spin-off from the hugely popular annual Aerofilms Guide: Football Grounds, Football Grounds from the Air: Then & Now…

Stramash!

By Daniel Gray

Fatigued by bloated big-game football and bored of samey big cities, Daniel Gray went in search of small town Scotland and its teams. At a time when…