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Northern Exposure - A Fifty-Year Diary of Watching Burnley FC (Hardcover): Tim Quelch Northern Exposure - A Fifty-Year Diary of Watching Burnley FC (Hardcover)
Tim Quelch
R770 R629 Discovery Miles 6 290 Save R141 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Northern Exposure is an enthralling account of the sharply undulating fortunes of Burnley FC over the course of half a century, as seen through the eyes of long-standing fan Tim Quelch. To tell the club's story, Tim calls on current and former players, managers and directors, who share their memories and observations. The book captures all the highs and lows, providing vibrant accounts of key games played in the top flight and in each of the Football League divisions below. The story starts in March 1970 in the aftermath of the club's glory days, and charts its rapid decline in the late 70s, plus its threatened extinction a decade later, before a bumpy recovery improbably brought six consecutive years of top-flight football and a place in the Europa League. This stirring tale of a small northern town football club is set against the backdrop of a changing Britain and shifting rock music scene.

Sport and Apartheid South Africa - Histories of Politics, Power, and Protest (Hardcover): Michelle M. Sikes, Toby C Rider,... Sport and Apartheid South Africa - Histories of Politics, Power, and Protest (Hardcover)
Michelle M. Sikes, Toby C Rider, Matthew P. Llewellyn
R3,917 Discovery Miles 39 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As athletes of today grapple with how to use their public platforms to fight for activist causes, Sport and Apartheid South Africa: Histories of Politics, Power, and Protest examines a set of longer histories of sport, 'race', and activism. The book seeks to uncover and understand new historical aspects of apartheid and sport, challenge myths, and rethink dominant narratives. It examines the subject of racially segregated sport in South Africa from national and transnational perspectives, asking questions about how athletes and administrators, transnational anti-apartheid groups and activists, and politicians around the world interpreted and internalized racial segregation in South Africa. By connecting the local to the global, this book illuminates the ways in which apartheid sport animated national and international debates, ranging from racism and human rights to Cold War politics and post-colonialism. Sport and Apartheid South Africa is a significant new contribution to the study of race and politics in sport and will be a great resource for academics, researchers, and advanced students of History, Politics, International Relations, Sociology, and Political Geography. The chapters in this book were originally published in The International Journal of the History of Sport.

The Best of Manchester United (Paperback, Revised edition): Graham Betts The Best of Manchester United (Paperback, Revised edition)
Graham Betts 2
R226 Discovery Miles 2 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Forgotten Football Clubs - Fifty Teams Across the World, Gone but Never Forgotten (Hardcover): Philip O'Rourke Forgotten Football Clubs - Fifty Teams Across the World, Gone but Never Forgotten (Hardcover)
Philip O'Rourke
R518 R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Save R96 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Football brings joy to people across the world, and it evokes memories and nostalgia about past glories and events. When a football club folds, these memories and nostalgic moments are often all that is left. Forgotten Football Clubs uncovers the stories of clubs that have vanished, revealing their history, their successes and their ultimate failures. Some of the clubs were founded in the 19th century and lived for more than 100 years, while others only lasted a few years, but each one has an interesting backstory. Author Philip O'Rourke interviewed fans and experts from the teams' respective countries to find out why they disappeared and how it happened. Along the way, he analyses their results, what honours they won and casts a spotlight on their key players, managers and any controversies. The book unearths a diverse range of tales, transporting us from Asia to South America and from Europe to Africa. With such an eclectic mix, these are stories for football fans young and old.

Football Intelligence - Training and Tactics for Soccer Success (Hardcover): Israel Teoldo, Jose Guilherme, Julio Garganta Football Intelligence - Training and Tactics for Soccer Success (Hardcover)
Israel Teoldo, Jose Guilherme, Julio Garganta
R4,056 Discovery Miles 40 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1. This book gives a strong academic theory base to the practical components and their applications 2. It demonstrates how different cultures approach football coaching 3. In-depth presentation of instruments and processes to assess and measure tactical performance of footballers. 4. Provides insight to applied implications and training ground approaches

Mud, Blood and Studs - James Brown and His Family's Legacy in Soccer and Rugby Across Three Continents (Hardcover): James... Mud, Blood and Studs - James Brown and His Family's Legacy in Soccer and Rugby Across Three Continents (Hardcover)
James Brown
R518 R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Save R96 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Mud, Blood and Studs is a special story of sporting excellence passed from generation to generation. An alcoholic father abandons his family in Troon, Scotland, and sails for America, but against the odds his offspring prosper, as his four boys have natural athletic ability. Oldest son, Jim, travels to America to track down his father and finds a country in the throes of the Great Depression. However, his superb soccer skills win him selection for the 1930 US World Cup team. In 1932, he signs for Manchester United, and later for Spurs. Jim passes his skills on to his son, George, who becomes a USA All-Star and USMNT player. Jim's brothers, John and Tom, shake up Scottish football, and John hands down his sublime hand-to-eye coordination to sons Peter and Gordon, who make their mark in international rugby. Then there are Peter and Gordon's cousins, the Lambies, who impact South African rugby. This fascinating book brings you the inside track on a remarkable family who overcame adversity to thrive at the top level of sport.

Power Players - Football in Propaganda, War and Revolution (Paperback): Ronny Blaschke Power Players - Football in Propaganda, War and Revolution (Paperback)
Ronny Blaschke
R400 R327 Discovery Miles 3 270 Save R73 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Power Players: Football in Propaganda, War and Revolution takes a fascinating look at the ugly side of the beautiful game. Football is increasingly becoming an instrument of political power. Dictators in the Middle East brutally bring players into line and present themselves in the stands as fathers of the people. In Syria, stadiums were used as military bases and internment camps. But football is often also directed against the state. In Yugoslavia, Ukraine and the Arab world, 'ultras' and hooligans have fought on the front line in revolutions, and gone to war. Award-winning journalist Ronny Blaschke brings these battles to life, having researched them across four continents. He traces how power in football is shifting as club investors from China, Russia and the Gulf States secure economic influence in Europe for their governments. Blaschke explores the interplay between politics, history, religion and football to shine a light on a subject poorly understood and seldom discussed.

Tears at La Bombonera - Stories From a Six-Year Sojourn in South America (Paperback): Christopher Hylland Tears at La Bombonera - Stories From a Six-Year Sojourn in South America (Paperback)
Christopher Hylland
R612 R499 Discovery Miles 4 990 Save R113 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
The Lost Shankly Boy - George Scott's Anfield Journey (Hardcover): George Scott, Jeff Goulding The Lost Shankly Boy - George Scott's Anfield Journey (Hardcover)
George Scott, Jeff Goulding 1
R618 R506 Discovery Miles 5 060 Save R112 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The Lost Shankly Boy is an enthralling tale of triumph over adversity and hope amid despair. It tells the story of George Scott, a poor boy from a fishing village in Aberdeen, who dreamed of a career in football and ended up rubbing shoulders with one of the game's managerial greats, Bill Shankly. He would assemble a team to rival the famous 'Busby Babes' - his very own 'Shankly Boys'. With Tommy Smith and Chris Lawler already at the club, he would add Gordon Wallace, Bobby Graham and a 15-year-old George Scott - 'the lost Shankly Boy'. Scott provides a fascinating insight into modern Liverpool's formative years and Shankly's Anfield. His is an untold story of a dream crushed and of a career rebuilt in Scottish football and taken to new heights in the South African Premier League. The Lost Shankly Boy speaks to every kid who dreams of football glory. It is a never-say-die tale of passion, commitment and hard work that will resonate with anyone who has ever tasted the pain of rejection - only to rise again and grow stronger.

Net Gains - Inside the Beautiful Game's Analytics Revolution (Hardcover): Ryan O'Hanlon Net Gains - Inside the Beautiful Game's Analytics Revolution (Hardcover)
Ryan O'Hanlon
R466 Discovery Miles 4 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An in-depth examination of the rise of analytics in soccer and the wild experiments unfolding around the world in the beautiful gameNet Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game's Analytics Revolution takes readers on a tour across the world and throughout soccer history, introducing the many people who have attempted to shine a light onto and innovate a sport that, in many ways, is still stuck in the Dark Ages. This deep dive into the rise of analytics in soccer-a sport where tradition reigns supreme-shows how revolutionary tactics and underexplored metrics are breaking the beautiful game wide open. By exploring how massive institutions built on billions of dollars can function for so long without any kind of introspection-and what happens when people from the outside attempt to question the status quo-author Ryan O'Hanlon, staff writer at ESPN, shows how time and again experts, managers, coaches, players, and fans feel they know the best approach for any given team or player, and yet get undermined by the complexity of the game-and human behavior. To tell this globe-trekking story, O'Hanlon takes readers inside the front offices and analytics departments of the top professional leagues' most cutting-edge clubs and profiles a misfit cast of number-crunchers, behavioral economists, tech insiders, and managers all working to move beyond the philosophical side of soccer and uncover the hard truths behind possession, goals, and developing talent.

Two Brothers (Paperback): Jonathan Wilson Two Brothers (Paperback)
Jonathan Wilson
R402 R329 Discovery Miles 3 290 Save R73 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A Times Sports Book of the Year The story of Jack and Bobby Charlton, and a family that characterised English football for decades 'Gripping' Daily Mail 'Wilson is a fine, nuanced writer' TLS 'A powerful chronicle' Irish Times 'Surprisingly moving' Guardian 'Razor-sharp tactical analysis' Irish Independent In later life Jack and Bobby didn't get on and barely spoke but the lives of these very different brothers from the coalfield tell the story of late twentieth-century English football: the tensions between flair and industry, between individuality and the collective, between right and left, between middle- and working-classes, between exile and home. Jack was open, charismatic, selfish and pig-headed; Bobby was guarded, shy, polite and reserved to the point of reclusiveness. They were very different footballers: Jack a gangling central defender who developed a profound tactical intelligence; Bobby an athletic attacking midfielder who disdained systems. They played for clubs who embodied two very different approaches, the familial closeness and tactical cohesion of Leeds on the one hand and the individualistic flair and clashing egos of Manchester United on the other. Both enjoyed great success as players: Jack won a league, a Cup and two Fairs Cups with Leeds; Bobby won a league title, survived the terrible disaster of the plane crash in Munich, and then at enormous emotional cost, won a Cup and two more league titles before capping it off with the European Cup. Together, for England, they won the World Cup. Their managerial careers followed predictably diverging paths, Bobby failing at Preston while Jack enjoyed success at Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday before leading Ireland to previously un-imagined heights. Both were financially very successful, but Jack remained staunchly left-wing while Bobby tended to conservatism. In the end, Jack returned to Northumberland; Bobby remained in the North-West. Two Brothers tells a story of social history as well as two of the most famous football players of their generation.

Anything is Possible - Inspirational lessons from Gareth Southgate (Paperback): Gareth Southgate Anything is Possible - Inspirational lessons from Gareth Southgate (Paperback)
Gareth Southgate
R240 R192 Discovery Miles 1 920 Save R48 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

THE INSPIRATIONAL BESTSELLER from the manager who transformed English football - the perfect World Cup read. 'Fantastic ... I've told my son Noah, aged 11, you have to read this ... I can't tell you how much I loved it because it talks about confidence, and I struggled with confidence' CHRIS EVANS 'I loved this - full of wonderful advice I can't wait to share with my children.' HOLLY WILLOUGHBY 'Never puts a word wrong. Isn't Gareth Southgate simply the most inspiring leader in England?' KRISHNAN GURU-MURTHY 'Gareth Southgate sticks out a mile in public life because he is thoughtful, intelligent, generous, courageous and humane.' SATHNAM SANGHERA England manager Gareth Southgate has spent his career inspiring young people to think positively and reach their best, from the England men's and Under-21 team to his work with the Prince's Trust. ____________________ YOU have the potential to make ANYTHING POSSIBLE. In this hugely positive and helpful book for readers aged 12 and up, Gareth gives YOU the tools to be confident, resilient and to overcome your own challenges for your exciting journey ahead, wherever it takes you. BE BRAVE Bravery is not just the kind of heroic act that earns a medal. It's the quality we need to step out of our comfort zones and take on new challenges. BE KIND A force for good that comes from the heart, kindness changes lives. It opens up opportunities and can be our greatest strength. FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS We all have a story to tell in life. It's down to us what it will be about. So, let's begin writing YOUR STORY - and make it one that truly shines. ____________________ 'Inspirational and honest - just like the man himself.' BEAR GRYLLS 'An inspirational book' THE SUN 'It really is a great book ... lots of really nice tips for confidence, staying strong, glass-half-full mentality, what makes a good team' CHRIS MOYLES 'I feel that the lessons you're sharing, the wisdom that you're sharing, has relevance for all of us, whether football fans or non-football fans. And that's because these are some quite core lessons for life' DR RANGAN CHATTERJEE 'Southgate's analytical mind is stamped across the pages of the book; his meticulousness, his love of clarity and process. He offers tips and life lessons - focus on what you can control, do not compare yourself with others, dare to try even if it means slipping up. The tone is easy, upbeat and the messages are drummed home gently, always linking to one another ... what shines through is the warmth and inclusivity of his leadership style.' THE GUARDIAN

Football in Fiction - A History (Paperback): Lee McGowan Football in Fiction - A History (Paperback)
Lee McGowan
R1,230 Discovery Miles 12 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Football in Fiction represents the most comprehensive historical mapping and analysis of novels related to association football (soccer). It offers a theoretically informed field guide, a scholarly cartography of football fiction's uncertain - and until now - only partially explored terrain. Combining an extensive search for texts with up-to-date academic research, journals, surveys, catalogues, and reviews the book demonstrates a topographic perspective of the field - one that captures and establishes its breadth, depth, and distinctive identity. The book uses and adapts two distinct reading models of abstraction, in conjunction with closer textual analyses. Together they assist in realising a set of demonstrable conventions, outline a taxonomy of fictive types, establish the genre's current state of play, and advance the football novel as a form with its own literary history and traditions. This book is a valuable resource for those studying and researching in the areas of the social and cultural aspects of football, sports fiction, sports writing, creative writing, and literary and genre studies. Furthermore, related industry professionals will find this a fascinating read, particularly football writers, fans of the sport, and those interested in sports history and cultural phenomena.

African Footballers in Europe - Migration, Community, and Give Back Behaviours (Paperback): Ernest Yeboah Acheampong, Malek... African Footballers in Europe - Migration, Community, and Give Back Behaviours (Paperback)
Ernest Yeboah Acheampong, Malek Bouhaouala, Michel Raspaud
R1,235 Discovery Miles 12 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

African Footballers in Europe traces the social and economic evolution of African football and examines the strategies and resources that players mobilise in their migrations, with a particular focus on 'Give Back Behaviours' (how players contribute to their countries or communities of origin). It shines new light on contemporary migrations, labour markets in sport, and processes of development in Africa. Using a multidisciplinary approach and Weberian methodology to analyse players' 'Give Back' behaviour, the book highlights the complex rationale behind this behaviour, based on a combination of social, cultural, and economic elements. It features interviews with former and current African professional players, providing a vivid picture of the role of communities in players' migration projects, the allure of the European football market, and investment initiatives that can contribute to local and regional development. This is a vital read for academics, researchers, and students of sport sciences, sociology of sport, sport management, sociology, geography, political sciences, management, sociology of Africa, migration studies, sociology of the labour market, and economic sociology. It is also an important resource for professional organisations, NGOs, football agents, football administrators, federations, confederations, and governments.

West Ham United - 60 Seconds that forged the Irons (Hardcover): West Ham United - 60 Seconds that forged the Irons (Hardcover)
R310 R222 Discovery Miles 2 220 Save R88 (28%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Football as Medicine - Prescribing Football for Global Health Promotion (Paperback): Peter Krustrup, Daniel Parnell Football as Medicine - Prescribing Football for Global Health Promotion (Paperback)
Peter Krustrup, Daniel Parnell
R1,246 Discovery Miles 12 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

It is beyond dispute that physical activity is good for us, but what are the benefits, challenges and impacts of sport on health? This is the first book to focus on football in the context of health from individual, public and population-level perspectives. Football as Medicine examines the effects of football training on the three main types of fitness (cardiovascular, metabolic and musculoskeletal) and on specific target populations (for example, children, type 2 diabetes patients, cancer patients, people with mental health conditions, the socially deprived and older people). It discusses the significance of football for public health and assesses the efficacy of football interventions by clubs and community sport development programs. With its multi-disciplinary approach, this is a valuable resource for students, researchers and practitioners working in physical activity and health, public health, health promotion and medicine, as well as football and sport business management, sport and exercise science, and the sociology of sport.

''Hope You Die of Cancer" - Life in Non-League Football (Paperback): Marvin Close ''Hope You Die of Cancer" - Life in Non-League Football (Paperback)
Marvin Close
R399 R325 Discovery Miles 3 250 Save R74 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A million miles away from the rich uplands of the Premier League lies the Poundland world of non-league football. A far grittier version of the beautiful game, it's a glorious ragbag of former EFL clubs on the down, impoverished minnows and ambitious outfits on the make, played by a mix of full-time, part-time and amateur performers. This is the inside story of life in the lower reaches of English football, seen through the eyes of a player with over a decade's experience in the Conference and National Leagues. Footballer X lifts the lid on never-before-told stories of dust-ups, bust-ups, backhanders and betting scandals, the players lucky enough to get contracts and the rest who live precariously from game to game. It's a story of constant financial struggle, big sacrifices and small victories for owners, fans and players alike. Our footballer is still playing, so the cloak of anonymity allows him to give us a true picture of what life is really like playing as a non-league footballer today.

A Sociology of Football in a Global Context (Paperback): Jamie Cleland A Sociology of Football in a Global Context (Paperback)
Jamie Cleland
R1,331 Discovery Miles 13 310 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Association football is now the global sport, consumed in various ways by millions of people across the world. Throughout its history, football has been a catalyst as much for social cohesion, unity, excitement and integration as it can be for division, exclusion and discrimination. A Sociology of Football in a Global Context examines the historical, political, economic, social and cultural complexities of the game across Europe, Africa, Asia and North and South America. It analyses the key developments and sociological debates within football through a topic-based approach that concentrates on the history of football and its global diffusion; the role of violence; the global governance of the game by FIFA; race, racism and whiteness; gender and homophobia; the changing nature of fans; the media and football's financial revolution; the transformation of players into global celebrities; and the growth of football leagues across the world. Using a range of examples from all over the world, each chapter highlights the different social and cultural changes football has seen, most notably since the 1990s, when its relationship with the mass media and other transnational networks became more important and financially lucrative.

Analytical Psychology of Football - Professional Jungian Football Coaching (Hardcover): John O'Brien, Nada O'brien Analytical Psychology of Football - Professional Jungian Football Coaching (Hardcover)
John O'Brien, Nada O'brien
R3,923 Discovery Miles 39 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The major strength is looking at football from a different angle with a broader perspective than standard approaches focusing on relatively simple tools for application The volume is a new approach to look to shift football theory away from solely performance analysis The first book of its kind to examine football psychology through the lens of Analytical psychology

Scotland's Swedish Adventure - The Story of Scotland's European Championship Debut (Hardcover): John Bleasdale Scotland's Swedish Adventure - The Story of Scotland's European Championship Debut (Hardcover)
John Bleasdale
R525 R429 Discovery Miles 4 290 Save R96 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Scotland's Swedish Adventure is the definitive story of Scotland's journey into their first ever European Championship finals, in Sweden. Having qualified for five consecutive World Cup finals between 1974 and 1990, it was surprising the Scots hadn't yet reached the Euro finals given the array of talent at their disposal. Andy Roxburgh would soon change that, and after being drawn into the ultimate 'group of death' that included the reigning European and world champions, his side repeatedly put on brave performances against superior opposition to make the nation proud. Scotland's Swedish Adventure explores the story behind their road to qualification, with exclusive insight from some of the men who made this adventure happen, including Roxburgh himself, players, journalists and fans. That Scotland qualified for an eight-team tournament, and finished fifth in the overall standings, is an achievement that doesn't get the recognition and respect it deserves. This 30th anniversary tribute remedies that.

Association Football - A Study in Figurational Sociology (Paperback): Graham Curry, Eric Dunning Association Football - A Study in Figurational Sociology (Paperback)
Graham Curry, Eric Dunning
R1,578 Discovery Miles 15 780 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book presents a synthesis of the work on early football undertaken by the authors over the past two decades. It explores aspects of a figurational approach to sociology to examine the early development of football rules in the middle part of the nineteenth century. The book tests Dunning's status rivalry hypothesis to contest Harvey's view of football's development which stresses an influential sub-culture outside the public schools. Status Rivalry re-states the primacy of these latter institutions in the growth of football and without it the sport's story would remain skewed and unbalanced for future generations.

Israeli Football - Culture, Politics, and Identity (Hardcover): Ilan Tamir, Yair Galily Israeli Football - Culture, Politics, and Identity (Hardcover)
Ilan Tamir, Yair Galily
R3,895 Discovery Miles 38 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Israeli Football: Culture, Politics, and Identity focuses on the diverse aspects of the evolution of Israeli football and the social effects of these on-going processes. In the span of nine decades, Israeli football has become a faithful representation of society and its key developments. The organizational structure of the teams and their ethnic composition, fans' chants and behaviors in the stands, gender-related issues, media involvement, and other issues have reflected important societal trends and transformations. Examples of such trends include a shift from political to private ownership of football teams, a shift from Ashkenazi to Sephardi dominance, increasing diversification of the national team - from exclusive Jewish presence to a significant presence of Arab players, including a non-Jewish captain of the national team, a shift from local-based to global-based fandom. These changes, reflecting major milestones in the evolution of Israeli football, did not occur in a vacuum but rather were integrally related to broader local and global trends. These effects may even have had a reciprocal nature, where developments in the sport sphere also affected the public sphere and prepared the ground for social change. The chapters in this book were first published as a special issue of the journal Israel Affairs.

The Use of Video Technologies in Refereeing Football and Other Sports (Paperback): Manuel Armenteros, Anto J. Benitez, Miguel... The Use of Video Technologies in Refereeing Football and Other Sports (Paperback)
Manuel Armenteros, Anto J. Benitez, Miguel Betancor
R1,260 Discovery Miles 12 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For a long time, various different lobbying sectors have claimed that the use of video technology is an effective aid in decision-making. Now the IFAB has taken a historic step in the approval of experiments on the use of video to provide support to football refereeing. The Use of Video Technologies in Refereeing Football and Other Sports analyses the capacity of audio-visual technology from different perspectives to help understand the best implementation of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system in football and, more generally, in other sports. This book addresses in-depth interdisciplinary viewpoints on the need and the opportunity of the implementation procedures regarding how to use it, considering that it could lead to very important changes. The book goes on to examine various approaches to the most interesting topics for players, amateurs, coaches, referees and referees coaches. Offering viewpoints from both academics and professionals, this new volume addresses the VAR issue in a multidisciplinary way, analysing the implications of video replay application in football from the perspective of players, coaches, television professionals, referees, amateurs, sports lawyers, media and educators.

Coaching Junior Football Teams For Dummies (Paperback): J. Heller Coaching Junior Football Teams For Dummies (Paperback)
J. Heller
R515 R472 Discovery Miles 4 720 Save R43 (8%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This work is packed with drills and tips for training and game days. It describes the fun and easy way to master the art of football coaching. Volunteering as a youth football coach can be a great experience, both for you and your squad. But what if you've never coached before, or want to improve? Don't worry This friendly guide explains football rules, shows you how to approach coaching, and gives you practical pointers on improving team skills and encouraging good sportsmanship. It helps you: understand football rules; develop a coaching philosophy; teach football fundamentals; run great training sessions; lead your team during a game; and, communicate effectively with parents.

Hero in the Shadows - The Story of Don Howe, English Football's Greatest Coach (Hardcover): David Tossell Hero in the Shadows - The Story of Don Howe, English Football's Greatest Coach (Hardcover)
David Tossell
R621 R509 Discovery Miles 5 090 Save R112 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Don Howe is one of English football's great coaches, with an unrivalled record at international and club level. As right-hand man to three England managers, he helped his country to the 1990 World Cup and Euro 96 semi-finals. He helped to steer them through the 1982 World Cup unbeaten and to the quarter-finals four years later. Howe masterminded the 1970/71 double at Arsenal, where two spells as coach also brought European and further FA Cup glory. He was also an integral part of one of the greatest Wembley upsets when he helped Wimbledon's 'Crazy Gang' to victory over the mighty Liverpool in 1988. As a player at West Bromwich Albion, Howe won 24 international caps, but as a manager he failed to achieve the success he craved. Yet over a three-decade period, he won acclaim from many of England's finest players as a genius of the coaching profession. Through interviews with players, colleagues, friends and family, this book examines the triumphs and challenges of Don Howe's career and assesses his contribution to English football.

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