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This book assesses the transformation of football fan culture from
a gender perspective. Referring to the notions of homosociality,
hegemonic masculinity and performative perspectives on gender and
fandom, it investigates the processes of women entering the world
of football fandom. Drawing on multidimensional qualitative and
quantitative research, the book analyses different aspects of
female fandom, such as women's socialisation to be a fan, building
their sense of fan identity, ways of performing fandom, and gender.
Also, it explores the response of male fans by shedding light on
the sense-making process of a growing number of female fans in the
stands and its consequences for prevailingly male football culture.
This study stands out for its richness and diversity of empirical
material used in order to make a significant contribution to our
understanding of social dynamics related to the changing nature of
female football fandom. The book is fascinating reading for
researchers and students in a broad range of areas, including
gender studies, sociology of sport, football, women's studies and
Central Eastern European studies. It is also a valuable resource
for scholars, and football and club authorities who have an
interest in understanding the development of female football fandom
and its impact on the male fandom community.
Rise Together: Coventry City Under Mark Robins examines the rebirth
of Coventry City FC from 2017 to 2020. Having sunk to the depths of
English football's lowest professional division, the Sky Blues were
a million miles from the FA Cup-winning heyday of 1987 and the
glitz and glamour of Premier League football. After a decade of
decline, a constant churn of managers, coaches and players, the
arrival of Mark Robins for a second spell in charge would end all
that. Backed by a fanbase desperate for success, winning the 2017
Football League Trophy was just the beginning. Robins would mould
Coventry City into a side capable of something few at the club had
achieved before - success. That first trophy at Wembley would be
followed by two more - victory in the 2018 League Two play-off
final, then the League One title in 2020. With off-the-field issues
continuing to dog the club, including a second move out of
Coventry, the story of Rise Together is one that every football fan
will appreciate.
'Steeped in glory, loved by players for his light touch, he is
probably the most coveted coach in the world.' - Financial Times 'a
treasury of anecdote and insight' - The Guardian 'Quiet Leadership
contains page upon page of insight into his methods from Cristiano
Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, John Terry and more'. - Sport Magazine
Carlo Ancelotti is one of the greatest managers of all time, with
five Champions League titles to his name. Yet his approach could
not be further from the aggressive theatricals favoured by many of
his rivals. His understated style has earned him the fierce loyalty
of players like David Beckham, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano
Ronaldo. In Quiet Leadership, Ancelotti reveals the full, riveting
story of his managerial career - his methods, mentors, mistakes and
triumphs - and takes us inside the dressing room to trace the
characters, challenges and decisions that have shaped him. The
result is both a scintillating memoir and a rare insight into the
business of leadership.
A Director's Tale is the story of Burnley Football Club in the
early 1980s, a time of short-lived success and then turmoil. With
special access to the diaries of director Derek Gill, Dave Thomas
brings you the unvarnished inside story, revealing what went on
behind the scenes amid conflict with chairman John Jackson and
manager John Bond. These were torrid times involving, at first, a
surprise promotion, then a relegation, then John Bond's departure
and another relegation. This was a group of men who were all
competent and professional in their own fields - Jackson was a
barrister, Gill an accountant - but they became a toxic mix in the
boardroom. The Bond season has gone into the Turf Moor history
books as one of the most damaging. His name is much derided in
Burnley today, but he was only a part of a bigger problem. The Gill
diaries provide a unique opportunity to see - warts and all - the
workings and machinations of boardroom politics. This is a story of
failure and acrimony.
'Football matters, as poetry does to some people and alcohol does
to others...Football is inherent in the people...There is more
eccentricity in deliberately disregarding it than in devoting a
life to it. The way we play the game, organize it and reward it
reflects the kind of community we are' Written just two years after
England's '66 triumph when the national game was at its zenith,
Arthur Hopcraft's The Football Man is repeatedly quoted as the best
book ever written about the sport. This definitive, magisterial
study of football and society profiles includes interviews with
all-time greats like Bobby Charlton, George Best, Alf Ramsay,
Stanley Matthews, Matt Busby and Nat Lofthouse. It is a snapshot of
a pivotal era in sporting history; changes and decisions were made
in the sixties that would create the game we know today. For many
who are disenchanted with the modern game - the grip of businesses
and corporations, the dominance of advertising, the extortionate
ticket prices and inaccessible matches, the fickleness of teenage
millionaires - The Football Man takes the reader back to the heart
and soul of the national game when pitches were muddy and the
players were footballers not brands. Voted in May 2005 as one of
Observer's top sports books of all time, this is a long-awaited
reissue of the classic football 'bible'. 'Masterpiece among sports
books' Guardian 'It remains one of my favourite football reads'
Graham Taylor
Real Madrid On This Day revisits the most magical and memorable
moments from the club's glorious past, mixing in a maelstrom of
anecdotes and characters to produce an irresistibly dippable diary
of one of the world's greatest football institutions - with an
entry for every day of the year. From its foundation to the golden
era of Di Stefano and Puskas, through the 'hippy years' to their
ups and downs on the path to European Cup domination, the modern
embodiment of Madridismo, the hard-fought El Clasico derbies
against Barcelona and the Galacticos era - it's all here. Revisit
24 July 2000 when Luis Figo infamously joined the club from
Barcelona, 4 January 1955 when the stadium changed its name in
honour of club president Santiago Bernabeu, and 19 June 1943 when
they annihilated Barcelona 11-1 in a Spanish Cup semi-final. With a
treasure trove of club history, trivia and facts, this book is a
'must' for all Real Madrid fans.
***** Shortlisted for International Autobiography of the Year in
the Telegraph Sports Book Awards 2021 WINNER OF 2019 DANISH SPORTS
BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Brutally candid.' - The Guardian 'An
extraordinary, granular depiction of a young football star's life.'
- The Daily Mail 'One of the best books I've read about being a
Premier League star.' - Piers Morgan 'An excellent read with some
incredible stories.' - TalkSPORT Breakfast Show 'One of the best
football books I've read for a very long time.' - Sam Pilger,
FourFourTwo Magazine 'Explosive.' - The Mirror 'Candid and
brilliant.' - Nick Wright, Sky Sports Known as 'Lord Bendtner' to
his fans and haters alike, Nicklas Bendtner has been lauded for his
football skills at super clubs like Arsenal and Juventus. But his
career was haunted by his rocky behaviour and tendency to
self-sabotage. Very much a fable of the modern game, Bendtner talks
with disarming honesty about the darker side of football and his
own difficult fall from grace; about what it's like to have so much
promise that you lose touch with reality altogether. It's is about
growing up in a working class neighbourhood and what happens when
you give a troubled, overconfident teen millions to spend. It's
about fighting to reach the top in the worlds' toughest league but
having no respect for hierarchy. It's about friendship, rivalry,
and the constant quest for an adrenaline kick. It's about money -
having too much of it - and an industry that has lost sight of what
really matters. A modern footballing fable, it's a story of
decline, temper, talent, great football and ultimately the tragedy
of unfulfilled potential. Not since the days of Paul McGrath's Back
From The Brink have we seen such honesty on the page of a
footballer's memoir. Fans of Paul Merson, George Best and Tony
Adam's autobiographies will also find pure fascination here in a
story that has gripped international readers...
Few footballers in history have commanded as much media attention
as David Beckham. From the moment he announced himself to the world
with a breathtaking goal from the halfway line against Wimbledon in
1996, he became public property. Over the next two years, as he
embarked on a relationship with a Spice Girl and was sent off in a
crucial World Cup game for England, he was loved and loathed in
equal measure. The restoration of brand Beckham saw him installed
as England captain and almost universally loved by the time he
blazed a trail across the globe with stops in Madrid, Los Angeles,
Milan and Paris. But what about the player behind the celebrity?
What about the boy born to play for Manchester United - the
midfielder who exemplified the idea that dedication and hard work
can pay off? Isn't it time he was celebrated too? Drawing on
exclusive interviews with former Beckham team-mates, acclaimed
footballer writer Wayne Barton explores Beckham's contribution as
one of the greatest players of his generation.
Updated with a new chapter, the story of Dalglish's epic love
affair with Liverpool traces the highs and lows, the characters,
the laughter, the triumphs, and the tears Kenny Dalglish's
relationship with the Liverpool Football Club is one of the great
love stories of sports. For football fans, this revealing book
about one of the game's greatest players is a must, while for those
fascinated by how a very private man suffered after very publicly
supporting his community, Dalglish's emotional story makes
compelling reading. From the moment he first set foot in the
Anfield dressing room nervously asking for autographs while having
a trial at the club, Dalglish felt a passion for Liverpool stir
within him. After joining from Celtic in 1977, the supremely gifted
striker was embraced by Liverpool fans, and the Kop's adoration of
King Kenny has never ebbed--every game, they still sing his name.
Fans have never forgotten how Dalglish held the club together
through two tragedies, the first at the Heysel stadium in Brussels
in 1985 and then at Hillsborough in 1989. Here, Dalglish explores
both disasters at length and in emotional detail. Eventually, for
the sake of his health and his family, Dalglish resigned and
Liverpool has not won the title since. Although Dalglish walked
alone, away from Anfield, in his heart he never really left and has
now finally returned, playing a pivotal role in this turbulent
period in the club's history.
Sir Alex Ferguson was one of the greatest managers to grace the
stadiums of the world. He announced his retirement as manager of
Manchester United in 2013 after 27 years in the role. He went out
in a blaze of glory, with United winning the Premier League for the
13th time and he is widely considered to be the greatest manager in
the history of English football. A constant element has been the
quality of Alex Ferguson's league-winning squads and United's run
of success, which included winning the Champions League twice in
1999 and 2008. This lavishly illustrated hardback book charts the
enormous success of the club during Sir Alex Ferguson's 27-year
reign at Manchester United with profiles of all the big matches and
players that guided the Club to its myriad of trophies.
*** 'Essential reading for anyone wanting to achieve their dreams.
Liv is an inspiration.' - Grant Cardone, New York Times bestselling
author 'Liv's extraordinary ability and passion is admirable. A
winning read.' - Gary Lineker In The Way To Win, Freestyle Football
World Champion and TikTok sensation Liv Cooke opens up about her
journey to becoming the best freestyler in the world. Drawing from
experience Liv shares an easy-to-follow 10-step guide to achieving
your dream - from correctly setting out your goals and forming good
habits to handling nerves and maintaining success. With a positive
attitude and holistic approach to productivity, Liv explores how
you can find inspiration in your life... and of course, provides an
insight into how she achieved incredible success at such a young
age. The Way To Win is the ultimate guide to reaching the top of
any industry and becoming your best self.
Imagine if your club, the love of your life, was about to play its
last ever game. This is the story of the Heart of Midlothian -
Edinburgh's oldest football club first formed in 1874 - and its
heroic 8000 fans, or Jambos as they're affectionately known, who in
2014 donated their own money to help save Hearts from ruin. Ian
Murray chronicles how in 2014 after a 13 month turmoil for fans and
a media firestorm, Heart of Midlothian F.C. was finally saved from
liquidation. Murray's new title commemorates Hearts fans and their
sheer determination - unprecedented in footballing history - to
rescue their beloved club from disaster and raise it up to the top
of Scottish football.
West Ham United: From East End Family to Globalised Fandom is the
story of the evolution of West Ham. It charts how a works football
team was transformed into a club that represented east London's
working classes, only to be transformed again in the late 20th and
early 21st centuries into a global brand with supporters in every
habitable place on Earth. Starting as the Thames Ironworks Ltd
works team, they changed their name to West Ham United in 1900,
shortly before moving to the Boleyn Ground in Upton Park. For
nearly a century they were supported by local working-class men
from across the East End of London until a series of economic,
social, cultural, geographical and technological changes brought
the club a global fanbase. Through surveying West Ham United fan
groups across the world, this book attempts to explain this
phenomenon and to get a sense of what the club means to those who
originally came from the East End, as well as to those who have no
biographical connection to the area.
Discover everything about football - from the laws and tactics to
the science and art of the "beautiful game". With profiles of more
than 65 of the world's best footballing nations, and the biggest
names in club football and other key competitions, this is the
ultimate visual guide to the world's greatest sport. Inside the
pages of this comprehensive and highly illustrated guide to
football, you'll find: - A fresh graphic style that illustrates
everything from beach football to block tackles - Stats and fact
boxes that profile players, managers, fans, football trivia,
national teams, and clubs - Special features that highlight great
football matches, stadiums, and football culture - "Top 5" boxes
that provide an alternative look at the best and worst of the game
It's a GOAL with The Football Book! From the history of football
and the story behind the game to the football World Cup and the
delayed Euro 2020 championships, this sports book reveals a
fascinating story page after page. Keen player, lifelong club
supporter, or armchair football manager? It is the perfect book for
die-hard football fans - old or new. The book's eye-catching,
step-by-step artwork and jargon-free text profiles everything
football-related from players' roles, equipment, team formations,
strategies, and individual football skills. Even more so, maps,
quotes, and statistics give you all the key facts on national
teams, famous club sides, and iconic football players, as well as
the greatest competitions around the world and of all time.
Football Biomechanics explores the latest knowledge of this core
discipline in sport science across all codes of the sport.
Encompassing a variety of styles, including original scientific
studies, syntheses of the latest research, and position statements,
the text offers readers the most up-to-date and comprehensive
reference of the underlying mechanics of high-level football
performance. The book is divided into five parts, covering
fundamental football actions, the biomechanics of direct free
kicks, footwear, biomechanical considerations in skill acquisition
and training, and artificial turf. It bridges the gap between
theory and practice in a variety of key areas such as: ball kicking
mechanics (in soccer and other football codes) ball impact dynamics
aerodynamics of ball flight special techniques (such as the
'knuckle ball shot') by world-famous players the efficacy and
development of footwear biomechanical and motor performance
differences between female and male soccer players artificial turf
from an injury and a performance perspective. Made up of
contributions from leading experts from around the world, Football
Biomechanics is a vital resource for researchers and practitioners
working in all football codes, and useful applied reading for any
sport science student with an interest in football.
The rapid global growth of the sport industry has prompted the need
for a more commercial approach to the management of sport clubs.
This book is the first study of its kind to focus on the management
of professional football clubs, providing a real-world insight into
management principles and their practical application. The
international commercialisation of football has led to a
fundamental transformation of the industry's management practices,
given the financial rewards of success and the high price of
failure. This book presents a critical examination of this
transformation, questioning why clubs are increasingly adopting
management strategies from other industries. Each chapter analyses
the role played by a key leadership figure within a club, such as
the owner, chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer
(CFO), chief operating officer (COO), director of football (DoF),
and head coach. Full of exclusive interviews, case studies and
examples of best practice, this book sheds new light on the
challenges of working in this extraordinarily high-pressure
environment. Football Club Management: Insights from the Field is
fascinating reading for all those working in or studying the
management, marketing or administration of football.
In this unique book, one of football's greatest cult players
reflects on the travails of the sport and draws upon his own
experience to offer an honest assessment on one of its final
remaining taboos: mental health. The most difficult position in
football? Being a goalkeeper. That's what they say, right? You must
be mad to stand between those posts and bat away shots and crosses
all game long. Neville Southall should know. He was the goalkeeper
for one of the best teams of the 1980s and became an icon of the
game during his 20-year career between the sticks. But what did it
take to prepare himself mentally for the difficulties of the
position? How did he dig so deep on the biggest occasions and in
the highest-pressured moments? What scars were left at the end of
his long career - a tenure that saw the highs of winning trophies,
but also the lows of losing games, making mistakes and feeling the
full weight of club and country on your shoulders. And how has he
used his post-playing career to campaign for a better future for
the next generation? In this unique book, one of football's
greatest cult players reflects on the travails of the modern game,
how some of society's problems are reflected within it and draws
upon his own experience to tackle one of its final remaining
taboos: mental health. On fear of failure, confidence, sexuality
and homophobia, suicide, social media and many other talking points
- Neville doesn't hold back on the biggest subjects and gets stuck
in to some of the most important topics surrounding the beautiful
game.
Kylian Mbappe: The Ultimate Fan Book takes you into the young
French superstar's world like no other book. Just to look at the
records Kylian has broken, equalled or come close to breaking shows
just what a special star he is. When he breaks Thierry Henry's
record, or matches Pele, you realise he is moving in exalted
company. When the FIFA World Cup 2018 ended, Kylian was still five
months short of his 20th birthday and he had a resume and
medal/honours collection that would be coveted by successful
players in their 30s. Written in a lively, buzzing style and filled
with fun features, fantastic photographs and enlightening quotes,
Kylian Mbappe: The Ultimate Fan Book celebrates his greatest
moments and most famous goals, including the goals which have made
him one of the world's most watchable superstars.
'If you were expecting to read Razor's views on politics then
you're going to be disappointed. Anybody who wants to read that
needs help! This is yours truly talking about some of the
experiences that have helped to create the absolute legend that is
moi. Some of the tales involve a bit of mischief and most involve a
drink or two. Most importantly, though, they're all a bit of a
laugh so I'd settle down and have yourself a nice little read' The
two things Razor Ruddock can't resist in life are a pint and a
dare. That and seventeen years as a professional footballer under
his belt means he's got a story or two to tell. Chickening out of a
fight with Eric Cantona, robbing Alan Shearer's minibar, cinema
trips with Gazza, becoming mates with Ian Wright - Razor has seen
and done it all. Packed full of hilarious anecdotes, Razor gives us
his take on the beautiful game, sharing his tactics (good banter is
a defender's duty), red mist (and red cards) on the pitch, run-ins
with the FA and his theory as to why Ingerland never do as well as
we'd like, as well as his best ever goal and the greatest night of
his sporting life. Razor also lifts the lid on his bad reputation
and reveals his regrets, his heroes, his greatest fears (notably
upsetting the missus) and what it takes to make Britain's hardest
footballer cry. Poignantly, he shares his views on the importance
of family and his concerns over footballers' mental health. And the
biggest surprise of all: that he was a shy and retiring young lad
(and that his love of swearing comes from his mum). Cameo
appearances include: Bobby Robson, Diego Maradona, Eric Cantona,
Dennis Bergkamp, Harry Redknapp, David Beckham, Alan Shearer,
Gazza, Jimmy Case, Phil 'The Power' Taylor, Robbie Williams and
Nelson Mandela ('Nelse'). With his trademark sense of humour and
foot-in-mouth disease, The World According to Razor is like having
a pint down the pub with Razor himself.
What is talent? How do you get the best out of yourself? What are
the secrets of leadership? In Edge, Ben Lyttleton gets
unprecedented access to some of the world's top football clubs to
discover their innovative methods for developing talent - and
reveals how we can use them in our everyday lives. Elite teams now
look for an edge by improving the intangible skills of their
players `above the shoulder'. Liverpool's approach to talent will
make you more creative. Chelsea's culture will improve your
resilience. Didier Deschamps will improve your leadership skills.
Xavi Hernandez will help you make better decisions. But how?
Football is the most hot-housed, intense, financially profitable
talent factory on the planet. It's time we woke up to the lessons
it can provide. We all want to have an edge. This is your chance to
find one...
The study of football fandom is a fast-growing area of research in
the sociology of sport. The first work of its kind, this book
explores football fan activism and its impact on contemporary
football culture in England, Italy and the Czech Republic.
Presenting a comparative study of fan activism in national and
transnational contexts, it explores the characteristics of each
country's football fan culture as well as the varying and at times
volatile dynamics between fans, authorities and the mass media. Its
chapters address key themes and issues including: fans' reactions
to policing and security measures in football stadiums; the
socio-cultural significance of symbols and rituals for fans at
football games; and fans' critical engagement with football club
ownership and management. Offering original insights into the power
of fan activism to influence social change, this book has wider
implications for understanding social movements in other cultural
and political spheres beyond Europe. Football Fans, Activism and
Social Change is fascinating reading for all students, scholars and
football fans with an interest in sport studies, fan culture,
politics and society.
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