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Magical Magyars tells the remarkable story of the legendary
Hungarian football team of the 50s, a side whose breathtaking
technical skills and passing-and-movement style of play changed the
very way the sport was played. Author David Bailey traces the
team's origins and details how communist Hungary, a tiny nation
impoverished and subjugated by one of the most brutal Stalinist
regimes in the Soviet empire, was able to produce a football team
that was the envy of the sporting world, and so very nearly world
champions. Captained by the genius that was Ferenc Puskas, the
Magical Magyars walked a tightrope between being the regime's
darlings and providing the beleaguered Hungarian people with a
sense of national pride during their darkest days. The team
enthralled, dominated and revolutionised world football - until its
own demise was brought about by a revolution of a different kind.
Weaving in threads of friendship and betrayal, tactics and
politics, the quest for glory and upheaval, here is a football
story quite unlike any other.
Birmingham City On This Day revisits the most magical and memorable
moments from the club's distinguished history, mixing in a
maelstrom of anecdotes and characters to produce an irresistibly
dippable Blues diary - with an entry for every day of the year.
From its beginnings as Small Heath Alliance in 1875 right through
to the modern era and golden goals at Wembley, here are all the
rollercoaster highs and lows. The club won the first ever Second
Division title in 1893; Blues were the first English team to
compete in European competition and the first to reach a European
final. Birmingham City have twice won the League Cup and twice
reached the FA Cup final. Relive the day in 1963 when Blues beat
Villa to win a first major trophy, remember when Darren Carter's
penalty clinched promotion in Cardiff, and when Obafemi Martins
shocked Arsenal to recapture the League Cup. Recall the exploits of
legends such as Joe Bradford, Gil Merrick and Bob Latchford, Trevor
Francis, Michael Johnson and Christophe Dugarry.
Remarkable Racecourses is a beautifully presented collection of the world's most striking racecourses. Lavish photographs and informative text show why each racecourse is unique, whether it's the oldest, longest, shortest, most southerly, most northerly, most beautiful or most extraordinary. Among the 70-plus racecourses included are Laytown in Ireland (the only race run on a beach under Turf Club rules), St. Moritz in Switzerland (which takes place on a frozen lake), Pukekohe Park in New Zealand (which is located in the centre of a motor racing circuit), Cartmel in Cumbria (where spectators enjoy the action from the centre of the circuit) and Epsom Downs in Surrey (which is a left-handed, open-ended, horseshoe-shaped course). The book travels across continents, from rural England to Outer Mongolia, to bring you the most astonishing racecourses on the planet. Remarkable Racecourses features more than 70 racecourses including Aintree, Ascot, Baghdad Equestrian Club, Beirut Hippodrome, Birdsville, Cartmel, Champ de Mars, Capannelle, Chantilly, Cheltenham, Chepstow, Chester, Ellerslie, Epsom Downs, Flemington, Goodwood, Hamilton Park, Happy Valley, Hialeah Park, Iffezheim, Kernic Bay, Laytown, Longchamp, Mahalaxmi, Maisons-Laffitte, Meydan, Moonee Valley, Newmarket, Pontefract, Pukekohe Park, Santa Anita, St. Moritz, Tokyo, Turffontein, Woodbine.
When pro football players formed a union to stand up against the
NFL for their own interests, they chose lawyer Ed Garvey as their
Executive Director. The NFL Players Association (NFLPA), would take
on the NFL over player contracts, collective bargaining agreements,
and antitrust suits. It lobbied for players' free agency, contract
rights, and impartial arbitration of disciplinary disputes. Garvey
navigated strikes, lockouts, scabs, stooges, lies, as well as the
sports media complex-to maintain players' dignity. According to the
league, the players were to take what they were given and "never
ask why." In Never Ask "Why," journalist Chuck Cascio presents the
late Garvey's rich account of the early years of the NFLPA, taking
readers among the players as they held the league accountable to
play fair. Learning from their mistakes, the NFLPA would succeed in
curbing commissioner Pete Rozelle's disciplinary power and striking
down the Rozelle Rule's absolute control over free agency. Garvey
tells the intimate stories of how pro football players, rivals on
the field, rallied together to stand up for themselves. He worked
tirelessly to change a system that exploited players and even
controlled the media. In the end, Garvey shows how the NFLPA
transformed the state of pro sports leagues today and how, even
still, they work to keep down the players on whose backs they
profit.
Intercollegiate Athletics, Inc. examines the corrupting influence
and damaging financial effects of big-time intercollegiate
athletics, especially football and to a lesser extent basketball,
on American higher education. Including historical and contemporary
perspectives, the book traces the growth of intercollegiate sports
from largely student-run activities supervised by faculty to the
gargantuan, taxpayer-supported spectacles that now dominate many
public universities. It investigates the regressive student fees
that have helped subsidize big-time sports at public universities
and prop up chronically unprofitable athletic departments, as well
as the corrosive effects of athletics on the university's academic
enterprise. A review of the alleged salutary effects of massive
sports programs, such as spurring alumni donations and student
applications, reveals that such benefits are largely illusory, more
myth than real. The book also pays special attention to the often
prescient, if largely unsuccessful, opponents of these
developments, and considers the alternatives to big-time athletics,
from abolition to professionalization to club sports. Students,
scholars, sports fans, and those interested in learning how
big-time football and basketball have cast such an enormous-and
often baleful-shadow upon American colleges and universities will
profit from this provocative and engagingly written book.
What role can strategic thinking play in contemporary sport
management? It can be the difference between leading or languishing
- it's that important! Covering sport at all levels, from
community-based sport to elite sport, this is the first textbook to
focus on strategic management in a sport context. The book
introduces the fundamentals of strategic planning, environmental
analyses, strategic direction and leadership, strategy formulation
and selection, implementation, strategic control, and change
management. Designed to encourage students to develop a strategic
mindset, as well as critical thinking and problem-solving skills,
the book unpacks key concepts such as leadership, governance,
organizational change, and the multiple layers of strategy in
sport. Full of real-world case studies from diverse, international
sport business environments, and useful pedagogical features such
as review questions and guides to online resources, this is an
essential text for any sport management course and an invaluable
resource for sport development, recreation management, or events
management courses.
Intercollegiate athletics continue to bedevil American higher
education. At once tied closely with their institutions, athletic
programs often operate outside the traditional university
governance structure while contributing significantly to a school's
culture, identity, and financial outlook. Introduction to
Intercollegiate Athletics, edited by Eddie Comeaux, explores the
complexities of intercollegiate athletics while explaining the
organizational structures, key players, terms, and important issues
most relevant to the growing but often misunderstood fields of
recreational studies, sports management, and athletic
administration. The book is divided into eight sections, the first
three of which describe the foundations, overarching structures,
and conditions that shape athletics and higher education. Three
others explore the ways college athletes experience life on campus,
and the final two delve into the current and future policy contexts
of intercollegiate athletics. Written by a diverse group of expert
scholars, the book's twenty-eight chapters are enhanced with useful
glossaries, reflections from athletics stakeholders, relevant case
studies, and conversation-provoking discussion questions. Aimed at
upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, scholars,
teachers, practitioners, athletic administrators, and advocates of
intercollegiate athletics, Introduction to Intercollegiate
Athletics provides readers with up-to-date and comprehensive
knowledge about the changes to-and challenges faced by-university
athletics programs.
Liverpool FC Cult Heroes is devoted to 20 players who, over the
years, have won a special place in the hearts of the Anfield
faithful - not necessarily the greatest footballers, but a unique
brotherhood of mavericks and stalwarts, local lads and big
signings. The cast list alone is enough to stir up memories and tug
at the heartstrings of any Reds fan - Elisha Scott, Billy Liddell
and Joey Jones, Johnston, Carragher and Suarez - recalling how
these charismatic personalities ignited passion on the terraces.
Find out which Red icon was left at a motorway service-station as a
prank. Which striker was involved in a punch-up with Italian
waiters after a European Cup semi in Milan. And which skipper was
carried through Lime Street station on the shoulders of fans.
Discover and delight in the magical qualities of these 20 mere
mortals elevated to cult status by the Red half of Liverpool.
There has never been a book about the inner workings of the
golfbusiness, or its leading players from an insider's point of
view. In the Rough reads like a novel, but it could also be
required reading in a business school. This book takes the reader
on a ride through the author's unusual professional career and what
he discovered in the most revealing settings and scenes of the golf
industry at its awkward and colorful best. Most of the events and
incidents appearing here are first-hand accounts portraying a host
of famous and colorful characters in both golf and the business
world. The central characters in this book are Ben Hogan, one ofthe
five best players of all time and a highly successful golfequipment
executive; Deane Beman, a star amateur and successfulprofessional
golfer who became the commissioner and inventedthe modern-day PGA
Tour; and Minoru Isutani, a wealthyJapanese entrepreneur who is
probably best known for having lost$350 million on the purchase and
sale of Pebble Beach. Some ofthe other costars include Jack
Nicklaus, Karsten Solheim (PingGolf Company), Greg Norman, and Ely
Callaway; all names youhave seen etched on a wood, an iron, or a
putter, among otherplaces.
AFC Bournemouth: The Fall and Rise is the ultimate rags-to-riches
football story, exploring how a small lower-league club on the
south coast fought back against all the odds to reach the riches of
the English Premier League. With fascinating insights from renowned
manager Eddie Howe and all the key players, the book reflects on
the club's day of destiny against Bolton Wanderers in April 2015,
when Premier League promotion was secured just six years after the
club almost went out of existence. Former captain Tommy Elphick
candidly reveals how Howe plotted the Cherries' route out of the
Championship, while club legend Steve Fletcher tells the
emotionally charged story of his return - and the goal in 2009 that
halted the club's slide into non-league. Howe, meanwhile, provides
amazing detail into how he took a club on the brink to the top of
the beautiful game.
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Sport Volunteering
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Russell Hoye, Graham Cuskelly, Chris Auld, Pam Kappelides, Katie Misener
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Volunteers are central to sport at all levels, from mega-events to
grassroots clubs. Sport Volunteering is a definitive guide to the
issues associated with managing volunteers in sport. The book
focuses on the psychology of the voluntary experience, the
challenges inherent in managing a volunteer workforce for
not-for-profit and other groups, and the development of volunteers.
It provides a perspective on the roles of volunteers in the
development and delivery of sport in a range of contexts - events,
clubs, associations and other non-profit groups - and explores
important contemporary issues such as sustainability, diversity and
the management of risk. This book is essential reading for anybody
studying sport volunteering or managing volunteers in sport, and a
valuable resource for students of sport development, sport
management, sport business, sport events, sport administration,
sport policy, community sport, sport facilities, sport operations,
event management or sport coaching.
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Sport Volunteering
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Russell Hoye, Graham Cuskelly, Chris Auld, Pam Kappelides, Katie Misener
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Volunteers are central to sport at all levels, from mega-events to
grassroots clubs. Sport Volunteering is a definitive guide to the
issues associated with managing volunteers in sport. The book
focuses on the psychology of the voluntary experience, the
challenges inherent in managing a volunteer workforce for
not-for-profit and other groups, and the development of volunteers.
It provides a perspective on the roles of volunteers in the
development and delivery of sport in a range of contexts - events,
clubs, associations and other non-profit groups - and explores
important contemporary issues such as sustainability, diversity and
the management of risk. This book is essential reading for anybody
studying sport volunteering or managing volunteers in sport, and a
valuable resource for students of sport development, sport
management, sport business, sport events, sport administration,
sport policy, community sport, sport facilities, sport operations,
event management or sport coaching.
'Our incredible story under a supreme manager shared in all its
glory.' Jordan Henderson The definitive account of Jurgen Klopp's
astonishing revival of Liverpool Football Club FULLY UPDATED FOR
THE 2020-2021 SEASON Liverpool Football Club's stunning Premier
League title victory deserves a place in the official record of
great sporting achievements. Talismanic manager Jurgen Klopp
delivered a first title in 30 years as the Reds became the only
team in British history to hold the European Cup, Super Cup, World
Club Cup and domestic league title simultaneously. A difficult
title defence followed, derailed by an unrivalled injury crisis
during a thankless, Covid-shaped season. Still Klopp's Liverpool
weathered this storm to secure Champions League football again,
surmounting personal tragedy and endless professional setbacks. But
what makes the club tick? Can the lessons of its success be
replicated by others? Melissa Reddy reveals the inside story of
Jurgen Klopp's astonishing revival of the Liverpool FC, weaving
together the great highs and lowest points with incisive and
insightful reporting. Believe Us offers unparalleled access behind
the scenes, featuring interviews with everyone from fans and key
backroom staff to players including captain Jordan Henderson, and
of course Klopp himself. The perfect gift for any fan of the club
or its inimitable leader, this is a story unlike any other: this
means more.
While globalisation has undoubtedly occurred in many social fields,
in sport the importance of 'the nation' has remained. This book
examines the continuing but contested relevance of national
identities in sport within the context of globalising forces.
Including case studies from around the world, it considers the
significance of sport in divided societies, former global empires
and aspirational nations within federal states. Each chapter looks
at sport not only as a reflection of national rivalries but also as
a changing cultural tradition that facilitates the reimagining of
borders, boundaries and identities. The book questions how these
national, state and global identifications are invoked through
sporting structures and practices, both in the past and the
present. Truly international in perspective, it features case
studies from across Europe, the UK, the USA and China and touches
on the topics of race, religion, terrorism, separatism, nationalism
and militarism. Sport and National Identities: Globalisation and
Conflict is fascinating reading for anyone with an interest in the
sociology of sport or the relationship between sport, politics,
geography and history.
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Football is big business. The top teams and leagues in world
football generate billions of dollars in revenue and serve an
audience of billions of fans. This book focuses on the marketing of
football as the apex of the contemporary football industry. Drawing
upon key theories and concepts in sport marketing, it highlights
the critical strategic and operational elements that underpin
effective marketing in football clubs around the world. From the
English Premier League to Major League Soccer, this handbook
addresses the most important developments in sponsorship, marketing
communications, digital marketing strategies, customer relationship
management and social media. Written by a team of leading football
marketing experts, it presents the latest cutting-edge research in
case studies from countries including the UK, USA, France, Spain,
Germany, Italy, China and Japan. The only up-to-date book on
football marketing written from a truly international perspective,
the Routledge Handbook of Football Marketing is an invaluable
resource for any researcher or advanced student with an interest in
football marketing, as well as all marketers working in the
professional football business.
From ancient stadium construction to a design object of the
twenty-first century, sports arenas have long been turned into
places hosting a global media spectacle. For a few hours or days,
colossuses made of steel and concrete transform into colourful
festival locations. Since the first ancient stadium in Greek
Olympia, the typology of stadium construction has undergone a
profound transformation: due to changes in requirements and demand,
an urban entertainment centre has emerged from the simple running
track in the countryside. Through selected examples of projects,
this volume from the Construction and Design Manual series
illustrates the development of stadiums in relation to building
typologies. It provides a basic manual of stadium design using
basic planning parameters. Examined are, amongst others, Olympic
stadiums, football stadiums, velodromes and ice arenas. Drawings,
detailed plans and large- format photos facilitate an understanding
of the carefully selected examples and are used to analyse stadium
construction in terms of its history, planning and architecture.
This book highlights the different roles of youth sport, from sport
for all and community sport activities to elite sport and
international competitions, to suggest significant new directions
for youth sport research and practices. The collection addresses a
range of prominent management and policy issues associated with the
growing interest in research into youth sport. Major youth sport
events such as the Youth Olympic Games and the European Youth
Olympic Festival are included in this collection as important
policy arenas. In addition, the collection addresses a series of
under-researched topics including the welfare of young elite
athletes, the process of talent identification and development in
elite youth disability sport and how young athletes cope with
emotional abuse. The contributors to this collection are drawn from
a wide range of countries Canada, the United States, the
Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Norway. The book ends with an
overview of the state of research into sport-based youth
development and highlights trends and gaps in the literature
suitable for further research. The chapters were originally
published as a special issue in Sport in Society.
As the sport business continues to evolve, so too, does Sport
Finance and Management. The first version of this book took an
in-depth look at changes in the sport industry, including
interconnecting financial issues between teams and their associated
businesses, the nature of fan loyalty influences, and the impact of
sponsorship on team revenues. This second edition updates each of
these elements, introduces relevant case study examples in new
chapters, and examines the impact of changes in facility design,
media opportunities, and league and conference policies on the
economic success of teams, the salaries earned by professional
players, and the finances of collegiate athletics.
** WINNER OF THE CYCLING BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2019 TELEGRAPH
SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS** So how do you win a bike race?
Riding as fast as you could for as long as you could was the main
tactic in the early days of road racing when Grand Tours could be
won by hours. Now a minute's delay thanks to a puncture could ruin
a rider's chances over a three-week race and the sport is described
as nothing less than chess on wheels. The intricacies and
complexities of cycling are what makes it so appealing: an eye for
opportunity and a quick mind are just as crucial to success as a
'big engine' or good form. How do you cope with crosswinds,
cobbles, elbows-out sprints, weaving your way through a teeming
peloton? Why are steady nerves one of the best weapons in a rider's
arsenal and breakaway artists to be revered? Where do you see the
finest showcase of tactical brilliance? Peter Cossins takes us on
to the team buses to hear pro cyclists and directeurs sportifs
explain their tactics: when it went right, when they got it wrong -
from sprinting to summits, from breakaways to bluffing. Hectic,
thrilling, but sometimes impenetrable - watching a bike race can
baffle as much as entertain. Full Gas is the essential guide to
make sense of all things peloton.
From the Preface: "Not surprisingly, companies of all sizes are
using social media as part of their marketing and public relations
efforts. The growth of the social media phenomenon and constant
advances in technology obviously create unique and powerful
opportunities for those able to capitalize on them. The question is
how best to do so? Social Media in Sport Marketing has been created
to help answer this question as it pertains to sport
organizations." Written from the perspective of sport
professionals, this brief but thorough text explores the concepts,
tools, and issues surrounding social media and marketing, with
reader-friendly examples and applications specifically from the
world of sports. The authors connect industry-specific content with
current trends in social media and provide readers with a balance
between theory and experience. Instructors and students can use the
book as a primary resource for teaching and learning about
traditional sport marketing/public relations principles as they
relate to social media. Instructors will appreciate the inclusion
of case studies, which can be used to generate discussions;
students will benefit from the numerous examples. The book can also
serve as a guidebook for those who want to put ideas into action
immediately. The experienced author team includes a sport marketing
professor as well as practitioners involved in social media project
management and development.
Greg LeMond, 'L'Americain': fresh-faced, prodigious newcomer. This
is supposed to be his year. Bernard Hinault, 'The Badger':
aggressive, headstrong, five-time winner of the Tour. He has
pledged his unwavering support to his team mate, LeMond. The team
is everything in cycling, so the world watches, stunned, as LeMond
and Hinault's explosive rivalry plays out over three high-octane
weeks. Slaying the Badger relives the adrenaline and agony as
LeMond battles to become the first American to win the Tour, with
the Badger relentlessly on the attack. Includes brand new material
for the paperback.
With an exclusive foreword by Usain Bolt, The Fastest Men on Earth
tells the fascinating inside stories of the Olympic Men's 100m
Champions. It takes just under ten seconds to run, but the results
of the Olympic men's 100 metres are etched forever into history. In
The Fastest Men on Earth, journalist Neil Duncanson tells the
stories of the 25 athletes who've been crowned champions in the
event, and earned the coveted title of 'Fastest Man on Earth'. Each
chapter explores the fascinating, inspiring, and occasionally
tragic lives of these supremely talented sprinters, as well as the
intense drama of the record-breaking runs that wrote them into
history. Immaculately researched and featuring exclusive interviews
with several Olympic champions, including a new conversation with
Usain Bolt, The Fastest Men on Earth brings the stories of some of
the greatest athletes of all time to life like never before.
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