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'England invented football, codified it, became champions of the world in 1966 but humiliatingly then forgot how to play the greatest game of all. England took their eye off a ball they arrogantly thought they owned, allowing other nations to run off with it.'It was...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
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2016-06-02
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'If the ball's there, hit it. Don't worry about what might happen. Play for the glory. Play for the six'Chris Gayle is the only man to have ever hit a six off the first ball of a Test match. But then producing the impossible is an everyday act for the West Indies...
Editeur :
Penguin
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2016-06-02
ePub
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Fearless. Competitive. Controversial. Three words that sum up the football career of Alan Mullery. His passion for football is matched by a stream of anecdotes about the players that have filled his professional life, including Bobby Moore, Pele, Johnny Haynes, Jimmy...
Editeur :
Headline
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2016-05-26
ePub
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'In many ways Jimmy Hill was football. He was a true great of the game.' - Greg Dyke, Chairman of the Football AssociationJimmy Hill died on 19th December 2015 but very much remains a household name. Renowned for his outspoken views, recognised the world over by his...
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Hodder & Stoughton
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2016-05-19
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On 15 April 1989, the world witnessed one of the worst football disasters in history occur at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield. 96 people were crushed to death and another 766 injured in a tragedy that was later admitted to have been exacerbated by police...
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Ebury Digital
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2016-05-19
ePub
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Any study of sport is incomplete without consideration of its social function and structures, its economic impacts both locally and globally, and its political dimension – particularly when used by nations for competitive gain. Sport Sociology provides a...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
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2016-05-16
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One Family. 30 Countries. No Turning Back. John Ahern had a good job, a big house, a loving wife and two great kids. But he felt he was somehow failing as a husband and father. Craving a great adventure to bring his family closer together, he sabotages his high-flying...
Editeur :
Summersdale
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2016-05-12
ePub
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‘Eric Liddell deserves a definitive biography. This is it.’Sunday Times, Books of the YearFaster. Higher. Stronger. No one has embodied the ideals of the Olympic movement quite like Eric Liddell, star of the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire. After refusing to compete...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
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2016-05-12
ePub
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WINNER OF THE FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDSSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR'This football book is about something even more important than the "beautiful game"; it is a story of the human spirit.' - Mick Hume,...
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Quercus
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2016-05-12
ePub
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Welcome to The Periodic Table of Cricket. Here you'll find the essential elements - batsmen and bowlers past and present - that have left a lasting legacy on this great sport.As with chemical elements, these international personalities have been arranged based on their...
Editeur :
Ebury Digital
Parution :
2016-05-05
ePub
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You can never take what you love too seriously and The Periodic Table of Football celebrates this fact.Welcome to The Periodic Table of Football. Instead of hydrogen to helium, here you’ll find Pelé to Sepp Blatter – 108 elements from the football pantheon arranged by...
Editeur :
Ebury Digital
Parution :
2016-05-05
ePub
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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERThe Trophies … The Tuesday Club … The Prawn Crackers … Marc Overmars may have given him the nickname, but the Romford Pele is a legend in his own right. Over 16 action-packed years, from a trainee scrubbing the boots of the first XI,...
Editeur :
Cornerstone Digital
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2016-05-05
ePub
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Everything you need to know to purchase, maintain, and ride a bike for recreation, commuting, competition, travel, and beyond! From the bike world's most beloved and trusted advocate. Eben Weiss, aka Bike Snob NYC, is the voice of cyclists everywhere. Through his...
Editeur :
Black Dog & Leventhal
Parution :
2016-05-03
ePub
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This ethnographic study of a mixed martial arts gym in
Thailand describes the everyday practices and lived experiences of martial art
practitioners. Through the lived realities and everyday experiences of these
fighters, this book seeks to examine why foreigners invest...
Editeur :
Palgrave Pivot
Parution :
2016-04-30
ePub
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How does thinking affect doing? There is a widely held view--both in academia and in the popular press--that thinking about what you are doing, as you are doing it, hinders performance. Once you have acquired the ability to putt a golf ball, play an arpeggio on the...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-04-28
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Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence. Like humans, many birds have enormous brains relative to their size. Although small,...
Editeur :
Corsair
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2016-04-21
ePub
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LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR The definitive biography of one of the greatest, most extraordinary runners and Olympic heroes of all time, from the author of running classic...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2016-04-21
ePub
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Winner of the British Sociological Association Philip Abrams Memorial Prize 2017
This book is a case study of an African-Caribbean-founded football club, Meadebrook Cavaliers, from the English East Midlands. Covering the years 1970 to 2010, it seeks to address the...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2016-04-08
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From the bestselling author of THE WALKER'S GUIDE TO OUTDOOR CLUES AND SIGNSA must-have book for walkers, sailors, swimmers, anglers and everyone interested in the natural world, in How To Read Water, Natural Navigator Tristan Gooley shares knowledge, skills, tips and...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2016-04-07
ePub
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Wembley, 30 July 1966… Geoff Hurst completes his hat trick… England are the World Cup champions.Everyone knows how the story ends, but how did it begin? How did Alf Ramsey assemble an England team to win the trophy for the first, and so far only time? The choice of the...
Editeur :
Virgin Digital
Parution :
2016-04-07
ePub
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