Ball Games

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 beg...

All Kelly Smith ever wanted to be was a footballer. Blessed with brilliant talent which she honed with hours of practice, it was soon clear to all ...

This is a stimulating and deeply insightful football narrative by Rafa Benitez which focuses on the legendary manager's dramatic six Champions Leag...

Ever wondered how a transfer deal is done? What a manager says during his pre-match team-talk? What he screams from the techincal area? What goes o...

When the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company formed the Newton Heath L and YR Cricket and Football Club in 1878, they could have had no idea w...

In a world where so many books by and about footballers are little more than bland PR exercises, Full Timebreaks the mould decisively. Stripping aw...

Over the last decade Rio Ferdinand has earned a reputation as one of the world's leading defenders, playing an integral part in the continued succe...

Mario Balotelli has a reputation like no other in football. Since exploding on to the scene at Inter Milan in 2007, he has won league titles in bot...

This updated edition of the bestselling and wildly popular I Am the Secret Footballer features a new introduction and an additional chapter. The an...

In the vein of Hotel Babylon and Confessions of a GP, The Secret Player will fascinate footballs fans with its wealth of insider knowledge and will...

Colin Shindler first wrote of his deep love for Manchester City in Manchester United Ruined My Life. Now he tells the story of his sorrowful disen...

The remarkable story of the youth team that transformed Manchester United. In the post-war era, Manchester United manager Matt Busby stated: '...

Andrés Iniesta is the Barcelona and Spain legend, rated by the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Paul Scholes as one of the...

This is a superbly illustrated introduction the exciting, fast-paced game of Futsal. Futsal - traditional football's smaller, faster, and often mor...

'INSIGHTFUL' When Saturday Comes'EXCELLENT' ESPN'SUPERB' The ObserverA definitive history of Liverpool FC told through the 10 key football matches ...

Jimmy Case is best remembered for a spectacular FA Cup final goal and a deserved reputation as one of football's genuine hard men. But that does sc...

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 ...

A history of modern Spain told through one of world football's most intense rivalries IndependentSports Book of the Year Sunday TimesIts Messi vs R...

Colin Ward spent much of the 1970s and 1980s on the terraces of football grounds around the country, and following England across the continent. It...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARHow did one man go from Nazi Youth indoctrination to English footballing icon?Bert Trautman...

The world's bestselling cricket annual.The indispensable pocket guide to the cricket season.The 75th edition of the Playfair Cricket Annual is pack...