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  • Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom

    How to Use (and Abuse) The Language of Football: Shortlisted for Football Book of the Year at the Sports Book Awards 2025

    by Adam Hurrey ...
    Series series Football Cliches series
    SHORTLISTED FOR FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDA New Statesman Book of the YearA Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year"A hilarious examination of the football commentary language we all understand but don't know why" WHSBOTY 2024 Reading PanelThe long-awaited follow... ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Football Clichés

    by Adam Hurrey ...
    Series series Football Cliches series
    'A must-have' - The Telegraph'Book of the Week' - The Independent'Hilarious' - Sport MagazineFrom the host of the Football Clichés podcast comes the hilarious and ever-relevant debut book.In what other context do football fans use the words 'aplomb' or 'derisory'? Why don't we use 'rifle' as a verb on the other six days of the week? Why do aggrieved midfielders feel the instinctive need to m... ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

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    Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom

    How to Use (and Abuse) The Language of Football: Shortlisted for Football Book of the Year at the Sports Book Awards 2025

    by Adam Hurrey ...
    Narrated by Adam Hurrey ...
    Series series Football Cliches series

    Unabridged

    6 hours 31 min

    SHORTLISTED FOR FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDA New Statesman Book of the YearA Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year"A hilarious examination of the football commentary language we all understand but don't know why" WHSBOTY 2024 Reading PanelThe long-awaited follow... ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • Leading

    Learning from Life and My Years at Manchester United

    by Alex Ferguson, Michael Moritz ...
    After an astonishing career, soccer coach Sir Alex Ferguson analyzes the pivotal leadership decisions of his time as a manager and, with his friend and collaborator Sir Michael Moritz, draws out lessons for success in both business and life.**"A case study in leadership." —**Financial TimesFrom hiring practices to firing decisions, from dealing with transition to teamwork, from mastering the ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • I Am The Secret Footballer

    Lifting the Lid on the Beautiful Game

    by Anon ...
    Series Book 1 - The Secret Footballer
    This updated edition of the bestselling and wildly popular I Am the Secret Footballer features a new introduction and an additional chapter. The anonymous writer of The Guardian's "Secret Footballer" column gives Premiere League fans an insider's look into the unseen world of professional football.It is often said that 95% of what happens in football takes place behind closed doors. Many of these ... Read more

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  • The Manager

    Inside the Minds of Football's Leaders

    by Mike Carson ...
    From the post room to the board room, everyone thinks they can be the manager. But how do you manage outrageous talent? What do you do to inspire loyalty from your players? How do you turn around a team in crisis? What's the best way to build long-term success? How can you lead calmly under pressure? The issues are the same whether you're managing a Premier League football team or a FTSE 100 ... Read more

    $10.49 CAD

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  • Football Hackers

    The Science and Art of a Data Revolution

    by Christoph Biermann ...
    Well written and thoughtful. Takes us on a tour of some of Europe's most innovative football thinkers - Financial TimesThe future of football is now.Football's data revolution has only just begun. The arrival of advanced metrics and detailed analysis is already reshaping the modern game. We can now fully assess player performance, analyse the role of luck and measure what really leads to victory. ... Read more

    $11.49 CAD

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  • So Paddy Got Up

    an Arsenal anthology

    by Andrew Mangan, Amy Lawrence, Philippe Auclair ...
    So Paddy Got Up is a unique collection of writing about Arsenal Football Club.Edited by Andrew Mangan, founder of Arseblog, it features bloggers, writers and journalists reminiscing, eulogising, analysing and waxing lyrical about everything from thge club’s humble origins to where it finds itself now, from great players to great managers, from tactics to fans to stadia to kits, amongst many other ... Read more

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  • The Nowhere Men

    by Michael Calvin ...
    Winner of The Times British Sports Book Award 2014.A fascinating insight into the enclosed world of football scouts in the UKA teenaged boy plays football in a suburban park. His name is Raheem Sterling. The call is made: “Get down here quick. This is something special”.Another boy is 8, going on 28. His name is Jack Wilshere. The referee, an Arsenal scout, spirits him away from Luton Town.A young ... Read more

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  • Soccermatics

    Mathematical Adventures in the Beautiful Game

    by David Sumpter ...
    'Football looked at in a very different way' Pat Nevin, former Chelsea and Everton star and football media analystFootball – the most mathematical of sports. From shot statistics and league tables to the geometry of passing and managerial strategy, the modern game is filled with numbers, patterns and shapes. How do we make sense of them? The answer lies in the mathematical models applied in ... Read more

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  • The Secret Footballer: Access All Areas

    by Anon ...
    Series Book 4 - The Secret Footballer
    Ever wondered how to build a football club? What a typical match day feels like for the players on the pitch and those behind the scenes? From scouting systems to managing the big names (and their egos), merchandise deals to hotel life, the Secret Footballer takes you into the fascinating world of professional football and shows us the hidden side of a world we think we're familiar with. We get ... Read more

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  • The Numbers Game

    Why Everything You Know About Soccer Is Wrong

    by Chris Anderson, David Sally ...
    Moneyball meets Freakonomics in this myth-busting guide to understanding—and winning—the most popular sport on the planet.Innovation is coming to soccer, and at the center of it all are the numbers—a way of thinking about the game that ignores the obvious in favor of how things actually are. In The Numbers Game, Chris Anderson, a former professional goalkeeper turned soccer statistics guru, teams ... Read more

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