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  • Soccer in Brazil

    Edited by Martin Curi ...
    Series series Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives
    No other national stereotype in the world is so closely tied with a sport, as Brazil is with football. The five-time world champions have constructed their national identity around this sport. Perhaps for this reason it’s no wonder that there are many Brazilian social scientists doing research on this theme.The first part of this volume is dedicated to the history of Brazilian football. The main ... Read more

    $88.99 CAD

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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

    $9.99 CAD

  • Swing Your Sword

    Leading the Charge in Football and Life

    by Mike Leach, Michael Lewis ...
    The legendary college football head coach tells his captivating story—from rural Wyoming to law school to the upper echelons of the SEC.A New York Times BestsellerSwing Your Sword is the first ever book by one of the most fascinating and successful coaches in sports. A maverick who took an unlikely path to coaching through law school, Mike Leach talks about his unorthodox approach to coa... ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Commitment

    My Autobiography

    by Didier Drogba ...
    The story of one of the most recognisable and successful players in world football.Didier Drogba is renowned for his heading ability, sharp shooting and sheer strength. He has played for his native Ivory Coast and for clubs in France, China and Turkey, but it is as a Chelsea striker that he is best known. His feats with Chelsea have made him a cult hero among supporters.In Didier Drogba's honest ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Football

    Score a Touchdown with Your Newfound Football Savvy

    by Mike Beacom ...
    Don't feel left out in the roar of the crowdFootball is the most popular sport in America today. It's also the most complicated, especially to those who watch their loved ones hibernate in football heaven from September to February. Here's the book that levels the playing field for novices, giving them a simple, clear, and comprehensive guide worthy of a Lombardi Trophy. Finally, get in the game ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Earn the Right to Win

    How Success in Any Field Starts with Superior Preparation

    by Tom Coughlin, David Fisher ...
    A top NFL coach offers leadership advice that applies from the field to the office Tom Coughlin led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl victories with his unique system of relentless preparation and resilience. He teaches his players that you can never guarantee a win, but you can always earn the right to win-with focus, hard work, and anticipation of obstacles. Now Coughlin shows how his ... Read more

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    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Fourth and Long

    The Fight for the Soul of College Football

    by John U. Bacon ...
    From New York Times bestselling author and Michigan football expert John Back, an analysis of the state of college football: Why we love the game, what is at risk, and the fight to save it.In search of the sport’s old ideals amid the roaring flood of hypocrisy and greed, bestselling author John U. Bacon embedded himself in four college football programs—Penn State, Ohio State, Michigan, and ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • The Genius

    How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty

    by David Harris ...
    The Genius is the gripping and definitive account of Bill Walsh’s career and how he built a football dynasty from the rubble of a fallen franchise. David Harris gives a stellar account of the silver-haired sophisticate from humble working-class roots who was hired as head coach and general manager of the San Francisco Forty Niners in January 1979 and became the architect of what is arguably the ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Goose

    The Outrageous Life and Times of a Football Guy

    by Tony Siragusa ...
    A hugely popular and beloved football commentator and former player with the Indianapolis Colts and the Baltimore Ravens, Tony Siragusa offers his uncensored insider's look at the NFL and his hilarious take on life off the gridiron.The New York Times called him a "modern-day John Madden." Tony Soprano called him "Frankie Cortese." His teammates called him "Goose." Whatever you call him, Tony ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • That First Season

    How Vince Lombardi Took the Worst Team in the NFL and Set It on the Path to Glory

    by John Eisenberg ...
    The story of a team, a town, and a leader: Vince Lombardi's first year as head coach of the Green Bay Packers, and how he turned them into a powerhouse.The once-vaunted Green Bay Packers were a laughingstock by the late 1950s. They hadn't fielded a winning team in more than a decade, and were close to losing their franchise to another city. They were in desperate need of a savior—and he arrived in ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Why Fantasy Football Matters

    (And Our Lives Do Not)

    by Erik Barmack, Max Handelman ...
    Talking Trash, Trading Studs, and Drafting Sleepers -- an Insider's Guide to the World's Greatest ObsessionU.S. businesses lose $200 million in productivity each football season because employees are managing their fantasy squads instead of working.In Why Fantasy Football Matters (And Our Lives Do Not), two grizzled veterans revel in the addiction that is fantasy football. From pre-draft hijinx to ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • How to Win

    Lessons from the Premier League

    by Anon ...
    "I saw men under pressure. I saw men succeed and more men fail. I always wondered where the difference lay."What separates the good from the truly great players? How do football managers get the best out of their team? How do you come back from a crushing defeat to win?In an inspirational, funny and thought-provoking new book, The Secret Footballer teams up with The Secret Psychologist to crack ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD