FOOTBALL Hatters, Railwaymen and Knitters
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Travels Through England’s Football Provinces
A Cultural Analysis of Manchester United
Daniel Gray
Søren Frank
Hatters, Railwaymen and Knitters is an attempt to seek out the England of today through the lens of its football clubs. Taking twelve teams who had notable seasons in 1981, the year of his birth, this is partfootball book, part-travelogue and part-love letter to the bits of England that often get forgotten. 9781408830994 | Paperback | 198mm x 129mm | £8.99 Territory: WO
A unique thematic history of Manchester United from the club's creation as humble Newton Heath in 1878 to its status as the world's greatest football brand, this book gets to the essence of the heart and soul of the club. 9781408187425 | Hardback | 234mm x 153mm | 272pp | £20.00 Territory: WE
Show Me the Money!
I Kick Therefore I Am
How to Make Money Through Sports Marketing
The Little Book of Premier League Wisdom
Esteve Calzada
Tyers & Beach
A fascinating sports marketing handbook that uses football to show how money can be made by a club, a tournament, a federation or even by an individual athlete. Find out how football clubs work – of interest to anyone interested in sport and how football clubs make their money. 9781472903020 | Paperback | 234mm x 153mm 352pp | £16.99 | Territory: WE
Ronnie Matthews is a Premier League legend who thinks that little bit bigger. In his career he has known the incredible highs of an England cap (sent off versus San Marino) and relationships with some of Big Brother's most stunning contestants to the lows of a Turkish jail and a radio show with Ian Wright. Illustrated by Ronnie in a style he describes as 'David James meets Athena poster', I Kick Therefore I Am guides the reader through some of life's biggest questions – death, religion, money, cars and Twitter – in an indispensable pocket-sized book of wit and wisdom. 9781408832769 | Hardback | 160mm x 124mm 96pp | £7.99 | Territory: WO
There’s a Golden Sky How Twenty Years of the Premier League Have Changed Football Forever Ian Ridley The Premier League recently marked its 20th anniversary. Ian Ridley portrays how both the game itself and society's relationship with it have changed over those two decades. Seeking to discover if the soul of the game still exists, he has woven together a rich and fascinating story of football's metamorphosis from social outcast to favourite child. 9781408832745 | Paperback | 234mm x 153mm 284pp | £8.99 | Territory: WO
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Football, Fascism and Fandom The UltraS of Italian Football Alberto Testa & Gary Armstrong A fascinating examination of the UltraS – the Italian hardcore, neo-fascist fans attached to the two main football clubs in Rome – the Boys at AS Roma and the Irriducibili at SS Lazio. This is a unique study of a group that had not been examined in depth before now. 9781408123713 | Paperback | 234mm x 153mm 256pp | £19.99 | Territory: WO