Football Soccer Memoir

When a career-ending injury saw former Ireland and Millwall striker Richie Sadlier retire from football at age 24, his life spiralled out of control. Without structure or a sense of purpose, fuelled by a dependency on alcohol, he spent years running from the dark memories and feelings that had haunted him since childhood. Until one day he hit rock bottom and decided to confront his demons.

On the morning of Saturday 15th April 1989, Jenni Hicks, her husband and their two teenage daughters, Sarah and Vicki, went to watch a football match. That was to be their last day as a family. Sarah and Vicki didn't come home, and Jenni's world was changed forever. Since that fateful day, Jenni has tirelessly campaigned for justice for her own and others' families. But this is not the story of the Hillsborough tragedy. This is a story of what came before and after that day.

From being the most dominant club in Scottish football history, Rangers FC was sold to Craig Whyte in 2011...for £1. Although touted as Rangers’ saviour, he was soon hung out to dry as the fall guy for Rangers’ misery as the unthinkable happened. The club was plunged into liquidation and the club suffered the indignity of demotion to the lowest echelon of Scottish football. The demise of Rangers saw Whyte’s reputation eviscerated on the pages of every newspaper, his name vilified on radio shows, TV programmes and blogs. In 2012, he was arrested and accused of fraud.

Deutschland hat viele große Torhüter hervorgebracht. Doch seit Langem hat kein Schlussmann die Position so sehr geprägt wie Manuel Neuer. Seine Ausflüge bis weit aus dem Strafraum hinaus sind legendär, vor allem bei der Weltmeisterschaft 2014 gab er dem deutschen Team dadurch einen enormen Rückhalt. Als derzeit weltbester Torwart kann der gebürtige Gelsenkirchener eine beachtliche Trophäensammlung vorweisen: Neben dem Triple 2013 mit den Bayern und dem WM-Titel 2014 stand Neuer beim bislang letzten Titelgewinn seines Heimatvereins FC Schalke 04, beim DFB-Pokalsieg 2011, zwischen den Pfosten. Und ein Ende der Neuerschen Erfolgswelle ist längst nicht in Sicht.

As Alan recounts tales from his extraordinary life, he relives the sporting occasions, radio broadcasts and famously long drinking sessions that have defined his career. He takes listeners inside the talkSPORT studio for a behind-the-scenes view of his most memorable interviews and talks for the first time about the on-pitch rivalries and dressing-room debriefs of his footballing career.

Packed full of hilarious anecdotes, Razor gives us his take on the beautiful game, sharing his tactics (good banter is a defender's duty), red mist (and red cards) on the pitch, run-ins with the FA and his theory as to why Ingerland never does as well as we'd like, as well as his best ever goal and the greatest night of his sporting life.

Es gibt einen Kodex unter Hooligans? Absolut! Auch wenn man dies als Außenstehender gar nicht vermuten sollte, so lässt uns der "Biniak" an seinen Erlebnissen mit den Cologne Streetfighters teilhaben und beweist: Hooligans - zumindest die meisten - sind eigentlich ganz nette Kerle. So lernen wir aber nicht nur die Hooligan-Szene selbst kennen, sondern auch die wiederkehrend anwesenden Polizisten, die Fußballvereine, die Fans und vor allem: die Menschlichkeit zwischen all diesen Gruppen, die man hier wohl am Wenigsten erwartet hätte.

On the second oldest football pitch in the world, Jonathan Sayer stands atop a beer crate to address the assembled fans of Ashton United FC. As his initial optimism and disillusionment begin to slip through his fingers, the new co-chairman and co-owner (alongside his dad) starts to realise the scale of the challenge ahead.

United With Dad is an emotional tale of football (soccer) fandom and fatherhood, detailing the agonizing final two years of a man's life while drawing on his love for and memories of Manchester United. United With Dad is written by David's son, Simon, who reflects on his father's life and their relationship, attempting to make sense of why, at such a bleak time, a shared love of a football club should matter so much.

Cristiano Ronaldo, James Rodríguez, Diego Costa, David de Gea, José Mourinho… todos tienen un nombre en común: Jorge Mendes. El representante portugués, antes propietario de una cadena de videoclubes en el norte de Portugal, maneja los hilos (y los millones) del mercado futbolístico.

Da quando Leo Messi è arrivato al Barcellona, all'età di tredici anni, la sua dimensione calcistica è cresciuta a tal punto da farlo diventare il miglior giocatore di tutti i tempi, il primo ad avere vinto per sei volte il Pallone d'Oro, il massimo riconoscimento per un calciatore. Tutti i bambini e le bambine vogliono essere Messi, la sua maglia è la più venduta e i video dei suoi gol e delle sue azioni sono i più visti su YouTube. Leo Messi ha reso felici spesso gli appassionati del gioco più bello del mondo.

Thou Shall Not Pass (the title comes from a command England captain Terry Butcher would shout before every match) celebrates the football position where brutal characters are loved for their hard-hitting tackles and bruising mentality and yet laughed at for their apparent lack of skill. As well as covering the long and illustrious history of the centre-half, the book will take the listener into the muddy penalty area frequented by our protagonists, into their domain.

¿Qué tiene que ver la historia del Quisco, un joven futbolista amateur, con los superjugadores Ronaldo o Totti? ¿En qué se relaciona la semifinal entre Universidad Católica de Rinconada de Los Andes y Ferro Llanquihue, con la final de la Copa América? La pasión por el fútbol es lo que une, en este libro magistralmente escrito, estas y otras historias épicas, que nos llevan a vivir el ritual de la cancha, el vitoreo de la hinchada y las gambetas de la vida misma.

No hay guía turístico en este país más preparado que un aficionado errante del Murcia. Desde 1996 hasta 2016, el Murcia ha jugado en el grupo murciano de Tercera, el grupo catalán de Segunda B, el grupo andaluz de Segunda B, el grupo gallego de Segunda B, Segunda y Primera División. El Murcia ha visto mucha España, excesiva, y eso ha traído consecuencias: hay aficionados del Murcia a los que ya no les queda España por ver, hay aficionados del Murcia que ya han marcado todas las casillas.

Tras el quinto sorbo al Kas me dieron ganas de mear y bendita la diminuta vejiga de un niño. De camino a los lavabos, con la cremallera del inocente pantalón corto todavía abierta, apareció la imagen. Destellos de luz dorada y cantos angelicales iluminaron el pasillo y el videojuego de mi vida mostró el primer logro desbloqueado en mitad de la pantalla. Entre bidones de cerveza y una pila de listines telefónicos desfasados, surgió un póster del Oviedo de la temporada 1987-88. La del último ascenso a primera división. Ahí comenzó todo.

El 30 de octubre de 1960 nace en Lanús, Argentina, un niño que cambiará la historia del fútbol mundial. Un niño tocado por la mano de Dios: Diego Armando Maradona. Una biografía dramatizada que recorre la vida del astro argentino, desde sus raíces, su crecimiento futbolístico, su momento de gloria y su cuestionada vida personal.

"Mio padre è quel signore che in un filmato Rai ormai passato alla storia, il giorno della vittoria del primo scudetto del Napoli, a fine partita scappa negli spogliatoi inseguito da Giampiero Galeazzi che lo sovrasta brandendo un microfono. Sugli spalti novantamila napoletani cantano la loro gioia, e lui, occhi bassi e passo veloce, si limita a dire: “Abbiamo fatto un buon lavoro. Sono soddisfatto”. Stop. Ottavio Bianchi è fatto così. Schivo, riservato, umile. Eppure il suo nome è nella leggenda del calcio italiano.

The Wizards FC was a team of former school friends who - with the help of a few star ringers - slogged their way through mud, skinheads, and Staffordshire bull terriers to win the Edmonton Sunday League. Team captain Ewan Flynn brings alive a world of young men giving it their all on sloping pitches a million miles from the glamour of the Premier League, and officials who volunteer to maintain some sort of order. Along the way, he charts the bittersweet stories of mates who brought success to the Wizards.

Relive the highs (and the lows!) from fifty years of English football as recalled by some of the game's all-time great players, managers and commentators.

El primer recuerdo en la vida de Ander Izagirre es una explosión de gritos, saltos y abrazos en casa de sus abuelos: el gol de Zamora que daba la liga a la Real Sociedad en el último suspiro. A partir de ese primer recuerdo luminoso, Izagirre va tirando del hilo, recogiendo historias asombrosas de su familia, de su ciudad (San Sebastián) y de un mítico estadio, Atocha, en donde "se mezclaba el tufo fermentado y dulzón del mercado de frutas con el aroma fresco de la hierba recién regada y el humo de los puros".