Sports Soccer

El fútbol es un juego, una pasión, una forma de agregación social, un negocio; y, por todo ello, también una eficaz herramienta de control sobre las masas. Gracias a su inigualable capacidad de crear mitos, a su épica intrínseca, este deporte ha sido explotado desde sus albores como arma de propaganda ideológica y, más recientemente, también comercial. Los primeros en darse cuenta de su inmenso poder de sugestión fueron quizá los regímenes totalitarios del siglo XX, que, en su afán de calar transversalmente en todos los estratos de la sociedad.

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.

Narrated by the daughter of one of the team members, Janice Barton, with unprecedented access to the secrets and insights of the first ever woman's team, this is a multi-generational story celebrating the power of a group of women who refused to accept the status quo - revealing how the events of 1971 shaped mother and daughter's lives both personally and professionally.

In Abseits der Spiele berichtet der Kölner Ex-Hooligan Biniak aus seiner aktiven Zeit in den 90ern und 2000er Jahren. Mit Biniak schreibt kein Journalist über Hooligans, sondern einer, der in der "ersten Reihe" dabei war, wenn es am Rhein heiß herging. Eine Liebeserklärung an Köln und eine exklusive Coming of Age Geschichte. - Der Autor lässt die Hörer in die eigene Gefühlswelt eintauchen. Zeile für Zeile aus dem Herzen und der Faust, dem "Selbstbild eines Kämpfers". Ein faktenreiches, anspruchsvolles Fußballbuch der Extraklasse. Ein Werk, das Empathie und Menschlichkeit, Respekt und Wertschätzung erhält.

Watford Forever is the remarkable account of Elton John’s ownership of Watford FC, and its transformational journey to the top of the First Division under iconic manager Graham Taylor, who was, in the words of award-winning journalist John Preston, “as traditional as Elton was unconventional.” Inspiring, funny, and ultimately heartrending, this is a tribute to soccer’s unlikeliest duo as Elton and Taylor—a straight-talking former fullback with literally no interest in rock music—both beat the odds and their personal demons to save a club and a community.

"Aus dem Hintergrund müsste Rahn schießen. Rahn schießt. Toooor!" Jeder Fußball-Fan kennt diese Sätze. Der deutsche Triumph 1954 gilt bis heute als ein Wunder. Manche sehen in ihm sogar die wahre Geburtsstunde der Bundesrepublik. Tobias Escher gelingt es, anhand der legendären Weltmeisterschaft ein Stück deutscher Geschichte zu erzählen - schließlich waren fast alle deutschen Spieler noch als Soldaten im Krieg, fünf Jahre zuvor war Deutschland noch besetzt gewesen, von einer Bundesliga konnte man in den Fünfzigerjahren nur träumen.

König Otto auf dem Thron. Der Kaiser in New York. Ein Torhüter als Wrestler. Fußball war immer schon mehr als nur Fußball. Deshalb macht sich Lucas Vogelsang auf den Weg, an die Ränder des Spiels, zu den Helden von einst, trifft Paul Gascoigne und Vinnie Jones in England, Mehmet Scholl in München und Rehhagels rechte Hand in Thessaloniki. Er tanzt mit Beckenbauer und Pelé im Studio 54, wirft sich mit Tim Wiese in den Ring und geht mit Häßler, Legat und Hartwig in den Dschungel. So sind seine NACHSPIELZEITEN eine Reise durch die Bilder und Biografien.

Dear England: The Real Story of the Three Lions Rebirth delves into Southgate's turbulent journey to being hired as England manager, to his emergence as a waistcoated cult figure and becoming the country's most successful manager since Sir Alf Ramsey. Award-winning football writers Jonathan Northcroft and Rob Draper have had extraordinary access to the England team during Southgate's tenure and take us behind the scenes as they exclusively interview key backroom staff and players.

In Choose to Matter, Julie Foudy, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and former captain of the US National team, takes you on a journey to discover your authentic self. This book is a roadmap to unleash that courageous you and have you singing your dreams out loud. Along with sharing stories from her playing days and personal experiences, Julie taps into the wisdom of other incredible female leaders.

Soccer has been America's Sport of the Future since 1972. The Men in Blazers are two English-born, soccer-obsessed broadcasters who have savored the dizzying growth of the game along with millions of Americans, as if it was a rollicking, sporting telenovela playing out in real life. Written in such a way that fully immerses Americans in the history and culture of the world's game, their Encyclopedia Blazertannica relives the careers of such greats such as George Best, Maradona, Beckham...and Alexi Lalas.

Soccer is played in every country on the planet and is the number one game in most of them, boasting around four billion fans worldwide. Top soccer players command huge fees and wages, are feted by fans, and live true celebrity lifestyles. But playing soccer to a high standard is hard, and not everyone can succeed. That’s where this audiobook, Soccer: The Ultimate Guide to Soccer Rules, Concepts, and Strategy for Beginners, aims to change things, by laying some of the groundwork so that you can learn more about the game and how it works.

Offering insight to coaches, players, and supporters, young and old, and providing drills and analysis that can both help us to better understand the game and produce higher quality attack moves, this book examines offensive plays in the exciting sport of soccer.

How to become a better soccer player with these 10 steps.

Ten tips for soccer.

How defenses think and react during a game is not easily understood...or is it? Through countless hours of practice, training, and experience, soccer's elite have shown patterns of skills that lead to predictable outcomes - more goals, more assists, and more wins! The current soccer books on the market teach about general knowledge of infrequent game situations without the steps to score. This audiobook is for players who need the tips, tricks, tweaks, and techniques to reach 10 times the goals they score in a season.

Is your soccer team getting a lot of chances but unable to score? Or you are personally unable to score goals as a striker? Take your soccer shooting skills to the next level with our audiobook. If you do not shoot, you cannot score. That lesson must be instilled into players right from the first time they kick a ball. Of course, we want every player to develop game awareness, to know when a pass is the best option, but if players become concerned about criticism if they shoot and miss, then they will be in a team that never scores. And therefore, on a team that never wins.

This audiobook will explain what soccer analytics are and how they work in a game. It will analyze different parts of play during a game and provide ideas and details around how analytics can improve a team during various passages of play.

Are you looking to improve your soccer skills and get a stronger team? This audiobook is the answer to your questions. This audiobook will look at a number of ways both coaches and players can improve such aspects of their own side’s performance.

Have you ever wanted to know the secret to getting a great night’s sleep every night? Ever wonder what top soccer players do to get a restful night’s sleep before a big match? Want to learn the number one thing that is holding you back from waking well-rested and full of energy each day? Improving your sleeping takes time to find the key things that work best for you. However, this audiobook will reduce your time to discover those things that will ensure you become the most energetic player. This audiobook’s main aim is to provide help with important areas of sleeping.

In Soccer Passing & Receiving, there are well over 100 tips on how to pass and receive a pass with correct form, knowing what to do before receiving a pass, how to effectively shield the ball, and insights on effective crossing.