Kategoria BISAC: Sports & Recreation >> Soccer

The most memorable moments from the club's glorious past, mixed with quirky anecdotes and legendary characters, makes for an irresistibly dippable diary of Magpies history, with an entry for every day of the year

From the Victorian merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End to within an ace of glory during the Premier League era, the St. James' Park faithful have witnessed the triumphs of the 1900s when three league titles were won, three FA Cup victories in the 1950s, and the heady European conquest of 1969, culminating against tough Hungarian opposition all featured here....

A sports-science approach to training blended with practical advice enables coaches to deliver effective training for players of all abilities

Beginning with an overview of anatomy, this guide teaches readers about the mechanics of the human body and movement and how this directly relates to the physical demands of soccer. It discusses specific training methodologies in relation to aerobic and anerobic training, principles of program design, and how to design a training program for all abilities. Other topics include means of fitness testing, ensuring practitioners can monitor and...

Pele is not simply an extraordinarily talented athlete who achieved incredible success on the soccer field; his performances inspired millions of soccer fans as well as individuals outside the sport around the world. During the peak of his career, Pele was arguably the most famous person in the world--at a time when there was no Internet or social media to help build sweeping international awareness of a pop star.

This work is the most up-to-date examination of Pele's life, covering his personal history from childhood, his star-studded career as a multi-time World Cup...

An anecdote-driven narrative of the classic footballer's 'DOs and DO NOTs' from the ever-popular Arsenal legend and football pundit Paul Merson, aka 'The Merse'.

When it comes to advice on the pitfalls of life as a professional footballer, Paul Merson can pretty much write the manual. In fact, that's exactly what he's done in this hilarious new book which manages to be simultaneously poignant and gloriously funny.

Merson was a prodigiously talented footballer in the 80s and 90s, gracing the upper echelons of the game - and the tabloid front pages - with his breathtakingly...