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Golden Nuggets: Mighty Man Utd
ISBN: 9781438922096 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Global warming is a recent phenomenon in one sense but not in another. The growing support of red hot Reds has been evident for many years all over the world. Therefore I am pleased to be in a position to join in this momentum by adding my own quotes, definitions and tongue twisting saying as regards the biggest club in the world. I have also kept a chronological grip on the highs and lows of Man Utd and their rich tradition whilst adding my own short poems, jokes and illustrations. By also adding nuggets of information I hope that this will help you to continue to feel the heat as the Reds...
Global warming is a recent phenomenon in one sense but not in another. The growing support of red hot Reds has been evident for many years all over th...
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163,88 zł |
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Manchester United: The Biography: The complete story of the world's greatest football club
ISBN: 9780751539110 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Manchester United: The Biography will do for the football team what Peter Ackroyd did for London in his huge biog of the same name. The book follows the club's extraordinary journey from its birth in the railway works of Newton Heath to its current status as Premier League and European champions. The key stages in United's history will, of course, be covered: the Munich Air Crash of 1958, which saw the best part of an entire team (the Busby Babes) being killed; becoming the first English team to win the European Cup in 1968 (with Bobby Charlton and George Best); the dominance of the club in...
Manchester United: The Biography will do for the football team what Peter Ackroyd did for London in his huge biog of the same name. The book follows t...
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66,14 zł |
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Ally McCoist : Portrait of a Hero
ISBN: 9781844548415 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ally McCoist is undoubtedly the finest Scottish goal-scorer of the last 30 years. In a career that spannedmore thantwo decades, he won the hearts and minds of legions of fans as he established himself as one of the most popular sports personalities in the UK. This authoritative and affectionate portrait of this much-loved sportsman charts the highs and lows of a fascinating career including a couple of injury-stricken years culminating in McCoist reaching legendary status. It also looks at the events that helped to shape his life such as how he overcame his homesickness when first playing for...
Ally McCoist is undoubtedly the finest Scottish goal-scorer of the last 30 years. In a career that spannedmore thantwo decades, he won the hearts and ...
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86,74 zł |
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Fifa and the Contest for World Football: Who Rules the Peoples' Game?
ISBN: 9780745616605 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In FIFA and the Contest for World Football Sugden and Tomlinson provide the first full-length study of FIFA (the Federation Internationale de Football Association) and its role in framing and controlling world football. Interviewing more than seventy influential leaders world-wide and drawing on exclusive documentary sources, the authors demonstrate FIFA's importance in twentieth-century sport, and in an increasingly global consumer culture.
The first part of the book covers the origins and organizational characteristics of FIFA, and of the European and South American... In FIFA and the Contest for World Football Sugden and Tomlinson provide the first full-length study of FIFA (the Federation Internationale de Football...
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327,60 zł |
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Coordination in Soccer: A new road for successful coaching
ISBN: 9781440153280 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Coordination is very important aspect for developing players at all levels of the soccer game. In this great book young Polish Coach Pawel Guziejko shows new methods and detailed information for successful coordination training. This book provides not only new combinations of games with and without the ball but also describe all aspects of coordination processes such as balance, speed reaction, differentiation, orientation, feedback, sensing of rhythm adaptation and re-positioning. This book is for coaches, players who not only looking for drills to improve themselves, but also want to own...
Coordination is very important aspect for developing players at all levels of the soccer game. In this great book young Polish Coach Pawel Guziejko sh...
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64,37 zł |
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Dribble!
ISBN: 9780349122441 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ten years in the making, Dribble is an A-Z of credulity-twanging facts and stories about what Pele once memorably dubbed 'my bloody job'. It includes definitive explanations of everyday phrases such as 'the magic of the cup' and 'low centre of gravity'; a complete guide to becoming a terrace character and an in-depth account of how Roy Keane's pyjamas got him a smack on the nose . . .
It also addresses hitherto ignored aspects of the beautiful game, including its longstanding relationship with Country and Western. Johnny Cash dubbed himself 'The Man in Black' in homage to his idol,... Ten years in the making, Dribble is an A-Z of credulity-twanging facts and stories about what Pele once memorably dubbed 'my bloody job'. It includes...
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174,99 zł |
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Anti-Racism in European Football: Fair Play for All
ISBN: 9780739126110 / Angielski / Twarda / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. European societies have long been tarnished by racial discrimination, and the game of football is no exception. With immigrants arriving from former colonies, European Union member-states, and third-world countries, integration in these two societies has been ascribed significance across the continent. Considering that the conduct of football fans in stadiums reflects--to a certain extent--society as a whole, this book examines the impact of racism upon the popular game. Anti-Racism in European Football provides a critical assessment of the campaigns and related policies of organizations that...
European societies have long been tarnished by racial discrimination, and the game of football is no exception. With immigrants arriving from former c...
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502,32 zł |
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Anti-Racism in European Football: Fair Play for All
ISBN: 9780739126127 / Angielski / Miękka / 210 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Anti-Racism in European Football: Fair Play for All challenges the issue of racism in European football, identifies the causes of the problem, and seeks its remedy.
Anti-Racism in European Football: Fair Play for All challenges the issue of racism in European football, identifies the causes of the problem, and see...
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240,24 zł |
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The Beckham Experiment: How the World's Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer America
ISBN: 9780307408594 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 2007, David Beckham, the golden boy of soccer, shocked the international sports world when he signed a five-year contract with an American team, the Los Angeles Galaxy. Under the direction of his manager, Simon Fuller, the mastermind behind American Idol and the Spice Girls, Beckham was ready for a monumental challenge and a risky adventure ready, as Fuller put it, to earn his stripes Stateside. Could he pull off what no player had ever accomplished (including Pele in the 1970s) and transform soccer into one of the most popular spectator sports in America? It was a bold experiment:...
In 2007, David Beckham, the golden boy of soccer, shocked the international sports world when he signed a five-year contract with an American team, th...
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94,71 zł |
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The Glorious World Cup: A Fanatic's Guide
ISBN: 9780451230201 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Read Alan Black and David Henry Sterry's posts on the Penguin Blog.
A guide to the biggest sporting event in the world-for those who like their soccer with a side of kick-ass. The teams, the fans, the goals, the saves, the divas, the divers, the myths, the madness-they're all part of the world-wide spectacle that is soccer's ultimate tournament, and they're all here in this turbo-charged guide. Packed with trivia, tall tales, stats, quizzes, and photos, The Glorious World Cup gives readers: -Famous player profiles -Villains, heroes, hooligans, and... Read Alan Black and David Henry Sterry's posts on the Penguin Blog.
A guide to the biggest sporting event in the world-for those who li... |
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103,32 zł |
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Global and Local Football: Politics and Europeanization on the Fringes of the Eu
ISBN: 9780415564915 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What can the history of a nation's football reveal about that nation's wider political and socio-cultural identity? How can the study of local football culture help us to understand the powerful international forces at play within the modern game? Based on long-term and detailed ethnographic research, this book uses Malta as a critical case study to explore the dynamics of contemporary football. Situated on the fringes of the EU, and with an appalling record in international competition, the Maltese are nevertheless fanatical about the game. This book examines Maltese football in... What can the history of a nation's football reveal about that nation's wider political and socio-cultural identity? How can the study of local foot... |
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280,05 zł |
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Kabul Girls Soccer Club: A Dream, Eight Girls, and a Journey Home
ISBN: 9781401310257 / Angielski / Miękka / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A ball can start a revolution. Born in Kabul, Awista Ayub escaped with her family to Connecticut in 1981, when she was two years old, but her connection to her heritage remained strong. An athlete her whole life, she was inspired to start the Afghan Youth Sports Exchange after September 11, 2001, as a way of uniting girls of Afghanistan and giving them hope for their future. She chose soccer because little more than a ball and a field is needed to play; however, the courage it would take for girls in Afghanistan to do this would have to be tremendous--and the social change it could bring...
A ball can start a revolution. Born in Kabul, Awista Ayub escaped with her family to Connecticut in 1981, when she was two years old, but her connecti...
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126,78 zł |
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How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization
ISBN: 9780061978050 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. -An eccentric, fascinating expose of a world most of us know nothing about.- -An insightful, entertaining, brainiac sports road trip.- -Foer's skills as a narrator are enviable. His characterizations... are comparable to those in Norman Mailer's journalism.- A groundbreaking work--named one of the five most influential sports books of the decade by Sports Illustrated--How Soccer Explains the World is a unique and brilliantly illuminating... -An eccentric, fascinating expose of a world most of us know nothing about.- -An insightful,... |
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81,75 zł |
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Africa United
ISBN: 9780061984952 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Africa United is the story of modern day Africa told through its soccer. Travelling across thirteen countries, from Cairo to the Cape, Steve Bloomfield, the former Africa Correspondent for The Independent, meets players and fans, politicians and rebel leaders, discovering the role that soccer has played in shaping the continent. This wide-ranging and incisive book investigates Africa's love of soccer, its increasing global influence, the build-up to the 2010 World Cup itself and the social and political backdrop to the greatest show on earth.
Africa United is the story of modern day Africa told through its soccer. Travelling across thirteen countries, from Cairo to the Cape, Steve ...
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64,53 zł |
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Temples of the Earthbound Gods: Stadiums in the Cultural Landscapes of Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires
ISBN: 9780292721654 / Angielski / Miękka / 285 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Rio de Janeiro, the spiritual home of world football, and Buenos Aires, where a popular soccer club president was recently elected mayor, the game is an integral part of national identity. Using the football stadium as an illuminating cultural lens, Temples of the Earthbound Gods examines many aspects of urban culture that play out within these monumental architectural forms, including spirituality, violence, rigid social norms, anarchy, and also expressions of sexuality and gender. Tracing the history of the game in Brazil and Argentina through colonial influences as... In Rio de Janeiro, the spiritual home of world football, and Buenos Aires, where a popular soccer club president was recently elected mayor, the ga... |
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114,06 zł |
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When the Robin Stopped Bobbing: Charlton's Journey from Old Trafford to Oldham
ISBN: 9781449031527 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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79,36 zł |
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Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France
ISBN: 9780520259287 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When France both hosted and won the World Cup in 1998, the face of its star player, Zinedine Zidane, the son of Algerian immigrants, was projected onto the Arc de Triomphe. During the 2006 World Cup finals, Zidane stunned the country by ending his spectacular career with an assault on an Italian player. In Soccer Empire, Laurent Dubois illuminates the connections between empire and sport by tracing the story of World Cup soccer, from the Cup's French origins in the 1930s to Africa and the Caribbean and back again. As he vividly recounts the lives of two of soccer's most electrifying...
When France both hosted and won the World Cup in 1998, the face of its star player, Zinedine Zidane, the son of Algerian immigrants, was projected ont...
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301,32 zł |
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Old Trafford: 100 Years of the Theatre of Dreams: 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781901746600 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Featuring the original site plans, never-seen-before pictures of Old Trafford's construction, development and, of course, the great matches hosted there, this book explores the history of this famous football arena.
Featuring the original site plans, never-seen-before pictures of Old Trafford's construction, development and, of course, the great matches hosted the...
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65,94 zł |
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Psychology in Football: Working with Elite and Professional Players
ISBN: 9780415549981 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych.
In this groundbreaking guide to the role of the sport psychologist within elite and professional football, leading sport psychologist Mark Nesti argues that working closely with coaches and players to create a receptive environment is vital if psychologists are to add maximum value to team and individual performances. Drawing on a decade's professional experience working at the...
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700,25 zł |
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Psychology in Football: Working with Elite and Professional Players
ISBN: 9780415549998 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych.
In this groundbreaking guide to the role of the sport psychologist within elite and professional football, leading sport psychologist Mark Nesti argues that working closely with coaches and players to create a receptive environment is vital if psychologists are to add maximum value to team and individual performances. Drawing on a decade's professional experience working at the...
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248,92 zł |