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The Worst-Run Club in the Country is the story of Farhad Moshiri's six-and-a-half years at Everton. From his 2016 arrival, the British-Iranian billionaire attempted to rouse one of English football's perennial sleeping giants. However, his efforts had the opposite effect as the Toffees descended into chaos both on and off the pitch.

On 4 May 1949, 18 players of Grande Torino - one of Italian football's greatest-ever teams - and 13 other passengers lost their lives in a plane crash as they returned from a friendly against Benfica. Immortal Torino tells the tale of the crash and its aftermath and draws on the testimonies of colleagues and families.

Anything Is Possible is the inside story of Bournemouth's remarkable Championship-winning season and tells how the smallest club in the division defied bookmakers, pundits and the Football League to emerge triumphant from a fiercely fought promotion contest and gate-crashed the richest league in the world.

The Ajax Way is a map of European football which tells the story of the game's tactical development through the club that spawned Total Football. It spares no details while exploring Ajax's rich history and the various teams and iconic coaches they've inspired.

Euro 1984 tells the fascinating story of perhaps the greatest European Championship. Largely ignored in the UK, as none of the home nations qualified, it was a thrilling competition full of attacking football, and featured iconic matches, teams and players who contributed to one of the greatest international tournaments of all time.

Is Gascoigne Going to Have a Crack? tells the story of Spurs in the 1990s, expertly guiding you through this exciting but chaotic decade. From Sheringham to Sugar and Venables to Vega, this book journeys through a fascinating era of magic, mayhem and mediocrity, with accounts from players and fans who lived through it.

Total Belief looks back at three incredible years in the early 1990s when Bruce Rioch transformed the fortunes of a football club on its knees. As football changed forever with the launch of the new Premier League, Bolton experienced exciting cup runs, dramatic promotions and the galvanising of a town before Bruce was tempted away.

The Sons of Revie is the definitive account of ten incredible seasons at Leeds United. Don Revie's squad of home-grown youngsters rewrote the record books and became one of the greatest teams in history, yet their legacy would be dominated by controversies as they so often fell at the final hurdle, by fair means or foul.

A Cricket Man tells the story of Steve Perryman, who lived his dream of a life in cricket, but this is more than a cricket book. Steve's life turned upside down when he lost wife Carol to cancer in 2018. Recounting that heartbreaking time in powerful chapters, an ultimately uplifting story is complete when Steve finds a new love.

The Batmaker is the unique story of a cricketing hero who risks his life to save the sport he loves. Defying the Gestapo and risking his life to keep cricket alive, Frederick Hanson embarks on a quest to find willow. Based on a true story, it combines an espionage thriller and a tribute to the passion that cricket inspires in us all.

The Man with the Plan: Howard Wilkinson's Leeds United is the story of a builder of football clubs who did the ultimate. Within four years, Wilkinson turned Second Division also-rans into English champions. He's still the last Englishman to win the title. This book provides a fascinating insight into his methods and how he did it.

Blue and Amber Voices provides a collection of first-hand accounts of some of the greatest players to ever pull on the famous blue and amber kit of Leeds rugby league club. Spanning multiple generations and eras, the book charts the ups and downs of one of rugby league's great clubs. It's packed with anecdotes, triumph and tragedy.

Mike Chadwick âEUR" secret coach to the elite âEUR" reveals his revolutionary approach to success. Do you have a challenge that demands physical or mental strength? Are you struggling to achieve your goals? Coach Mike âEUR" a trainer of champions, a leader of leaders, the coach with the ear of the elite âEUR" is ready to help.

Batting For Time is the exploration of a sport in existential crisis. Lucrative franchise leagues threaten to leave behind an English cricket structure rooted in the Victorian era. Pitting traditionalists against modernisers, the need for change has sparked a host of civil wars to keep the sport alive.

Winner Stays On journeys into the heart of English football using FA Cup fixtures to plan the route, over 14 matches and 14 locations across the football pyramid. With original research and rich, thought-provoking prose, the book blends elements of travel writing with football culture and barstool sociology. It's also funny.

Cricket's Hard Men takes an innovative look at character, psychology and mental health in cricket to produce a fascinating study of the sport's toughest players of all time. Richard Sydenham consulted prominent ex-cricketers and broadcasters before studying this select band of 22 cricketers from around the world.

One Shilling explores how a new generation created extraordinary visual identities for the trusty matchday programme. The book compiles stunning examples, and tells the stories of those previously unheralded artists, in particular John Elvin, considered the greatest football programme designer ever.

The Secret Caddy is the story of the 2023 DP World Tour season from the unique perspective of a veteran tour caddy. Follow the highs and lows of the most tumultuous season ever in professional golf as the tour criss-crosses the globe, all the while getting a fascinating insight into the world of the Secret Tour Caddy.

A Plague on All Your Sports is the story of what happened when Covid-19 and sport collided. What was the psychological effect of periods of padlocked gyms, domestic detention and banishment from football terraces? What were the long-term effects on athletes? Were the early promises of changing sport for the better followed through on?

Liverpool Football Club Ruined My Life is a personal and nostalgic account of Bob Waterhouse's 60 years supporting Everton. It examines why Liverpool overtook the Toffees as the dominant Merseyside club. Along the way, the author reflects on some of the major events and eras he lived through.

The Team that Could Have Been looks back on a fascinating period for Crystal Palace. Set in a troubled area of London against a backdrop of racism, hooliganism, despair and a government working against its citizens, it's a story filled with colourful characters, cup runs and the hopes and dreams of a club punching above its weight.

Lost Cricket Stickers brings you the inside story of the 1983 cricket season, locating lost heroes and discovering their journeys with the help of a Panini sticker album. This is a warm, funny and insightful tale of tracking down a fondly remembered player from each county, each with his unique take on how cricket has changed.

Cricket in Poetry tells the fascinating story of cricket's strong ties with poetry while exploring the game's history. Cricket has inspired more poetry than any other sport. Some of it is moving, some is funny and some is arch and clunky. The book delves into cricket's early days, recalling its famous matches and old-time heroes.

Forgotten Pioneers tells the extraordinary tale of the world's first professional women cricketers. They played a series of exhibition matches in Britain throughout 1890 and 1891 before collapsing amid allegations of fraud in the latter season and being forgotten by history - until now.

The West Indies in the 1980s were one of the greatest teams in Test cricket history. In 1984 they hammered England 5-0, and the series was famously nicknamed the 'Blackwash'. Author Richard Sydenham examines all the side-stories connected with the tour and speaks to many of the central characters.

Football On This Day revisits the beautiful game's most magical and memorable moments, mixing in a maelstrom of anecdotes and characters to produce an irresistibly dippable diary. This book brings together the wonder goals, the heroes, the villains, the funny, the sad and the downright bizarre from every day of the year.

Too Good to Be Forgotten is a footballing story viewed through the prism of three remarkable North East men: Brian Clough, Bobby Robson and Lawrie McMenemy. The book revisits ten special years from 1975 to 1985, and examines the striking similarities in three wise men who made the ordinary become extraordinary.

Getting Out tells how Ukraine's cricketers escaped from Russia's invasion in February 2022, including first-hand accounts of the war. As the foreign-born players fled the bombings, the team's Ukrainians took themselves to the front line.

Enigmatic international athlete David Sharpe tells the gripping and often amusing story of his life on and off the track. Born into humble beginnings in Jarrow, David became World Junior and European Indoor champion and World Cup winner at 800 metres. He was known for his trademark late finishes but also for his erratic lifestyle.

This is the compelling story of how American football was used to boost morale and inject camaraderie between the Allied forces in wartime London. With first-hand accounts and detailed reports of the games, it is the first time the fascinating tales of the Tea and Coffee Bowls have been shared in one place.