An account of growing up to be a fanatical football supporter.

Is the story of how dreams and reality collide, at once glorious and immensely sad. Because for the 30-odd boys of the Permian Panthers, these days will have been the best of their lives.

Tells the story of Rick Dockery: how he was dropped by the Browns only to be picked up by an Italian team.

High school All-American Neely Crenshaw was probably the best quarterback to play for the legendary Messina Spartans. Fifteen years later, Neely has come home to bury Coach Eddie Rake. As Coach Rake's 'boys' sit in the bleachers, they replay the old glories, and try to decide once and for all whether they love Eddie Rake or hate him.

The classic winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award.

Presents a tour of the politics and culture of football from Milan to Tehran. This work examines the game's role in sustaining ancient hatreds and rivalries; in supporting the migration of players and the rise of the football oligarchs; and in defending the virtues and vices of old-fashioned nationalism.

Overachieving and eccentric football manager Brian Clough is on his way to take over the country's most successful, and most reviled, football club - Leeds United. The battle he'd face there would make or break the club - or him. This work tells the story of a world characterised by fear of failure and hunger for success.

Is Italy a united country, or a loose affiliation of warring states? Is Italian football a sport, or an ill-disguised protraction of ancient enmities? After twenty years in the Bel Pasese, the author goes on the road to follow the fortunes of Hellas Verona football club, and to get a fresh take on the conundrum that is the national character.

When millionaire Dean Robillard meets Blue Bailey, she couldn't be more down on her luck; her ex has stolen all her money and she's got no place to go. The two find themselves thrown together and soon Blue has moved into his home and is merrily turning his world upside down. Their attraction is mutual but can their relationship really survive?

What sort of man spends his Saturday afternoons with people named Bonehead, Paraffin Pete and Steamin' Sammy? This is a book about the experience, and the attractions, of crowd violence.

An up-close look inside an NFL powerhouse, from the only writer in America who players and coaches would trust with their secrets.

The Brazilian football team is one of the modern wonders of the world. At its best it exudes a skill, flamboyance and romantic pull like nothing else on earth. Football is how the world sees Brazil and how Brazilians see themselves. This book takes a passionate look at the history of the most popular sport - football - in Brazil.

A modern football fairytale and an extraordinary story of an Italian village and its football team's rise to the top against seemingly impossible odds.

An outstanding collection of football writing - edited by Nick Hornby, author of the bestselling Fever Pitch.

Deals with the truth about soccer violence. A collection of linked stories, this work centres on Vince Matthews, a seasoned Chelsea hooligan who represents a disaffected society operating by appalling rules. From first-hand experience, it shows the usual mix of social degradation, unemployment, racism, excessive drink, bad sex and casual violence.

Founded in 1898, FC Barcelona or Barca, is the world's biggest and best-loved football club. Barca has more than 500 local fan clubs spread across the world, while its championship matches attract a global TV audience. Former players include such legendary figures as Kubala, Maradona, Cruyff, Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Lineker. This is Barca's story.

A cult novel about Dutch football.

The Holocaust, Dutch football and the Second World War - from the bestselling author of the award-winning FOOTBALL AGAINST THE ENEMY..