TO READ BETWEEN THE MATCHES THIS WINTER
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The ideal gift for the football fan in your family, with 100 iconic pictures and articles
Pairing epic sports photography with articles from The Times and The Sunday Times archive, this book brings together 100 of the most iconic moments from World Cup history, including Roger Milla’s dancing, Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’, Germany’s destruction of Brazil and Luis Suarez sinking his teeth into Giorgio Chiellini.
With some striking, full-colour photography, rarely seen archival images and superb reporting on the action, The Times’ World Cup Moments uncovers the unofficial story of the world’s largest single sporting event as it unfolded on – and off – the pitch.
Featuring the best goals, most historic line-ups, heroic players and unforgettable controversies, these split-second episodes have altered the course of competition history and helped to generate a global sensation along the way.
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‘Empathetic and poignant… the game’s answer to A Journal of the Plague Year’ Harry Pearson
When football disappeared off the calendar due to COVID-19 in March 2020, writer and broadcaster Daniel Gray used its absence to reflect on everything the game meant to him. That bred a pledge: whenever and wherever supporters were finally allowed to return, he would be there.
The Silence of the Stands is the result of that promise: a joyous travelogue documenting a rocky season, in which behind-closed-doors matches and strict travel restrictions teamed up to make trips to Kendal and Workington seem impossibly exotic.
Offering a poignant peek at a surreal age and a slab of social history from the two-metre-distanced tea bar queue, this is the moving, heartfelt and surprisingly uplifting story of a remarkable campaign that no one would ever wish to repeat.
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Bloomsbury Sport
The incredible first 12 years of the Premier League, as told by the legends who were there
The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world, broadcast into 188 countries and watched by 3.2 billion people. It revolutionised football, turning the beautiful game into a multi-billion-pound business and making its biggest stars millionaires.
Fever Pitch tells the story of the formation of the league, from the discussions with Rupert Murdoch about how Sky could be at the heart of it, to the bitter rivalries and radical bosses who changed the face of football forever.
This is the inside track as you’ve never heard it before. From David Beckham to Eric Cantona, Peter Schmeichel to Gary Neville, the book is full of interviews that give
