The Book Company: New Products - Football

Standing Free (The Life and Times of Theo ten Caat)

Sat, 09 May 2026 17:21:36 +0000

Standing Free is the funny, emotional, at times downright bizarre but always enthralling autobiography of 1980s and 90s Aberdeen FC cult hero Theo ten Caat.

Written with Nick Brown, author of the widely acclaimed Former Glories and New Beginnings: Aberde..

Price: $39.99

The Summer of Total Football (The 1974 World Cup)

Sat, 09 May 2026 17:21:08 +0000

The Summer of Total Football: The 1974 World Cup captures the mood of a memorable 24 days in the early 1970s as the balance of footballing power shifted.
Throughout history, the World Cup has often discovered ‘people’s champions’ that do not become tournament winn..
Price: $29.99

Lamar Hunt (The Gentle Giant Who Revolutionized Professional Sports)

Sat, 02 May 2026 21:03:30 +0000

Lamar Hunt was best known as the founder of both the Kansas City Chiefs and the AFL, which later merged with the NFL to form the most successful sports league in U.S. history. Here, author David A. F. Sweet writes about how football was only one of the many interests in Hunt's life and business ve..
Price: $20.00

Gael Force, Second Edition (A Century of Football at Queen's)

Sat, 02 May 2026 00:12:20 +0000

Football at Queen’s University has one of the richest and longest histories of any sport in Canada. The Golden Gaels have been a presence in Canadian football at both the amateur and professional levels since 1882. Gael Force traces this history, chronicling the team’s ups and downs and ..
Price: $39.95

The Champions? Thirty Years of the UEFA Champions League

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:27:40 +0000

Covering the impact on domestic leagues, clubs, fans, and players, this book is an interdisciplinary exploration of 30 years of the Champions League and how it has impacted football. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Soccer & Society.
Price: $61.99

The Trillion Dollar Conman (The Astonishing True Story of the Most Audacious Fraud in Sport)

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:49:47 +0000

Based on the hit BBC 5Live podcast series, The Trillion Dollar Conman is a tale of audacious international fraud that is stranger than fiction.

In 2009, Notts County FC were struggling to survive in League Two when they were taken over by a mysterious company supposedly backed by ..
Price: $17.99

Heading for Trouble (Football's Head Impact Crisis - And How We Save the Game)

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:40:40 +0000

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HEADERS ARE THRILLING. BUT FOOTBALL IS FACING A CONCUSSION CRISIS. IS HEADING WORTH IT?

Heading the ball is considered as much a part of football as passing, tackling and shooting. Pelé, Cristiano Ronaldo, Robin Van Persie – all have executed memo..
Price: $28.00

Manchester United 1958-68 (Rising from the Wreckage)

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:52:20 +0000

Rising from the Wreckage is the definitive story of Manchester United's resurgence, from the ashes of a German runway to a balmy May evening at Wembley and the pinnacle of European football. Jimmy Murphy arrives back in Manchester unaware of the disaster at Munich, but soon discovers that he is..
Price: $32.99

Digging Deep (Unearthing the Stories of Eleven Murdered Jewish Footballing Greats)

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:34:29 +0000

Who was the greatest Jewish footballer ever? A question to leave even the most historically literate football experts scratching their heads.

And yet, before the Holocaust, Jewish superstar players were at the heart of European football. So too were the visionary Jewish coaches reinventing ..
Price: $29.95

Romanian Gymnastics

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:43:21 +0000

Since Nadia Comaneci captured the hearts of the world with her amazing performance at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, one that would change the sport of gymnastics forever, Romania has been known throughout the world for its remarkable success in the sport of gymnastics. This limited edition, ..
Price: $39.99