The Book Company: New Products - Soccer

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

Not Just a Pretty Face (The Luke Chadwick Story)

Sat, 02 May 2026 20:21:36 +0000

Gripping autobiography of former Manchester United midfielder Luke Chadwick, one of football’s nice guys, who fought a hidden battle with depression and anxiety due to appalling abuse from the media and fans.

Foreword by football legend Dion Dublin, Luke’s hero who became..

Price: $39.99

Outsiders (A Football Fanatic's South American Odyssey)

Sat, 02 May 2026 20:21:02 +0000

Brazilian journalist and football writer Rodrigo Barneschi takes you on a whirlwind ‘away-day’ tour across 46 stadiums in 29 cities around South America.

Glowing reviews in major news outlets have placed Outsiders in the middle ground between Nick Hornby’s ..

Price: $23.99

Only the Real Thing (Aston Villa & The Coca Cola Cup 1993-1996)

Sat, 02 May 2026 20:20:55 +0000

Relive the glory years of Aston Villa's last two major trophy triumphs with this celebration of the Coca-Cola Cup wins of 1994 and 1996.
This engrossing book:
Takes a deep dive into the 1993/94 Coca-Cola Cup campaign and victory achieved under ..
Price: $29.99

Groundhopper (Tales from Football's Equivalent of Trainspotting)

Sat, 02 May 2026 20:20:47 +0000

Matt Coughlan steps into the wonderful world of the groundhopper: in short, the collector of football grounds. While taking a light-hearted look at this growing cultural phenomenon, can Coughlan cement his own groundhopping credentials?
With the aim of boosting his ground..
Price: $26.99

The Glory Years (Oxford United in the 1980s)

Sat, 02 May 2026 20:20:32 +0000

The Glory Years chronicles Oxford United’s rise from bankruptcy to Milk Cup Final glory through the 1980s. It's a story of giant-killings and back-to-back titles, surviving mergers, hooliganism and the threat of a new Super League. It's a saga that's never been properly explored ..
Price: $32.99

Football and Racism (How Colonialism Shaped the Modern Game)

Sat, 02 May 2026 20:20:25 +0000

Explosive and groundbreaking study of racism in football and its roots from award-winning journalist Ronny Blaschke.
Racism in football is reduced to neo-Nazis and monkey chants. But if we want to understand its origins, we have to go back further. Drawing on more than 1..
Price: $26.99

Land of the Giants (A Journey Through the World of Table Football)

Sat, 02 May 2026 20:20:06 +0000

When the Covid-19 lockdown hit in March 2020, millions of people suddenly found themselves confined to their homes, with their lives on hold as the planet fought a deadly pandemic.
Land of the Giants: My Journey Through the World of Table Football chronicles the au..
Price: $29.99

Fifty Great World Cup Matches (…and Why You Should Watch Them!)

Sat, 02 May 2026 20:19:51 +0000

Fifty Great World Cup Matches … and Why You Should Watch Them ! is a highly entertaining guide to the most memorable matches of the last 18 tournaments, from West Germany 1974 to Qatar 2022, analysing 50 great games.
Each match is discussed in detail, including the..
Price: $29.99

Bramley Moore Dock (From Slavery to Football at the New Home of Everton FC)

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:36:48 +0000

Bob Waterhouse uncovers the dark history of Bramley Moore Dock – site of the new Everton FC ground – tracing the historical links between the city of Liverpool and the slave trade.
From the author of the widely acclaimed Liverpool Football Club Ruined My Life: Sixty Ye..
Price: $23.99