Football (American)

These are in-depth profiles of India's biggest business barons. These are the men who are powering the new India's leap into the 21st Century; the faces behind the great Indian success story. You'll find them all here. The traditional big names of Indian insutry; Ratan Tata and Kumar Mangalam Birla... More

Now in its 120th edition, this pocket encyclopedia of football facts contains everything you need to know about the game - league and non-league - in Britain, Ireland and throughout Europe; plus, in World Cup year, a comprehensive review of the qualifying rounds and finals tournament in Germany. Fro... More

The biggest event on the cricket calender is to be held in south Africa from February 8th to March 23rd,2003. The list of cricket nations participating includes: India, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England.... More

Even people who don't know football know Pele. The best of a generation of Brazilian players universally acknowledged as the most accomplished and attractive group of footballers ever to play the game, he won the World Cup three times and is Brazil's all-time record goalscorer. But how did this man ... More

Hailed as the best of all Anderson's books, The Tiger Roars reminds one of the man-eating tigers he had tracked down, ferocious panthers fond of human blood, the ageing elephant meeting a sad end, and his own adventurous hours spent in the primeval jungles of India.... More

Contents : Historical Background of Football Football An Introduction Equipments Skills and Techniques of Football Basic Skills Individual Skills defending Set Plays Goalkeeping Rules of Footballs... More

This book presents an original economic analysis of the English professional football industry. The economic influences on decisions taken by owners, managers, players and spectators are all considered, using theoretical and empirical methods of economic investigation. The empirical analysis draws o... More

Join Daryl "Moose" Johnston, popular Fox Sports broadcaster and respected former fullback for the Dallas Cowboys, as he explains one of America's most popular sports. Written for both the "football widow" and the avid addict, Watching Football covers the game down by down, all in Johnston's characte... More

Based on interviews with 40 celebrated players, past and present, this is a veritable who's who of Irish rugby, a sport that has produced many extraordinary characters. This highly entertaining account offers bittersweet memories, and provides startling insights into some of the sport's most controv... More

This book examines France's hosting of the soccer World Cup, held in ten cities in summer 1998. It covers the major socio-economic, political, cultural and sporting dimensions of this global sports event, including bidding for and organizing the Finals, the improvement of sporting and transport infr... More

The soccer World Cup is unquestionably the biggest sporting event in the world. This fascinating collection of papers examines the background to the 2002 World Cup Finals, to be held in Korea and Japan, and explores the event's profound social, cultural, political and economic significance. The book... More

This examination of changes taking place in the world of football focuses on its growing commercialization. It covers such topics as fans being becoming shareholders, with a say in the running of the clubs, and the setting-up of a government-sponsored scheme to support shareholder trusts.... More

Highlighting the changing role of fans in European football, "Fanatics" tackles questions of power, national and regional identities and race and racism in this increasingly popular sport. It combines new approaches to the study of fan culture with critical assessments of the commercialization of th... More

In March 2005, Wales ended a prolonged period in the rugby wilderness by winning the Grand Slam. This book first and foremost celebrates the 2005 victory in the Year of the Dragon. It also charts those lean times from 1979 onwards, when Welsh rugby plummeted from the glorious pinnacle of the 1970s a... More

Soccer leagues worldwide are being dominated by clubs who are becoming richer and more powerful. Enormous corporate investment, deals with media giants, merchandising and dedicated TV channels mean that soccer teams are as concerned with the affairs of the boardroom as what is going on on the field.... More

During 1930's Britain, football became increasingly commercialized, and the rise and development of both local and national media, in particular broadcast media, enabled players to become widely recognized outside of their immediate local context for the first time. Tracing the origins, playing care... More

The book argues that established European football histories do not correspond with the facts. Football, as played by the "masses" previous to the public school codes is almost always portrayed as wild and quite barbaric, but Harvey shows evidence suggesting this view to be a serious over-simplifica... More

Contents : Sports As Taught and Played at West Point Football Soccer Basketball Boxing Fencing Gymnasium Hockey Swimming and Diving Wrestling Baseball Golf Lacrosse Pistol Polo Rifle Tennis Track Training Bibliography... More