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Narcoball: Love, Death and Football in Escobar's Colombia by David Arrowsmith
39.99 NZD
Category: Football
Pablo Escobar had one obsession. Not drugs, not money, not power... football.Narcoball uncovers the incredible story of Colombian football during the early 1990s - shaped by drug lords, rivalries, and ambition. It uncovers a football empire backed by cartels - where victory was a currency of its own, an ...Show more
Touched By God: How We Won the Mexico '86 World Cup by Diego Maradona, Daniel Arnucci
24.99 NZD
Category: Football
In June 1986 Diego Maradona, considered by many to be the greatest footballer of all time, proudly hoisted the '86 Mexico World Championship Cup in his hands. Now over thirty years on from that magical game, and after a life in sports marked by controversy, Maradona tells, for the first time, the untold ...Show more
The Official History of the FIFA World Cup by FIFA World Football Museum Staff (Contribution by); Gianni Infantino (Foreword by); Carlton Books Staff
65.00 NZD
Category: Football
A revised and updated edition of the only history of soccer officially licensed by FIFA No event rivals the World Cup--and now you can look back at all 21 tournaments, starting from the very first game, in the only officially endorsed history from FIFA Revised and updated to include a full report on t ...Show more
Soccer in Sun and Shadow by Eduardo Galeano
36.99 NZD
Category: Football
One of Sports Illustrated's Top 100 Sports Books of All Time--a history of soccer that "stands out like Pelé on a field of second-stringers" (The New Yorker). The beautiful game deserves a beautiful book, and Eduardo Galeano--one of Latin America's most acclaimed authors--has written it. From Aztec cha ...Show more
The Football Encyclopedia (2018 World Cup Edition) by Clive Gifford
21.99 NZD
Category: Football
The 2018 World Cup edition of Kingfisher's The Football Encyclopedia captures the triumph and despair of key moments in world soccer. The book is packed with pictures and profiles of the world's most skillful soccer playerspast and presentfrom Beckham to Messi, Pele to Ronaldo, Rooney to Neymar. Over 40 ...Show more
Copa90: Our World Cup by COPA90
24.00 NZD
Category: Football
In the summer of 2018, the entire planet will be glued to its screens as Russia hosts the greatest show on Earth- the FIFA World Cup. As the home of global football fan culture, Copa90 will be there every step of the way to bring the true story of Russia 2018 to its huge social media following. Footba ...Show more
The Story of the World Cup: 2018 by Brian Glanville
32.99 NZD
Category: Football
Brian Glanville's dramatic history of the world's most famous football tournament has become the most authoritative guide to the World Cup. His classic, bestselling account is a vivid celebration of the great players and legendary matches in the competition from Uruguay in 1930 to Brazil in 2014 - as we ...Show more
Messigraphica: A Graphic Biography of the Genius of Lionel Messi by Sanjeev Shetty
45.00 NZD
Category: Football
Lionel Messi is universally recognised as one of the greatest footballers of all time. From his childhood days kicking a ball on the streets of Rosario, Argentina, through his rise at the Barcelona academy, Messi has dribbled, dazzled and fired his way into the footballing elite. In this innovative biog ...Show more
Messi vs. Ronaldo: The Greatest Rivalry (2017) by Luca Caioli
22.99 NZD
Category: Football
In 2009 Real Madrid paid GBP80m, a then record fee, to sign a ready-made superstar in an effort to keep pace with a Barcelona side that had won it all. In doing so, they sparked a rivalry like no other; Messi vs Ronaldo. The seasons that have followed have been truly spectacular, the battle for supremac ...Show more
Cristiano Ronaldo: The Biography by Guillem Balague
27.99 NZD
Category: Football
Cristiano Ronaldo is known across the globe as a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and captains the Portugal national team. He became the most expensive footballer in history when he moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009 in a transfer worth over GBP8 ...Show more
Messi, Neymar, Ronaldo: 2017 Updated Edition by Luca Caioli
22.99 NZD
Category: Football
Lionel Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo have risen from humble beginnings in Argentina, Brazil and Portugal to rank among the most exciting talents football has ever seen. Now Luca Caioli, author of biographies Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar, asks: 'Who is the greatest of them all?' Comparing their contra ...Show more
Soccer : Steps to Success by Joseph Luxbacher
30.99 NZD
Category: Football | Series: Steps to Success S.
Soccer: Steps to Success, Fourth Edition, provides players and coaches alike with progressive and detailed information on the individual skills and team tactics they need to excel on the field. This full-color book covers every aspect of soccer: dribbling, passing, receiving, shooting, tackling, defendi ...Show more