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The universally acclaimed history of soccer tactics, charting how football evolved from Victorian chaotic scrimmages to Total Football, Catenaccio, tiki-taka, and modern high-pressing positional play.
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Applying economic models and statistical rigor to the beautiful game, Kuper and Szymanski explain why England always loses, why penalties aren't luck, and how globalization transformed European football clubs.
Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby's hilarious, heartfelt memoir chronicling his all-consuming, neurotic obsession with Arsenal Football Club, mapping key milestones of his youth against Saturday afternoons at Highbury Stadium.
Richard Askwith
A masterly, award-winning biography capturing Zátopek's brutal interval training methods, generosity, and resistance to Soviet oppression. This definitive sports work explores the career, athletic prowess, and legendary impact of Emil Zátopek across Athletics & Running.
Hans Hetrick
"Describes MLB's World Series championship, including some of the greatest teams, players, and moments from World Series history"--Provided by publisher.