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Cricket was built by England, used to colonise and then grew when the underdog nations fought back. Davids challenge Goliaths in every chapter, with tales of English greats and their slayers, from the birth of the Ashes to nation-building draws, poultry-farmer heroics and elephantine triumphs. This book is about much more than just cricket.

Top Man is Geoff Twentyman's life story, the tale of a man who brought together the blue and red halves of Bristol together through the medium of football and sport. A Rovers hero through the 1980s, Geoff then carved a second career with the BBC. Whether on the pitch or the airwaves Geoff has been delighting fans for forty years.

Brian Moore Saved My Sunday revisits the golden age of regional televised football when the voices of Brian Moore, Hugh Johns, Gerald Sinstadt, Gerry Harrison and others narrated football highlights on tailor-made shows from around the country. This book is packed with exclusive interviews and riveting anecdotes from that special era.

We're Going to Wembley is the fascinating tale of how a team that were written off after failing to qualify for USA 94 came roaring back to restore Scotland's football credibility by reaching the Euro 96 finals. It brings you the inside story through interviews with Brown and his players, journalists and fans.

Do I Not Like That takes you inside Graham Taylor's often ridiculed time as England manager. Taylor was soon the subject of some of the most vicious headlines ever written about any football manager. After a poor Euro 92 tournament and failure to reach the 1994 World Cup, he left the job. This is the story of his tenure.

Playing to Fix is a rags-to-riches-and-back-again account of a group of street cricketers who made good, only to become embroiled in a match-fixing scandal and throw away their cricket careers. The story of how the United Arab Emirates T20 World Cup dream died at the hands of an illegal betting syndicate.

Heart of Poland is an incredible journey through the country's football culture, and an intensely personal exploration of a nation as it stands at the crossroads of a sporting revolution. In much the same way British football transitioned in the early 1990s, Poland faces its own moment of reckoning. Told through the lens of photojournalist Alex Webber, the essence of Polish football is revealed via its many layers of football: from its highest echelons to the tough realities of the lower leagues. Working as a photographer, covering football and fan culture across the Polish leagues, Webber's all-areas access has allowed him to document these changes; and the result is his portfolio of stunning images. Shooting on a match-by-match basis to tell the story, Webber documents a series of footballing contrasts: from heated derbies and riotous rivalries, to sedate village matches and arcane, forgotten grounds. Beautiful photographs, reproduced in full colour, are accompanied by a narrative which blends personal observation of the football landscape with historical context to take the reader into the Heart of Poland.

Salute examines why England's footballers made a gesture that would haunt them for the rest of their days. To Hitler, England's Nazi salute in the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, was a propaganda victory. Discover how botched British diplomacy amid the political flashpoints of the 1930s led to shame for English footballers.

This is the story of Maurice Hope, a Caribbean immigrant whose fascinating journey took him from abject poverty to boxing world champion and receiving an MBE from the Queen. Hope's story is punctuated by spectacular highs and crushing lows, but amid it all his warmth, humour and resilience shine through.

Going to the Wire looks at a dozen teams whose survival came down to the season's final day. The shredded nerves, bitten fingernails and ultimately teams coming back from the dead. Tom Brogan looks at just how close some clubs got to falling through the relegation trap door and what it took to avoid it.

An Unusual Celebrity is the inspiring story of one of English cricket's most popular personalities. Despite not fitting the mould of the typical opening bowler, Bill Bowes was a key part of Yorkshire's dominant 1930s side. After wartime ordeals, he devoted the rest of his life to cricket as a journalist, coach and speaker.

From Sir Geoff Hurst's World Cup Final hat-trick to Sergio Agüero's 2012 injury-time Premier League-winning strike, one brand has featured in more iconic footballing moments than any other. Double Diamond is the story of Umbro, an ever-present figure in the development of modern football and the sportswear industry.

Euro 88: The Football Purists' European Championship delves into the last major international tournament on European soil before Italia 90 - a tournament of rancour and drama blessed by the presence of Gullit, Van Basten, Belanov, Protasov, Vialli, Klinsmann, Butragueño, Elkjær, Whelan and Robson. It was a tournament that had it all.

A local legend with a national cult-following, in Life After Football Dean Windass tackles retirement and the challenges it brings. Highs, lows, drink, divorce, despair, collapse. And then reinvention. A proud and straight-talking Yorkshireman, he pulls no punches, - and shows retirement from the game comes with its own wins and losses.

The Worst-Run Club in the Country is the story of Farhad Moshiri's six-and-a-half years at Everton. From his 2016 arrival, the British-Iranian billionaire attempted to rouse one of English football's perennial sleeping giants. However, his efforts had the opposite effect as the Toffees descended into chaos both on and off the pitch.

On 4 May 1949, 18 players of Grande Torino - one of Italian football's greatest-ever teams - and 13 other passengers lost their lives in a plane crash as they returned from a friendly against Benfica. Immortal Torino tells the tale of the crash and its aftermath and draws on the testimonies of colleagues and families.

Anything Is Possible is the inside story of Bournemouth's remarkable Championship-winning season and tells how the smallest club in the division defied bookmakers, pundits and the Football League to emerge triumphant from a fiercely fought promotion contest and gate-crashed the richest league in the world.

The Ajax Way is a map of European football which tells the story of the game's tactical development through the club that spawned Total Football. It spares no details while exploring Ajax's rich history and the various teams and iconic coaches they've inspired.

Euro 1984 tells the fascinating story of perhaps the greatest European Championship. Largely ignored in the UK, as none of the home nations qualified, it was a thrilling competition full of attacking football, and featured iconic matches, teams and players who contributed to one of the greatest international tournaments of all time.

Is Gascoigne Going to Have a Crack? tells the story of Spurs in the 1990s, expertly guiding you through this exciting but chaotic decade. From Sheringham to Sugar and Venables to Vega, this book journeys through a fascinating era of magic, mayhem and mediocrity, with accounts from players and fans who lived through it.

Total Belief looks back at three incredible years in the early 1990s when Bruce Rioch transformed the fortunes of a football club on its knees. As football changed forever with the launch of the new Premier League, Bolton experienced exciting cup runs, dramatic promotions and the galvanising of a town before Bruce was tempted away.

The Sons of Revie is the definitive account of ten incredible seasons at Leeds United. Don Revie's squad of home-grown youngsters rewrote the record books and became one of the greatest teams in history, yet their legacy would be dominated by controversies as they so often fell at the final hurdle, by fair means or foul.

A Cricket Man tells the story of Steve Perryman, who lived his dream of a life in cricket, but this is more than a cricket book. Steve's life turned upside down when he lost wife Carol to cancer in 2018. Recounting that heartbreaking time in powerful chapters, an ultimately uplifting story is complete when Steve finds a new love.

The Batmaker is the unique story of a cricketing hero who risks his life to save the sport he loves. Defying the Gestapo and risking his life to keep cricket alive, Frederick Hanson embarks on a quest to find willow. Based on a true story, it combines an espionage thriller and a tribute to the passion that cricket inspires in us all.

The Man with the Plan: Howard Wilkinson's Leeds United is the story of a builder of football clubs who did the ultimate. Within four years, Wilkinson turned Second Division also-rans into English champions. He's still the last Englishman to win the title. This book provides a fascinating insight into his methods and how he did it.

Blue and Amber Voices provides a collection of first-hand accounts of some of the greatest players to ever pull on the famous blue and amber kit of Leeds rugby league club. Spanning multiple generations and eras, the book charts the ups and downs of one of rugby league's great clubs. It's packed with anecdotes, triumph and tragedy.

Mike Chadwick âEUR" secret coach to the elite âEUR" reveals his revolutionary approach to success. Do you have a challenge that demands physical or mental strength? Are you struggling to achieve your goals? Coach Mike âEUR" a trainer of champions, a leader of leaders, the coach with the ear of the elite âEUR" is ready to help.

Los Leones tells the incredible story of the unique Basque club. Athletic's rich history and Basque-only philosophy causes intrigue across the footballing world. Exclusive interviews with former legends and prominent journalists provide the historical and political context of what makes Athletic so special.

Batting For Time is the exploration of a sport in existential crisis. Lucrative franchise leagues threaten to leave behind an English cricket structure rooted in the Victorian era. Pitting traditionalists against modernisers, the need for change has sparked a host of civil wars to keep the sport alive.