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"A brilliantly entertaining collection showcasing a wealth of women's voices," ALEX SCOTT MBEFOREWORD BY GABBY LOGAN MBEEdited by Charlotte AtyeoCurated by Ian Ridley
When Seth Burkett answers a tweet calling for overseas players to join a professional Sri Lankan football team in a new tournament, he has no idea what awaits him. The team is Trinco Titans and he will be spending the summer playing in the North Eastern Premier League.
When Ian Ridley's wife, the trailblazing sports reporter Vikki Orvice, died of cancer at 56, he was plunged into a sadness he expected and a madness he did not. Seeking solace from the brutality of his grief and anxiety, he spent a summer watching county cricket, and has written a poignant, tender and candid exploration of love and loss.
The prize-winning RAISED A WARRIOR is Susie Petruccelli's honest, human and cathartic story of how she, as player and mother, rediscovered herself and the love of a game that almost broke her. Alongside, she examines the growth of the women's game and the issues still confronting the sport as it fights for the equalities it deserves.
@WoodyandKleiny have overcome broken homes and dreams and gone from filming blurry videos that get 100 views to become two of the world's biggest internet content creators, with more than 10 million followers across their social media platforms. Prepare to enter the world of WAK. It's a place where success is more than just luck.
BEING gay in football is to risk the homophobia that has run through the game for years. But things are changing. Gradually a few brave professional players have come out and now someone like NEIL BEASLEY, gay fan and player, feels able to tell his poignant and uplifting story in Football's Coming Out.
THE SOCCER SYNDROME, by the late, legendary John Moynihan, is a classic of football writing. First published in 1966, its reprint also marks the 50th anniversary of England's World Cup win. Containing new material, it also has a foreword by Patrick Barclay and an afterword by John's son, Leo.
A Dazzling Darkness is the emotional autobiography of the brave and popular Darren Barker, who fought on after the tragic death of his hugely talented 19-year-old boxing brother Gary and realised a dream of winning the world middleweight title one hot August night in Atlantic City, a triumph he dedicated to the memory of Gary.
A charming and insightful account of life as the only English professional footballer in Brazil, host nation of the 2014 World Cup finals.
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