Blog Exclusive extract: Thierry, Technique and Team Belgium This is an exclusive extract from Football 2.0: How the world’s best play the modern game. Through extensive interviews with one player in every key position on and off the pitch, Grant Wahl (Sports Illustrated) breaks down the technical and tactical revolution that has transformed football. ‘The Manager’ chapter is built around extensive interviews with Belgium head coach Roberto Martinez. Here, he breaks down how he assembled his backroom team, including Thierry Henry Read More →
Blog NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! Football 2.0: How the world’s best play the modern game We have been fans of Grant Wahl’s writing for many years. I read his first book, The Beckham Experiment, when it came out and have followed his writing closely for Sports Illustrated. Read More →
Blog Rodgers’ Invincibles have already secured their place in history “Have you started writing Invincible II?” I’ve been asked that question several times over the last six months as Celtic continued their unbeaten domestic record under Brendan Rodgers. My answer has always been the same: “No, because it won’t be another Invincible season.” Read More →
Blog Father’s Day? How about a book of nostalgic football poetry that funds a brilliant charity? A few years ago, we got involved with a project called Football Memories. Run by Alzheimer Scotland, these groups help improve the lives of people with dementia by using old images to start discussions about players, teams and matches from years ago. I’ve sat in on a few of these sessions and the transformation in the people present is staggering. Read More →
Blog NEW BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT! Invincible: Brendan Rodgers’ historic first season at Celtic We spent the first six weeks of 2017 planning out the rest of the year and the first half of 2018. We got our production schedule locked down and it looked like being a packed 12-18 months. One day during this six-week period, my phone rang. It was David Friel, a friend and football writer for the Scottish Sun. He had started writing an ebook on Celtic’s 2016/17 campaign, which was shaping up to be trophy laden under new manager Brendan Rodgers. Read More →
Blog How football’s greats lined up for legend Fallon On the eve of a BT Sport documentary on Sean Fallon’s remarkable life, his biographer, Stephen Sullivan, tells how mention of the great man’s name opened doors to the greats of British football Read More →
Blog “Gilz-e-a-n, Gilz-e-a-n – Born is the King of White Hart Lane” To mark Spurs’ last game at White Hart Lane against Manchester United on Sunday, author of In Search of Alan Gilzean, James Morgan, reflects on the emotional return of Gilzean – the original King of White Hart Lane – to the ground in 2012 after a 38-year absence Read More →
Blog Sport books to read on the beach A few years ago I read a survey on where people take their book recommendations from. Social media was bottom of the list. Word of mouth was top. Tips from friends – or like-minded acquaintances – remain the most powerful means of spreading the word about a book. In an algorithm-driven world, there is something comforting in that. Read More →
My favourite sports book Matthias Hahn on The Numbers Game: Why Everything You Know About Football is Wrong Matthias Hahn talks about ‘The Numbers Game: Why Everything You Know About Football is Wrong’, by Chris Anderson and David Sally. “By any standards a landmark book.” Read More →
My favourite sports book Jonathan Earle on The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro Jonathan Earle talks about ‘The Miracle of Castel Di Sangro’ by Joe McGinniss. The extraordinary story of an Italian village team’s rise against seemingly impossible odds. “A gripping, engaging tale.” Read More →
