Nights in Gold Satin tells the fascinating story of the ‘floodlit friendlies’, the groundbreaking series of matches hosted by Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1950s. Victories over Moscow Spartak and Honvéd saw Wolves hailed ‘champions of the world’, and out of the debate that followed the European Cup was born.
No Show is a fascinating collection of 24 stories of the greatest teams that failed to qualify for the World Cup. The tales range from continental giants that became inexplicable absentees to heartbreaking stories of underdogs coming oh-so-close. Together, they create a patchwork of the trials and tribulations of World Cup qualifying.
Not Even in Brazil: Liverpool in 1987/88 is the rip-roaring story of one of the greatest teams in both Liverpool FC and British football history. Follow manager ‘King’ Kenny Dalglish and Anfield greats such as Barnes, Beardsley and Aldridge as they lead the Reds through one of the most incredible seasons the club has ever known.
This book uses the UEFA 2020 Expert Group Consensus Review on Nutrition in Elite Football to give evidence-based guidelines for optimizing soccer performance through appropriate nutrition. Also included are some amusing anecdotes about the history of soccer nutrition and some of the obscure and even absurd food and beverage choices that profession
A detailed account of Ron Saunders' Aston Villa reign, Odd Man Out tells how, against a backdrop of boardroom and player disharmony, he guided them to a first league title in 71 years (and thus far their last), only to sensationally quit the following season and join arch rivals Birmingham City with Villa on the brink of European Cup glory.