Played Up Pompey Four contains fresh interviews with 23 individuals whose immense contributions left an indelible mark on a truly special football club. The fourth in the Played Up Pompey series, this book explores the Blues careers of those whose outstanding performances established them as household names and heroes among the Fratton faithful.

With advice from over 100 of the top footballers, hurlers and camogie players in a range of areas such as gym, nutrition, routine, lifestyle, skill development, mindset and preparation.

Reflecting on his reconnection with his terminally ill father through their shared love of games, Peter Unwin produces a collection of personal essays that explores how the power of play can create connection and levity, even in the face of grief, war, or violence.

Playing the Game? looks at the changing ethics of cricket, from the infamous Bodyline series of 1932/33 to the present day. After decades of sledging, intimidatory bowling, blatant gamesmanship and dissent, the MCC adopted The Spirit of Cricket in 2000. While the concept is a noble one, its impact has so far been limited.

Before Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders, there were only nineteen men who played in the Major Leagues of baseball and in the NFL in the same season. Only one, Walter French, played for a World Series winner and an NFL Championship team. Little remembered today, his status as a two-sport star had him constantly in the news.