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£22.00
1966, with London declared ‘a swinging city’ and John Lennon proclaiming the Beatles ‘more popular than Jesus’, the year’s football World Cup convenes an international community standing at an inflection point, emerging from the long shadow of the Second World War and hurtling towards the future. Propelled by social change, civil rights movements and technological advancement serve as beacons of hope and possibility. Yet, Cold War tensions, the escalation of the Vietnam War, and the space race between America and the Soviet Union project a different image. As China’s Cultural Revolution begins, and talks are initiated to reunify Germany, football has the potential to inflame ideological rivalries, unite old enemies, and allow nations to demonstrate their prowess on a global stage. Michael Calvin provides a portrait of a critical moment in world history.

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FIFA World Cup Pop-Up Book, The
£35.00
A gloriously fun, interactive pop-up journey through the FIFA World Cup-bringing to life the drama, players, and unforgettable moments of the world’s most popular sporting event.

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This Is Our Game
£14.99
You know when you’re in a football city. The murals, the billboards, the graffiti, the colours on the bars and pubs. No two football cities are the same. That cross on the club badge, commemorating a 1st century fisherman martyr (Ajax). The ‘cemetery’ of graves dedicated to the club’s league rivals (Napoli). The guttural roar of fans chanting ‘Aupa Athletic, aupa Euskal Herria!’ – a fierce declaration of Basque pride and identity, echoing through San Mamés like a battle cry (Bilbao). In a world of increasing corporate and homogenous sport, football cities preserve culture and exhibit the particular and the unique with glorious passion. Fandom in a football city is for everyone: for boys and girls, for elderly men and the infirm; for the fashionable, the outcasts and the hopeless: it gives their days meaning and clarity – it can unite divided cities and divide the otherwise united. This work is a celebration of these unique fan cultures.

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Soccernomics
£12.99
The classic bestseller that changed how the world thinks about football

'Quite magnificent – a sort of Freakanomics of football.' Jonathan Wilson, Guardian

'If you're a football fan, I'll save you some time: read this book' Daily Telegraph

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World Cup Fever
£11.99
The football World Cup is the biggest sporting competition on Earth – a chance every four years for the greatest players to win international glory, and a month-long media spectacle that’s watched by an audience of billions. But the tournament has changed beyond recognition since the inaugural event in Montevideo, Uruguay, in July 1930. What was once a semi-professional meeting beset by haphazard play has evolved to become a game of multinational buyouts, dubious ethics and questionable aims – and the new era of football has much to tell us about the globalised world. Simon Kuper is among the vanishingly small number of writers who have attended every World Cup since 1990. This is his journey to find the heart of football, through the nine tournaments he’s experienced first-hand.

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Around the World in 80 Clubs
£16.99
Have you ever heard of the football club founded by ex-KGB officers, the 21-time champions of Moldova? How about the Vatican Cup? Contested by eight clubs made up of Vatican members, who’ve been suspended on several occasions due to fierce rivalries. Maybe you’re more familiar with the Spanish team that actually resides in North Africa? Whether you’re a football hipster or five-a-side novice, join renowned football writer Paul Watson for a hilariously intrepid guide through the weird, wacky and wonderful world of football. ‘Around the World in 80 Clubs’ takes the reader on a global tour of the beautiful game, from the squirrel-costume wearing fans of Andorra’s UE Santa Coloma to the Buddhist monk ultras of Bhutan’s Thimpu City, via Greenland’s one-week season, through to priestly punch-ups in the Vatican City. This compendium is packed with footballing stories you have never heard of but will never forget.

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Whatever Will Be, Will Be
£10.99
This title provides a footballing road trip through the 2024/25 FA Cup season, travelling across the vast and varied landscape of English football – from Leamington to Liverpool, from Maidenhead United to Manchester City. Each chapter chronicles a new match as Felix faithfully follows the winning team to the next round, carrying him across the country through the changing seasons and the breadth of England, until the pinnacle of the FA Cup final.

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The Football Book
£22.00
Whether you are a keen player, a lifelong supporter, or an armchair football manager, this book illustrates every aspect of the most popular sport in the world. ‘The Football Book’ reveals the story behind the game – from the history of the sport to the build-up to the 2026 Men’s World Cup. Step-by-step artworks and jargon-free text profile the roles of players, equipment, team formations, strategies, and individual skills, while maps, quotes, and statistics give you all of the key facts on national teams, famous club sides, and iconic players, as well as the greatest competitions around the world.

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League of Football Legends
£28.00
Just in time for the World Cup, illustrator and graphic designer Mahamadou Traoré offers us an immersive, image-rich dive into the league of football legends. From young prodigies to cunning strategists, intrepid attackers, ‘bad boys’, or goalkeepers with ‘iron gloves’, rediscover more than 80 football legends, imagined in their superhero guises.

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Football School Puzzle Collection: Become a Champion With 101 World Cup Activiti
£7.99
CELEBRATE THE 2026 WORLD CUP AND BECOME A PUZZLE CHAMPION AND ENJOY HOURS OF FOOTBALL FUN IN THIS EPIC NEW PUZZLE BOOK IN THE BESTSELLING SERIES – WHERE FOOTBALL AND FACTS COME TOGETHER IN A DREAM TEAM FORMATION.Welcome to the Football School Puzzle Collection – packed with 101 awesome fill-in activities to keep young fans entertained for hours during the holidays, including:- Wonderful word searches- Super spot the difference- Confusing conundrums- Clever quizzes- Tricky True or False- Marvellous mazes … and MORE!Solve the star player riddles, crack the mystery of the stolen World Cup, match the shirts to the teams and much more!”We love this series!” – Match of the Day Weekly*** There’s a whole world of Football School to enjoy, where every lesson is all about football – collect the series!Football School Facts – Discover 365 football facts every day of the year Football School Encyclopedia – Find out everything you want to know abo

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FIFA World Cup 26
£16.99
The definitive illustrated guide to the biggest FIFA World Cup ever is here! This is the essential companion to the world’s biggest sporting event. With 48 nations competing in 16 cities across the United States, Canada and Mexico, the 2026 tournament promises to the most exciting, competitive and spectacular edition yet.

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More Than a Shirt
£10.99
Football is the world’s most popular sport, and the shirts worn by teams and their supporters are its greatest means of cultural expression. Every year clubs launch new kits with increasingly extravagant marketing campaigns and convoluted explanations of how their designs reflect their history and local community. But football shirts are much more than just a symbol of which club we support. A seemingly innocuous combination of colours, sponsor logos and materials can all reflect the social values, financial struggles and political ideologies of the day, as geopolitical issues increasingly seep into every aspect of the game. Investigative journalist Joey D’Urso has travelled across the globe, combining on-the-ground reporting with unparalleled analysis to collate a list of the 22 football shirts that best explain the modern world.

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