Sporting events & management

  • How to Win the Premier League

    £10.99

    This is an insider account of the data revolution that has swept through the modern football world written by one of its key architects, Ian Graham. Between 2012 and 2023, Ian Graham worked as Liverpool FC’s Director of Research. His tenure coincided with the club’s greatest period of success since the 1980s, including winning the Premier League in 2020 – Liverpool’s first league title after an agonising 29 years. Here, Graham reveals the fascinating data that informed some of the club’s most pivotal moments of the past decade, from the appointment of Jurgen Klopp as manager in 2015 to the signing of Mohamed Salah in 2017.

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  • The Grand Prix year

    £20.00

    24 RACES. 21 COUNTRIES. 20 DRIVERS. MILLIONS OF SPECTATORS. WELCOME TO LIFE IN THE FAST LANE.

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  • Grand Prix

    £25.00

    This is an illustrated history of Formula 1 racing, from its fascinating origins and inner workings to the top drivers of the twentieth century and today, by a celebrated motorsports broadcaster and star of Formula 1.

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  • How to win the Premier League

    £22.00

    This is an insider account of the data revolution that has swept through the modern football world written by one of its key architects, Ian Graham. Between 2012 and 2023, Ian Graham worked as Liverpool FC’s Director of Research. His tenure coincided with the club’s greatest period of success since the 1980s, including winning the Premier League in 2020 – Liverpool’s first league title after an agonising 29 years. Here, Graham reveals the fascinating data that informed some of the club’s most pivotal moments of the past decade, from the appointment of Jurgen Klopp as manager in 2015 to the signing of Mohamed Salah in 2017.

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  • UEFA EURO 2024

    £16.99

    One of the most eagerly anticipated events on the sporting calendar, the 17th edition of the UEFA European Championship will take place in Germany in June-July 2024, with 24 teams competing for the most prestigious international prize in the European game. ‘UEFA EURO 2024’ covers every aspect of the tournament, including a comprehensive analysis of each national team and its chances of success, and a detailed look at the players expected to grab the headlines. It also contains a guide to the 10 stadiums and host cities, a fill-in tournament chart, the story of qualifying and a selection of magic moments.

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  • Unfit and proper persons

    £16.99

    Imagine setting up your own Sunday League football club and seeing it rise to the lofty heights of the Champions League, taking all the risky, rewarding, sometimes dodgy and increasingly big money decisions along the way. Comedian and financial idiot Kevin Day and football accountant and financial expert Kieran Maguire have imagined just that with all the humour and savage insight of their massively popular The Price of Football podcast. As (the made up) West Park Rovers rise through the divisions, towards the Premier League and Europe, Kevin and Kieran take readers on a rollercoaster ride through the often murky – and frequently bizarre – world of football finance.

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  • 1923

    £18.99

    When cycling commentator Ned Boulting bought a length of Path̩ news film featuring a stage of the Tour de France from 1923 he set about learning everything he could about it Рtaking him on an intriguing journey that encompasses travelogue, history and detective story. In the autumn of 2020 Ned Boulting (ITV head cycling commentator and Tour de France obsessive) bought a length of Path̩ news film from a London auction house. All he knew was it was film from the Tour de France, a long time ago. Once restored it became clear it was a short sequence of shots from stage 4 of the 1923 Tour de France. No longer than 2.5 minutes long, it featured half a dozen sequences, including a lone rider crossing a bridge. Ned set about learning everything he could about the sequence Рstudying each frame, face and building Рuntil he had squeezed the meaning from it.

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  • Fever Pitch

    £20.00

    The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world, broadcast into 188 countries and watched by 3.2 billion people worldwide. ‘Fever Pitch’ is a fascinating history of the Premier League, with exclusive material from all the big names involved in its formation. From David Beckham to Eric Cantona and Peter Schmeichel to Gary Neville and everyone in between, this book is full of exclusive interviews that give fascinating insight into the biggest sports league in the world from the people who made it happen. The Premier League revolutionised football. Its formation transformed the beautiful game into a multi-billion pound business and made its biggest stars millionaires.

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  • The Open 150 Celebration Book

    £35.00

    Celebrating 150 years of The Open Championship.

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  • World of Sports

    £10.00

    A gorgeous gift book or self-purchase for sports lovers

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  • Triumphs & Turbulence

    £20.00

    You may know him as the much-loved co-presenter of ITV’s Tour de France coverage or enjoyed his BBC Olympic coverage, but beyond the easy charm Chris Boardman is one of our greatest, most inspiring cyclists. Boardman’s lone achievements in the 80s and 90s – Olympic track gold, the world hour record, repeatedly claiming the yellow jersey in the Tour de France – were the spark that started the modern era for British cycling. His endeavours both on and off the bike have made him the founding father of current golden generation – without him there would simply be no Hoy, Wiggins or Cavendish.

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  • Shut Up Legs

    £16.99

    Even by the standards of a sport that requires enormous stamina and capacity for suffering, Jens Voigt is in a class on his own. Beloved by cycling fans for his madcap one-man breakaways as much as his sense of humour and quotable catchphrases, Jens is one of the most popular personalities in cycling. This book is a funny, insightful, and entertaining look at the tough realities of professional cycling, told in Jens’s trademark irreverent and inimitable style.

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