Twentyman’s notable signings are almost too multitudinous to list but include the likes of Kevin Keegan, Ian Rush, Graeme Souness and Bruce Grobbelaar – if there’s one thing we can be certain of, it’s that Twentyman had an eye for a snazzy ‘tache.
moreThe progress of George Best from footballer to celebrity superstar, while perhaps less admirable in his approach and the ramifications for future generations, was nonetheless comparable.
moreOver 134 FA Cup campaigns squeezed into one book. What more could the football fanatic want?
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In this commemorative 83-page souvenir magazine, Liverpool supporters’ seemingly constant desire for self-reverence is exploited in a sharp and concise manner
moreDiagnoses of the England football team tend to rely on some form of class cliche, or call to mind images of the Battle of Britain and Agincourt to support why the English consistently fall short in major tournaments. Brilliant Orange works, largely because it is under no illusions; the Dutch are the architects of their own downfall
moreWilson’s tales travelling behind the old Iron Curtain – often meeting cartoonish people or prising himself from a freezing press seat with a wallpaper scraper – are never mawkish and always pitched at the right level
moreWith FA fines and media vilification likely for any boss who decides to veer away – even for a second – from the carefully plotted tab A into slot B style post-match analysis erudite and cutting punditry from managers seems a dying art. Brian Clough had sheds loads of both
moreOne quote sums up the charm of the book perfectly, on a Lithuania v Latvia match, Kuper remarks – “The fans were wandering around in shirts with Western logos, any Western logos: one man’s shirt said: ‘Royal Mail – Stoke-on-Trent – MLO.”
moreReading every copy of The Guardian from the last fifty years is both impractical and possibly just a little time-consuming. Reading this book featuring ‘fifty years of classic reporting’ makes much more sense.
moreAs England fans prepare to pack their bags for South Africa, Claire Gibson reviews ‘Ingerland’ as Mark Perryman taps into the psyche of England fans in the lead-up to Euro 2004, focusing on what it means to be an ‘Ingerland’ fan.
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The FIFA computer game include a feature for modern-day children to create themselves as a player and earn a place in the starting XI of a Premier League football team, but is this even close to creating your own, real-life team?
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