Download or read book Manchester United Friendlies written by Charbel Boujaoude and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of all the traced results, lineups and scorers of Manchester United's friendly games from 1880 onward. It also has a full Lancashire Senior Cup and Manchester Senior Cup results and goalscorers record, in addition to all the traced lineups from these competitions.

Download or read book Manchester United Busby s Legacy written by Iain McCartney and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-11-15 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revisiting Manchester United’s post-Busby era for the first time in great detail.

Download or read book Show Me the Money written by Esteve Calzada and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Show Me The Money is a fascinating sports marketing handbook that uses football to show how money can be made by clubs, tournaments, federations like FIFA or by individual athletes. How do football clubs make their money? How do clubs become global brands, and their stars recognised throughout the world? - FIFA grossed over £2.3 billion from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. - The Champions League generates UEFA more than £1 billion in annual revenue. - Sixty-five per cent of all the money spent on players in Ligue 1 in France for the 2012/13 season was spent by just one club – Paris Saint-German. - Real Madrid's revenues increased 7 per cent in 2011/12 to €512 million, the highest in the world of -football for the eighth consecutive year. The sums of money that bounce around elite football are staggering. Having revolutionised the sports marketing revenue streams for FC Barcelona, Esteve Calzada understands the numbers like no one before him. Full of real-world examples taken from his experiences at the frontlines, Esteve Calzada details how to get media presence, attract fans and generate revenue through the smart exploitation of facilities, sponsorships, television rights, players' image rights and the management of licensed products. This is a guide to sports marketing, but not a dry textbook. It is essential reading for sports marketers and sports marketing students, but fascinating to anyone interested in sport and the cascades of money in football.

Download or read book The Rough Guide to Manchester United written by and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 2003-08-07 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This almanac gives a match-by-match analysis of the 2002-2003 season, telling how Europe and the Championship unfolded for players and fans. It also provides a supporters' diary for the 2003-2004 season.

Download or read book Shades written by Colin Leslie and published by Black & White Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before the deaths of Wales manager Gary Speed and Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke shocked football, the Scottish game was forced to deal with a numbing death of its own over Christmas 1985. International full-back Erich Schaedler, aged 36, was found dead in a Borders beauty spot, with a shotgun by his side and no suicide note or motive for taking his own life. A straightforward suicide? So it seemed at the time, but family and friends are not so sure, and to this day mystery surrounds his tragic death. Schaedler's loss was felt deeply in the game. He was one of the fittest, hardest men in Scottish football, and appeared indestructible. Fearless and ferocious as a player but a gentleman and genial character off the pitch, Schaedler stood out from the crowd with his lung-bursting runs, long throw-ins and dedicated fitness. Enjoying a career encompassing clubs such as Stirling Albion, Hibernian's Turnbull's Tornadoes team of the 1970s, Dundee, Dumbarton and, of course, the Scotland international team of 1974 World Cup fame, he proved how far hard work and commitment can take a professional sportsman.For the first time, Shades presents an intimate portrait of an incredible man, pieced together by his family, friends, managers, trainers and teammates, who share their memories of a man lost in his prime and a person who enriched the lives of all he knew, both on and off the pitch.

Download or read book Britain and Japan Biographical Portraits Vol VII written by and published by Global Oriental. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This latest volume of leading figures in the history of Anglo-Japanese relations offers a classic menu of personalities, themes and events (in all 25 contributions). Contents include the writings of the Cambridge scholar Carmen Blacker and leading historian William Beasley; British military observer and Times reporter of the Russo-Japanese War General Sir Ian Hamilton; philosophers Arnold Toynbee, Bertrand Russell and George Bernard Shaw; the Chosu students Inoue Kaoru and Yamao Yozo who were later key figures in the Meiji period modernization of Japan; and Walter Dening, scholar and missionary. Subjects treated include horse breeding and horse-racing, the Japanese influence on British architects, the beginnings of golf in Japan and Japanese gardeners in Britain.

Download or read book Manchester United in Europe written by Ken Ferris and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manchester United's quest to win the European Cup was forged amidst the charred remains of an Elizabethan airliner that crashed on take-off at Munich's Riem Airport on 6 February 1958. Twenty-three people died in the tragedy, including eight of the famous Busby Babes. From that moment manager Matt Busby's goal of winning the European Cup became an obsession that permeated the whole club.Ten years after the Munich disaster, Busby achieved his dream when United - inspired by Bobby Charlton and George Best - beat Benfica 4-1 in extra time to lift the European Cup at Wembley. Some felt the ghosts of Munich were there to witness the club's joy. It seemed to be United's destiny finally to honour those who had lost their lives in pursuit of the gleaming silver trophy. But that triumph was to hang over the club for the next 31 years as United failed to regain those heights. Alex Ferguson's arrival spawned a flood of trophies, but the European Cup - by then known as the Champions League - remained elusively outside their grasp. Then came the last final of the twentieth century, against Bayern Munich in the towering splendour of Barcelona's Nou Camp, when United snatched a 2-1 victory from the jaws of defeat to complete the impossible Treble. Manchester United in Europe: Tragedy, Destiny, History recounts the course of those three European campaigns. Using first-hand accounts of the dramatic events, the book describes the sadness and the joy that have run through United's pursuit of European glory and considers the club's chances of ever repeating the European triumphs of the past.

Download or read book The Road to Lisbon written by Martin Greig and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2012-05-21 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young fan invests his hope in his heroes in this “spectacular” novel inspired by the true story of a hardscrabble Scottish football club’s 1967 season (Scottish Daily Mail). In 1967 Celtic manager Jock Stein stepped from the tunnel of Lisbon’s Estadio Nacional and took up a position pitch-side as his team of homegrown players ran out to face the might of Inter Milan, the charismatic superstars of Italian football, in the European Cup final. Celtic were a team forged in Stein’s own image, steeled with a relentless industry and integrity by their inspirational manager whose character had, in turn, been honed by the horrors of the deep dark of the coalfields. This extraordinary novel delves into the very heart of that incredible season, telling the story through the eyes of Stein—as he plots and plans and drags his team to the pinnacle of European club football—and those of Tim, an idealistic young fan journeying to the big game from the south side of Glasgow, whose dreams of life beyond the decaying slums are inextricably tied to those of his heroes. The Road to Lisbon is a novel of hopes and dreams, of self-discovery and triumph over adversity—and of an unerring love for an institution that represents so much more than just a football club.

Download or read book Manchester United 1958 68 written by Iain McCartney and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 889 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive history of Manchester United following the Munich air disaster.

Download or read book Tinseltown written by Ian Herbert and published by Headline. This book was released on 2023-08-31 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *** SHORTLISTED IN THE SPORTS WRITING CATEGORY AT THE 2024 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS *** *** LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 *** *** ONE OF THE DAILY TELEGRAPH'S SPORTS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2023 *** *** ONE OF THE TIMES' SPORTS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2023 *** The remarkable inside story of how two Hollywood A-listers, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, stunned the football world by buying a non-league club in North Wales. 'astute, lovingly detailed ... so entertaining ... so charming' Victoria Segal, the Sunday Times 'A superb account of a modern-day success story, told beautifully by one of the best writers in the business. This is one of the great football stories of recent years. No matter who you support, if you love football, you will love the story of Tinseltown.' Daniel Taylor, The Athletic 'This is a compelling, multi-layered, page turner, underpinned by a real sense of both place and connection with the eclectic characters involved. It will appeal to anyone with even the slightest interest in the game's enduring place in a changing world.' Louise Taylor, Guardian '...the best sports book I've read all year for many years...It's full on factual but funny, exhaustive but not exhausting and well written and wonderful.' Paul Ross, talkSPORT 'terrific ... A richly layered and fascinating story of a club and community reborn' FourFourTwo 'This book comes from the heart. It tells the story of how Wrexham, the club I love, has always been special and achieved so much in the past, as well as the present. I really enjoyed it.' Mickey Thomas, Wrexham FC legend and 1992 FA Cup hero It was one of the most extraordinary takeovers British football has known. In February 2021, Ryan Reynolds joined with Rob McElhenney to buy Wrexham FC, a non-league team in North Wales. Wrexham, a former coal and steel town dealing with its post-industrial legacy, suddenly found itself at the centre of global attention, with broadcast networks around the world descending to discover what was going on. The club became the subject of a smash hit Disney+ docu-series, Welcome to Wrexham. Tinseltown tells the story of this extraordinary, unpredictable and often surreal football takeover and the remarkable events that followed. Written with the full cooperation of Wrexham FC, it is the inside story of what happened when Hollywood met a dot on a map. How a town was transformed when its football club, aspiring only to survive on the fifth rung of the British football ladder, was sprinkled with gold dust and found ambition again. With unique access to key figures, the book charts the club's attempts to climb up the pyramid, providing a vivid sense of what it is like to play for this 'Hollywood' team and the pressure and spotlight that comes with it. At their only press conference since buying the club, nobody laughed when Reynolds and McElhenney said the Premier League could be an aspiration. 'Couldn't we theoretically make this happen?' McElhenney asked. 'Why not dream big?' added Reynolds. 'If you don't dream big, you will never go there, so why not?' Tinseltown is the story of how they did just that.

Download or read book The Rough Guide to Cult Football written by Andy Mitten and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ultimate Companion to A Beautiful Game This new Rough Guide is the only soccer book of its kind. It uncovers the most amazing stories and the unlikeliest personalities on Planet Football, both past and present, that help to make soccer the greatest show on earth. We reveal the stories behind the mavericks and cult figures who make up the real heroes of the game - from cultured midfielders to jailbirds, drinkers to straight arrows, local legends to international wanderers. The book showcases an amazing and unusual roll-call of talent that stretches from Ferenc Puskas to Stan Bowles, Eric Cantona to Jose Chilavert and Garrincha to Perry Groves. Throughout, we run our eye over the special clubs - from the New York Cosmos to Berwick Rangers and Estudiantes; managers and football rivalries - from 'El Clásico' to the Faroe Islands derby; and recall extraordinary games from 'The Battle of Highbury' to underdog fixtures where the likes of Northern Ireland, Wimbledon, and Dynamo Kiev overcame the might of Spain, Liverpool, and the Nazis. Post-match analyses of football culture, ephemera, science, and some strange statistics, complete this ultimate fiesta of football fun. "Ain't it great to be alive? All you need is the green grass and a ball" -Pele

Download or read book Manchester United FC written by Cathleen Small and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2019-12-15 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manchester United FC is one of the most celebrated soccer clubs in the world. However, it isn't just a soccer club; it's a global brand. Young sports enthusiasts will learn about the players and managers who have brought the team from simple beginnings to a cultural phenomenon. Readers will step inside the challenges the club has faced, and celebrate the many trophies, accolades, and awards it has received. In the more than one hundred years of the club's existence, Manchester United has had devastating lows, such as the Munich air disaster, and phenomenal highs, including being the world's most valuable soccer club. This book will take readers through all of them in engaging and exciting ways.

Download or read book Alex Ferguson written by Alex Ferguson and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely hailed as Scotland’s most successful football manager since Jock Stein, Alex Ferguson’s achievements with Aberdeen are unparalleled, creating and consolidating a new force in British and European football. Since joining the Dons in 1978, the ambitious, hard-driving and controversial ‘Fergie’ has seen his side capture eight major trophies – The European Cup-Winners’ Cup, European Super Cup, three Scottish Premier League titles and three Scottish Cups. In A Light in the North, Alex Ferguson tells for the first time the story the fans have been waiting for.

Download or read book Sven My Story written by Sven-Göran Eriksson and published by Headline. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps no football manager has ever had his personal life dissected as thoroughly as Sven-Goran Eriksson. Yet the man that monopolized the British press during five tumultuous years as England manager remains an enigma. Who, precisely, is Sven? Here, in his no-holds-barred autobiography, the secretive Swede takes us on one of the wildest rides in world football. Populated by fake sheikhs, Italian lawyers, Nottingham outlaws and, of course, many of the biggest names in the game, his is a 40-year-long career that coincides with the evolution of football into a global multibillion-pound industry. Most of all, this is a surprisingly tender, sometimes heartbreaking, but never bitter account of a simple man with a most complicated story. A man who has reached a crossroads in his life, who until now has never stopped to ask himself the question: was it worth it?

Download or read book Manchester United The Biography written by Jim White and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2010-10-07 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 75 MILLION FANS. AN ANNUAL INCOME OF MORE THAN £500 MILLION. AND A STORY THAT HAS NEVER FULLY BEEN TOLD - UNTIL NOW. 'A wonderfully entertaining history' Sunday Telegraph 'When historians 1,000 years from now try to fathom the cult of Manchester United Football Club, White will be a good place to start' Financial Times MANCHESTER UNITED: THE BIOGRAPHY contains everything a football fan needs to know about the club, from its birth in the smog-bound mud of Newton Heath to the Theatre of Dreams. From the solid yeomanry of Lancelot Holliday Richardson, through the gilded days of Law, Best and Charlton, to the dazzling artistry of Cristiano Ronaldo and becoming 20-time English football champions. Award-winning journalist and lifelong red Jim White brings the history of this extraordinary club to life - unofficial and unbiased, it is written with the passion of a true fan.

Download or read book Eurotrashed written by Dougie Brimson and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Football Hooliganism, so long regarded as the 'English Disease', is rife throughout the European game. Yet, while the English scene has been well documented, no one has ever exposed the extent to which the hooligan problem has come to infect the game on the Continent. Until now.

Download or read book Sir Alex written by Harry Harris and published by Ad Lib Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must-read biography of one of the greatest football managers of all time. Sir Alex Ferguson is a former Scottish football player and was manager of Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. During his 26 years in charge of United, he won more trophies than any other manager in the history of football. Packed with nearly 80 entertaining and exclusive interviews from those who know Ferguson best – friends, colleagues, associates and those who worked with him at both Aberdeen and Manchester United share their unique insight into the innermost secrets of Ferguson’s fascinating life and hugely successful career.