Download or read book Robin Van Persie written by Andy Lloyd-Williams and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robin van Persie is one of the most talented players in world football today. An intelligent playmaker and deadly striker, he brings creativity and intelligence to Arsenal's forward line and is the first name on the Netherlands team sheet. Signed by Arsene Wenger in the summer of 2004 with a view to replace Dutch legend Dennis Bergkamp, Van Persie quickly established himself as an integral part of Wenger's talented side, initially plying his trade on the left side of midfield. Playing alongside the likes of Thierry Henry, Robert Pires and Patrick Vieira, Van Persie was duly inducted into the 'Arsenal way' and developed into one of the most creative, competitive and intelligent players in the Premier League. Scoring what Wenger called the 'goal of a lifetime' against Charlton in 2006, Van Persie was asked to lead the Arsenal line following Henry's departure to Barcelona in the summer of 2007, and it wasn't long before the Dutchman inherited Bergkamp's number 10 jersey and became an integral part of the next generation of Arsenal greats. From early rifts with coach Bert van Marwijk as a young player at Feyenoord, through to establishing himself as a world class talent after Van Marwijk guided the great Oranje to the World Cup final in 2010, this is the fascinating story of a true sporting talent and one of the most naturally gifted football players of his generation.

Download or read book RVP The Biography of Robin Van Persie written by Andy Lloyd-Williams and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2013-09-27 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 2012 Robin Van Persie, or RVP as he is affectionately known by his fans, made the controversial move from Arsenal to Manchester United. As one of the Premier League's most lethal strikers he became the Gunners' eighth alltime top scorer with 132 goals, taking on the captain's armband in the process. But, on 15 August 2012, Arsenal shockingly announced they would be selling RVP to Manchester United for ?24 million. Needing to win the hearts of his new fans over, it was important the Dutch striker got off to a flying start - which he duly did, scoring with his very first shot for the club against Fulham and then bagging a hat-trick against Southampton a week later.Despite his exceptional first season with United, RVP still commands respect amongst Gunners fans, and indeed around the globe, especially in his home country of the Netherlands, as his incredible footballing prowess overcomes fierce club loyalties. Part of the Dutch side who were runners-up in the World Cup in 2010, and with over 70 appearances for his country, Robin Van Persie is one of the modern footballing greats. This is his incredible story.

Download or read book Champions 20 13 written by MUFC and published by Simon & Schuster UK. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Manchester United lost the 2011-12 Premier League title with the last kick of the season, it might have thrown some other clubs into a spiral of concern and infighting. But not at Old Trafford. The Reds and Sir Alex Ferguson immediately set about making sure that they came back the next season stronger and better. After a busy summer, when United's recruits were headlined by Robin van Persie and Shinji Kagawa, the Reds were the early pacesetters in the Premier League and raced to qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League. But there were plenty of dramas along the way, as United made a habit of coming from behind to win. By springtime, United had lost out in a titanic and controversial clash with Real Madrid in the Champions League, but also opened up a massivelead at the top of the Premier League. By 22 April, the title was theirs on a night of celebration at Old Trafford, capped by a breathtaking van Persie goal. Then came shock when Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement. With contributions from all the squad, this book is the real inside story of United's season with unique behind-the-scenes access to life at Carrington and Old Trafford. For any fan who wants to know what being a United player is all about, or to understand the impact of Sir Alex, this is the perfect book.

Download or read book EURO 2012 The 14th UEFA European Football Championship written by Simon Barclay and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-07-02 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spain's breath-taking and record-breaking win over Italy in the 2012final in Kiev, Ukraine was the thrilling ending to a EURO 2012 competition that had begun back in 2010. This book is the definitive record of every one of the 271 games in both the qualification competition and the Finals tournament in Poland & Ukraine. There are tables showing the standings of each team after every round of games, so the progress of teams can be followed as they attempted to qualify. There are also full squad details for the 2012 Finals tournament plus sections on the tournament scorers.

Download or read book Louis van Gaal written by Maarten Meijer and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-07-24 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So who is Louis van Gaal? An inflexible ex-PE teacher who only knows how to act like a dictator or a footballing visionary that has made him one of the greatest ever European managers? Wherever he has gone, Van Gaal has been accused of being a domineering disciplinarian and a control freak. He is certainly, by his own admission, a man who leaves nothing to chance. A disciple in the 1970s of Rinus Michels’ Total Football philosophy, he is a fascinating contradiction – an ultra-individualist utterly devoted to the collective effort. He believes in the team over the individual, in always having a plan and a team prepared to follow it. Van Gaal led the young Ajax team he moulded to Champions League glory in 1995, went on to win titles across Europe with Barcelona, AZ Alkmaar and Bayern Munich and served two stints as national coach of Holland. It is a career that has never been short on colour and drama – from fallouts with players to rants at the media wherever he has managed. Dutch football commentator Maarten Meijer’s has written the definitive biography of van Gaal – both the man and his methods. It offers the best psychological insight so far – from his earliest roots to his greatest triumphs – into the man given the task of returning the glory days to Manchester United. **New chapter on Louis van Gaal's first season with Manchester United**

Download or read book Match World Cup 2014 written by MATCH and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-04-10 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MATCH World Cup 2014 is the ultimate guide to the world's greatest sporting event, from the makers of Match magazine. * Profiles of every team * Features and posters of all the star players * The expected highs and lows of the tournament * Key groups and games to watch Plus the low-down on Brazil as the host nation and info on the venues -- all in time for kick off of the championship on 12 June 2014. With hundreds of photographs, maps, chats and puzzles, Match World Cup 2014 is almost as good as being there!

Download or read book The 2010 World Cup written by Simon Barclay and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-08-21 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details of every one of the 919 matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, all 855 qualifying fixtures from the six Confederations including play-off matches plus full details of the 64 Finals games in South Africa. Coverage of the seeding and qualification processes, the Host Cities and Stadiums in South Africa and more. 275 pages of facts and figures.

Download or read book OptaJoe s Football Yearbook 2016 written by Duncan Alexander and published by Random House. This book was released on 2016-08-11 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kane or Vardy? Pep or José? Pulis or ... anybody else? Football is a game of opinions. A world where received wisdom and the law of the hunch reign supreme. But football is becoming more intelligent. The history books may say that Leicester City winning the premier league ‘defied logic’, but if you looked more closely, they were always going to win . . . From distances run to pass success rate, shots on target to corners won, counter-attacks to tackles made, Opta, the world’s leading sports data company, records everything. But what does it all mean? And how can it add to our love of the game? From the author and statistician behind the popular OptaJoe Twitter account, what follows is a hugely entertaining and insightful guide to football in 2016, analysing data from the world's greatest teams, players, leagues and tournaments. Stats can never tell us everything, but combining cutting-edge analysis with wry humour, this book debunks countless myths peddled by pundits, managers, and even players. The ideas that follow are both surprising and satisfying, but may also leave you with the feeling that ‘yes, that’s what I was thinking all along’.

Download or read book The TalkSPORT Book of Premier League Legends written by Bill Borrows and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-08-02 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this wonderful celebration of all that is best about the world's greatest football league, talkSPORT has taken on the challenge of listing the 100 greatest Premiership legends. Featuring contributions from many of talkSPORT's presenters, including Alan Brazil, Stan Collymore and Andy Gray, the talkSPORT team has drawn up its definitive listing of Premiership stars. Of course, being talkSPORT, nothing is straightforward and the opinions are hotly debated. Some surprising names make into the list, while others are relegated to the bottom or even fail to appear at all. Who comes out on top: Gianfranco Zola or Alan Shearer? How do you decide who's in and who's out from 20 years of footballing genius? Each of the stars is fully profiled, with surprising and fascinating information revealed about all of them, and their individual ranking in the list is fully justified. In short, this book will not only provide great football memories of moments that won leagues, spared clubs from relegation, and drew stunned silence from watching crowds, but cause much controversy - just like talkSPORT itself.

Download or read book Daily Graphic written by Kingsley Inkoom and published by Graphic Communications Group. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Knife in the Fast Lane written by Bill Ribbans and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2020-11-02 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knife in the Fast Lane charts the history of care for sportspeople from the expert view of a doctor and orthopaedic surgeon with over 40 years' experience. Bill Ribbans gives you the inside track on the life of a surgeon operating on some of sport's biggest names. From looking after world champions from eight different sports and Olympians with 27 medals between them, to having his actions scrutinised by millions at Twickenham, Bill's experiences are interwoven with fascinating, surprising and controversial subjects from the annals of sports medicine. The book explores the legal minefields and ethical dilemmas faced by medics in sport. It deals with current issues like concussion, depression, drug-taking and the dangers of sporting academies. It also asks whether the enormous resources poured into elite medical care have really reduced harm to athletes or made them so fit, fast and strong that it threatens their long-term health.

Download or read book Jack Wilshere Arsenal DNA written by Joe Jacobs and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, in 1992, Jack began his football career at Letchworth Garden City Eagles, where his drive, intelligence and competitiveness entered in to local legend. Spotted by Arsenal's chief scout Steve Rowley while playing for Luton Town youths in 2001, Jack Wilshere was signed by the Gunners at the age of nine and immediately placed under the guidance of youth coach Roy Massey at Arsenal's Hale End Academy. Nine incredible years later, Jack was lining up for England, becoming one of the youngest ever players to pull on the famous three-lions jersey; he has since become an integral part of the England setup and his presence is key in the ongoing quest for World Cup glory in Brazil in 2014. From successive years as a captain of high-school football teams, through to becoming one of the first names in Arsene Wenger's Arsenal team-sheet, Jack Wilshere's story is the stuff of football dreams, and the emergence of such a talent is a testament to English football at both grass-root and professional levels. With the heart of Vieria, the skill of Brady, the grace of Beckham, and the elegance of Bergkamp, Jack Wilshere - Arsenal DNA is a tale of true grit and determination, and a story wholeheartedly intertwined with the history of Arsenal FC and the future of English football.

Download or read book You Can t Win Anything With Kids written by Gavin Newsham and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining and effervescent history of the English Premier League told through the words and quotations of its players, managers, their contemporaries and the media. Relive the highs and lows, the drama and fun of 25 years of the Premier League through this exceptional compilation, which brings together the very best quotes, comments and soundbites to tell the story of each incident-packed season. Remember Kevin Keegan's on-air meltdown? Or Paolo Di Canio's shove? How about those jaw-on-the-floor goals like Tony Yeboah's volley or Sergio Agüero's last gasp title-winning goal for Manchester City? And what about some of those teams that set the competition alight – like swash-buckling Newcastle, all-conquering Manchester United and Arsenal's fabled 'Invincibles'? All the Premier League's sensational stories, extraordinary incidents and dazzling moments are told here through the voices, views and reflections of the managers and players involved. 'You Can't Win Anything With Kids' also provides the perfect opportunity to enjoy some of the funniest, most insightful and sometimes perplexing soundbites from the last 25 years, from the endlessly amusing spat between José Mourinho and Arsène Wenger to Jürgen Klopp's off-the-wall reflections, Eric Cantona's deeply philosophical musings and, of course, Alan Hansen's profoundly misplaced pronouncement.

Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Football Marketing written by Nicolas Chanavat and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-03-27 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Football is big business. The top teams and leagues in world football generate billions of dollars in revenue and serve an audience of billions of fans. This book focuses on the marketing of football, as the apex of the contemporary football industry. Drawing upon key theories and concepts in sport marketing research, it highlights the critical strategic and operational elements that underpin effective marketing in football clubs around the world. Covering developments in sponsorship, marketing communications, CRM, strategic marketing, international marketing and digital media, it features authors and cases from countries including the UK, US, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, China and Japan.

Download or read book Soccer Men written by Simon Kuper and published by Bold Type Books. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simon Kuper's New York Times bestseller Soccernomics pioneered a new way of looking at soccer through meticulous empirical analysis and incisive -- and witty -- commentary. Kuper now leaves the numbers and data behind to explore the heart and soul of the world's most popular sport in the new, extraordinarily revealing Soccer Men. Soccer Men goes behind the scenes with soccer's greatest players and coaches. Inquiring into the genius and hubris of the modern game, Kuper details the lives of giants such as Arsè Wenger, Jose Mourinho, Jorge Valdano, Lionel Messi, Kakáand Didier Drogba, describing their upbringings, the soccer cultures they grew up in, the way they play, and the baggage they bring to their relationships at work. From one of the great sportswriters of our time, Soccer Men is a penetrating and surprising anatomy of the figures that define modern soccer.

Download or read book APPENDICE STATISTICA 2012 2013 Soccer World Special Edition written by Lorenzo Gravela and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Un'altra stagione è terminata e SOCCER WORLD pubblica un nuovo volume di pura statistica, contenente i risultati con i tabellini di tutte le partite dei 32 campionati più famosi al mondo. Le classifiche complete di Serie A e Serie B di ognuno di essi unite a quelle dei marcatori ed agli esiti di tutte le competizioni nazionali, permetteranno di capire ancora meglio quale sia stato l'andamento stagionale di ogni formazione. La radiografia di tutti i calciatori corredata da presenze, reti, minuti giocati, ammonizioni ed espulsioni ricevute assieme all'elenco completo di tutti gli avvicendamenti degli allenatori, aiuteranno il lettore a comprendere quali siano stati i punti di forza o meno della propria squadra del cuore. Infine la sezione riguardante le coppe internazionali con le statistiche della Champions League e dell'Europa League 2012/13 oltre alla Coppa Libertadores ed a molte altre competizioni ancora, sarà utile per avere ancora una volta un quadro più completo sul panorama calcistico globale.

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