Review – The Power and the Glory: A New History of the World Cup by Jonathan Wilson Jonathan Wilson’s comprehensive history of the World Cup is not just about football. During the five hundred plus pages he makes a strong case that the story of the World Cup is also the story of t…

Review - The Power and the Glory: A New History of the World Cup by Jonathan Wilson

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Review – The Football Battalions: The Elite Players Who Fought in the Great War by Christopher Evans The Football Battalions is the heartbreaking story of how professional footballers went to war. Christopher Evans explains, ‘In 1914 Britain is slowly becoming football obsessed: players are turnin…

Review - The Football Battalions: The Elite Players Who Fought in the Great War by Christopher Evans.

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Review – Injury Time: Football in a State of Emergency by David Goldblatt. Acclaimed football historian David Goldblatt’s new book is a wide-ranging examination of contemporary society through the lens of football. ‘Injury Time’ explores Brexit, Covid and the current ‘pol…

“Acclaimed football historian David Goldblatt’s new book is a wide-ranging examination of contemporary society through the lens of football.”

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Review – Injury Time: Football in a State of Emergency by David Goldblatt. Acclaimed football historian David Goldblatt’s new book is a wide-ranging examination of contemporary society through the lens of football. ‘Injury Time’ explores Brexit, Covid and the current ‘pol…

A Costly Own Goal - A Review of Injury Time: Football in a State of Emergency by David Goldblatt.

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Review – I Can’t Stop Thinking About VAR by Daisy Christodoulou This thought-provoking book by Daisy Christodoulou strongly challenges the view that the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) is the way forward for football.  Many people believe that since it’s int…

“Christodoulou makes many convincing arguments that VAR isn’t working. For those who believe in VAR her methodological analysis will prove challenging.”

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Review – I Can’t Stop Thinking About VAR by Daisy Christodoulou This thought-provoking book by Daisy Christodoulou strongly challenges the view that the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) is the way forward for football.  Many people believe that since it’s int…

Review - I Can’t Stop Thinking About VAR by Daisy Christodoulou.

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Summer Reading 2025 – The Best Football Books Here’s the best football books of recent months for reading on the beach or by the pool. Kick off the summer with one of these six great reads. Review – Brian Moore Saved Our Sundays – The Golden A…

Summer Reading 2025 - The Best Football Books

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Review – Gary Lineker: A Portrait of a Football Icon by Chris Evans Chris Evans’s biography of Gary Lineker provides a fascinating insight into one of football’s most popular characters. Lineker led the itinerant life of a footballer with Leicester City, Everton, B…

“Evans successfully argues in this biography that Lineker has accomplished seemingly impossible things while staying grounded and true to his roots.”

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Review – Gary Lineker: A Portrait of a Football Icon by Chris Evans Chris Evans’s biography of Gary Lineker provides a fascinating insight into one of football’s most popular characters. Lineker led the itinerant life of a footballer with Leicester City, Everton, B…

Review - Gary Lineker: A Portrait of a Football Icon by Chris Evans.

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Review – Last Boy of ’66: My Story of England’s World Cup Winning Team by Sir Geoff Hurst Hat-trick hero Sir Geoff Hurst is the last surviving member of England’s 1966 World Cup winning team and his latest book delves deepest into his life and the key characters of the final. Hurst has …

“Hat-trick hero Sir Geoff Hurst is the last surviving member of England’s 1966 World Cup winning team and his latest book delves deepest into his life and the key characters of the final.”

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Review – Last Boy of ’66: My Story of England’s World Cup Winning Team by Sir Geoff Hurst Hat-trick hero Sir Geoff Hurst is the last surviving member of England’s 1966 World Cup winning team and his latest book delves deepest into his life and the key characters of the final. Hurst has …

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Review – States of Play: How Sportswashing Took Over Football by Miguel Delaney The Independent’s Chief Football writer Miguel Delaney has produced a forensic investigation into sportswashing and how it has damaged the beautiful game. Delaney journeys from Abu Dhabi to Newcast…

Delaney’s book has provided a damning account of the state of football and suggests that the game is at a point of crisis.”

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Review – States of Play: How Sportswashing Took Over Football by Miguel Delaney The Independent’s Chief Football writer Miguel Delaney has produced a forensic investigation into sportswashing and how it has damaged the beautiful game. Delaney journeys from Abu Dhabi to Newcastle and onto London, Paris, Moscow and New York to investigate the allegations of sportswashing and misconduct in football. He explains how football has been taken over by the world’s wealthiest businessmen, state-backed corporations, media tycoons and oil-rich oligarchs.

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Review – Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom: How to Use (and Abuse) The Language of Football by Adam Hurrey Ten years after producing his amusing ‘Football Cliches’ book Adam Hurrey returns with another witty and insightful book about the language of football. Hurrey is also the creator and host of the p…

“Ten years after producing his amusing ‘Football Cliches’ book Adam Hurrey returns with another witty and insightful book about the language of football.”

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Review – Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom: How to Use (and Abuse) The Language of Football by Adam Hurrey Ten years after producing his amusing ‘Football Cliches’ book Adam Hurrey returns with another witty and insightful book about the language of football. Hurrey is also the creator and host of the p…

Review - Extra Time Beckons, Penalties Loom: How to Use (and Abuse) The Language of Football by Adam Hurrey.

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