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Rivellino, a Patada Atômica, o campeão do mundo pela seleção brasileira de 1970. Ídolo de ontem e das novas gerações - de torcedores e de jogadores. Como não lembrar seus dribles e a potência daquela canhota? Conhecido até hoje como Reizinho do Parque - por suas proezas como atleta do Corinthians - Rivellino brilhou também do outro lado da ponte aérea: até hoje é considerado o maior jogador da história do Fluminense.

"Quiero compartir lo que sé, lo que aprendí del juego y del deporte en general, y hacerlo no solo con los que aman el fútbol, sino también con aquellos a los que este maravilloso deporte no les es familiar, pero que también se preguntan cómo triunfar en la vida, cómo guiar y liderar un equipo hacia la victoria y de las lecciones que se aprenden de la derrota."

Sir Alex Ferguson CBE, born 31st December 1941, 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.

Per quello che fece in campo la sentenza è già stata emessa dal tribunale degli dèi, il solo competente: fu il più grande di tutti, capace di entrare perfino nel cuore di chi voleva e doveva odiarlo. Ben più severo il verdetto dei mortali, mai propensi a valutare con il giusto distacco le contraddizioni di un uomo che, prima di ogni altra cosa, è stato uno straordinario moltiplicatore di sogni ed esistenze, tanto che chi ha voluto raccontarne i fantasmi presto o tardi ha dovuto fare i conti con i propri.

Futbolistas, entrenadores, presidentes, artistas, políticos, periodistas, escritores e incluso adversarios han acuñado expresiones y reflexiones relacionadas con el FC Barcelona. Algunas hicieron fortuna y, con el paso del tiempo, se anclaron para siempre en el imaginario azulgrana. Otras, con menor recorrido, generaron puntual expectación y debate, pero igualmente pusieron de relieve la gran dimensión de la entidad: más que un club. En este libro, una actualización del Senyora, no fotem.

In his brilliant new memoir, Pat Nevin takes us on a journey to the less glamorous side of football. From Tranmere to Kilmarnock, he plays some of the best football he's ever played. Then, in an unprecedented twist of fate, finds himself both player and Chief Executive of Scottish First Division club Motherwell.

Maradona consiguió convertirse en leyenda en vida. ¿Por qué lo buscaban siempre las cámaras de televisión? ¿Por qué un futbolista tiene una "Iglesia" dedicada a él en Argentina? ¿Cuáles son las consecuencias de mezclar esa adoración con una personalidad adictiva? En este audiolibro, el autor nos ofrece una mirada retrospectiva para comprender esta fascinación y la compleja personalidad de uno de los futbolistas más míticos de todos los tiempos que murió convertido en la sombra de sí mismo, una sombra gigantesca que permanecerá con nosotros.

Troy Deeney is best known as Watford FC's captain and a thorn in Arsenal's side. But behind the successful and gritty football persona is a remarkable story of resilience. In this brutally honest and inspirational memoir, Troy shares what it was like to grow up on Europe's largest council estate, where his mum worked three jobs and his father, a notorious drug dealer, was frequently in and out of prison.

Manchester, 1974, and seven-year-old Nicky Welsh is about to set foot in Old Trafford for the first time. This is the beginning of a five-decade love affair with football and a passion for Manchester United that will define Nicky’s life for ever. My United Road tells the true story of the fan who made it onto the pitch - almost. Signed for Manchester United from school as an apprentice, then a professional, surrounded by legends in the making, Nicky found himself on the cusp of a brilliant football career...which never happened.

Im Mai 2019 gelang dem 1. FC Union Berlin zum ersten Mal in seiner Geschichte der Aufstieg in die Bundesliga, nach einem Jahrzehnt gab es damit wieder einen Verein mit DDR-Geschichte in der höchsten deutschen Spielklasse. So nah wie noch kein Journalist zuvor in Deutschland, begleitete Christoph Biermann den absoluten Außenseiter durch eine Saison, die in der Corona-Krise eine ganz besondere Wendung nahm. Er nahm an Teambesprechungen teil, reiste mit der Mannschaft zu Auswärtsspielen, ins Trainingslager und musste vor den Spielern singen.

Christian Falk ist Journalist. Er ist Fußball-Reporter. Er ist, was den FC Bayern betrifft, ein Insider. Er nimmt die Leser erstmals mit hinter die Kulissen der Fußball- und Reporter-Welt. Die Generation um Schweinsteiger, Lahm und Podolski begleitet er so nah wie kein anderer. Von den ersten Schritten als Profis bis hin zum Weltmeister-Titel - und darüber hinaus. Falk gewährt einen Einblick durchs Schlüsselloch und lässt spüren, wie es ist, von Uli Hoeneß angebrüllt zu werden, Opfer der Scherze von Franck Ribéry zu sein oder mit Louis van Gaal Rotwein zu trinken.

Siete años después de la publicación de Las mejores anécdotas del Real Madrid, que cosechó un gran éxito, su autor vuelve ahora con nuevas historias del club más ponderado del mundo. Las anécdotas aquí recogidas, pasadas y presentes, muestran la gesta merengue de más de un siglo, desde su fundación en 1902. Un audiolibro para millones de incondicionales madridistas y para el público aficionado al buen fútbol.

Passé au travers des mailles du filet de la formation française, Antoine Griezmann n'a jamais porté le maillot d'un club hexagonal. Jugé trop frêle, il a dû s'exiler en Espagne, à la Real Sociedad, pour accomplir son rêve de gamin et devenir footballeur professionnel. Désormais star incontestée de l'Atlético de Madrid et fer de lance de l'équipe de France, le meilleur joueur de l'Euro 2016 incarne la nouvelle génération bleue.

Descubre en esta obra una otra mirada hacia el fútbol propuesta por Dante Panzeri, que cambió la forma de entender este deporte mundialmente apreciado.

During his time as a broadcaster, Kevin Day has spoken to thousands of football fans. He has interviewed countless players and managers from across the generations and he has spent thousands of hours crossing the country on trains, planes, automobiles and coaches, watching football at all levels. This book is the result of that: a tale of being chased down a railway line at Cardiff, an account of interviewing George Best, a story of an 80-year-old lady getting her first Hull City tattoo - quite simply, a tale of football.

Archie Macpherson's compelling biography reappraises Jock Stein's career and looks closely at the personality of the man whose shrewdness and cunning stamped him eventually with greatness. Stein hugely influenced the history of football between his debut as a professional player in Lanarkshire in 1942 and his death at the side of the pitch in 1985. He redesigned the landscape of the Scottish game as the great innovator and successfully exported his values outside the country when European football was in the grip of the ice-age of defensive football.

For the Redknapp clan, football is a family concern; it's the family business. Me, Family and the Making of a Footballer is a deeply moving, heartfelt and beautifully personal account of growing up as the second son of Harry Redknapp, and also an enchanting love letter to football.

When a career-ending injury saw former Ireland and Millwall striker Richie Sadlier retire from football at age 24, his life spiralled out of control. Without structure or a sense of purpose, fuelled by a dependency on alcohol, he spent years running from the dark memories and feelings that had haunted him since childhood. Until one day he hit rock bottom and decided to confront his demons.

In his trademark tell-it-like-it-is style, Chris sets his sights on 25 aspects of the modern game that need fixing. From ridiculous rules and feckless agents to dreaded VAR and abusive fans, no subject is out of bounds. Discover which managers Sutton slams for giving bland post-match interviews, which clubs are fleecing their fans and why he believes Messi and Ronaldo aren't as good as Best and Maradona.

When Ole Gunnar Solskjaer returned to Old Trafford as caretaker manager midway through the 2018-19 season, he breathed new life into a team that was drifting. In this new and definitive biography, Jamie Jackson investigates why he was the perfect man for the job to bring back the glory days. After the confusion under David Moyes, the stagnation of Louis van Gaal and the growing trauma under Jose Mourinho, Manchester United were a club increasingly struggling to challenge for major honours, something the fans had been accustomed to during the reign of Sir Alex Ferguson.