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Mesut Ozil is a midfield magician, casting an elegant spell over opponents and conjuring passes through gaps lesser mortals can't even see. After an eventful sojourn among the Galacticos of Real Madrid, he has savoured silverware at Arsenal, while in 2014 he lifted the World Cup with Germany. But his life and career have been a test of resilience. Growing up in Germany's Turkish community, he faced prejudice from those who claimed his dual identity would prevent him giving his all for the national team.

Als Spieler, Trainer, Sportdirektor und Talentejäger ist Heinz Höher einer der ganz wenigen, die in 50 Jahren Bundesliga immer dabei waren...

From being the most dominant club in Scottish football history, Rangers FC was sold to Craig Whyte in 2011...for £1. Although touted as Rangers’ saviour, he was soon hung out to dry as the fall guy for Rangers’ misery as the unthinkable happened. The club was plunged into liquidation and the club suffered the indignity of demotion to the lowest echelon of Scottish football. The demise of Rangers saw Whyte’s reputation eviscerated on the pages of every newspaper, his name vilified on radio shows, TV programmes and blogs. In 2012, he was arrested and accused of fraud.

A quasi dieci anni dalla sua ultima partita ufficiale in un polveroso campo della provincia lombarda, Dario Hübner si racconta nella sua autobiografia. Cresciuto a Muggia, nel triestino, al confine con l'allora Jugoslavia, fino a 20 anni montava infissi e finestre giocando in Prima Categoria nella squadra del suo paese. Il passaggio al professionismo, gli anni di C, la Cadetteria e l'esordio in Serie A con la maglia del Brescia. Un fuoriclasse che non ha mai rinunciato ai piccoli piaceri della vita. Un personaggio romantico e nostalgico.

El fútbol femenino vive una época de expansión. Tras la eclosión experimentada en los últimos dos años gracias a los éxitos de clubes como el F. C. Barcelona y el Atlético de Madrid, y de la Selección, se esperaba alcanzar un periodo de avances trascendentales que todavía no se vislumbra, ni mucho menos. ¿Por qué el deporte rey en España vive una realidad tan distinta cuando lo practica un hombre y cuando lo hace una mujer? ¿Qué trabas han superado las jugadoras y cuáles quedan por superar?

Vizeweltmeister, Champions-League-Sieger, Weltpokal-Sieger, UEFA-Cup-Sieger - 16 Spitzenspieler aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz berichten über ihre Wege zum Erfolg. Wie Spitzenspieler sich motivieren und auf welche motivationspsychologischen Grundsätze sie zurückgreifen, ist für alle aktiven Fußballer, Trainer und Präsidenten interessant. Entstanden ist ein unterhaltsames, witziges und lehrreiches Hörbuch. Die elf Gesetze beruhen auf vielen spannenden und zum Teil unbekannten Geschichten über internationale Stars.

Seit Thomas Müller im Herbst 2008 die große Fußballbühne betrat, sorgt er für Furore. Mit seinen Bayern wurde er mehrfach Deutscher Meister und Pokalsieger, seine drei Endspiele in der Champions League krönte er mit dem Titel 2013. Und mit der Nationalmannschaft feierte Müller ein Jahr später den bislang größten Erfolg seiner noch jungen Karriere: den Weltmeistertitel. Mit seinen gerade einmal 25 Jahren schickt sich der Offensiv-Allrounder an, Rekorde für die Ewigkeit aufzustellen und sich einen Ehrenplatz in der Geschichte des deutschen Fußballs zu sichern.

Dies ist die Geschichte von Thomas Ritter, dem Fußballprofi in Diensten des FC X...

Dopo quattro anni di sospensione, "Le Roi" Michel Platini si mette finalmente a nudo e racconta la verità sullo scandalo che gli è costato la presidenza della Fifa e che ha scosso il mondo del calcio internazionale. Il celebre centrocampista francese, tre volte Pallone d'Oro, rompe il silenzio e sceglie di dire la sua: in questo audiolibro ricco di ricordi e sfoghi, aneddoti e confessioni Platini ricostruisce le ragioni e denuncia gli interessi in gioco in questa vicenda, svela i retroscena di un vero e proprio complotto e per la prima volta parla del suo rapporto con Sepp Blatter.

Carlo Ancelotti, uno dei grandi protagonisti del calcio italiano, racconta la sua vita con la schiettezza e lo spirito pungente che derivano dalle sue origini contadine. "Uno su mille ce la fa", e lui è quell'uno. Centrocampista forse un po' lento, ma caparbio e con una lucida visione di gioco, ha avuto due grandi maestri, uno agli antipodi dell'altro: Liedholm e Sacchi. Da lì, la vocazione irresistibile a fare l'allenatore. Attenendosi semplicemente ai risultati, Carletto da Reggiolo ha vinto tutto. Eppure, la sua carriera sembra un percorso avventuroso.

Giacinto Facchetti è stato uno dei più grandi simboli del calcio italiano e della centenaria storia dell'lnter. Vicecampione del mondo in Messico nel 70, campione d'Europa a Roma nel '68, ha giocato con la Nazionale azzurra 94 partite, delle quali 70 da capitano. In nerazzurro ha giocato 728 partite ufficiali, vincendo quattro scudetti, due Coppe dei Campioni e due Coppe Intercontinentali. Famoso in tutto il mondo per le doti di "cannoniere" (come si diceva una volta), ha segnato in serie A 59 gol, record di tutti i tempi per un difensore.

Auch in Zeiten von Corona wird Fußball gespielt. Doch die Fans müssen größtenteils draußen bleiben aus den Stadien. Aber wenn kaum jemand auf der Tribüne sitzen darf, gibt es besonders viel zu erzählen: neue Geschichten, neue Dramen, neue Pannen, neue Lacher, neue Tränen. Deutschlands populärster Fußball-Kommentator Wolff-Christoph Fuss ist von Geisterspiel zu Geisterspiel gereist und berichtet von leeren Arenen, Dramen auf dem Rasen und drumerherum und einem Traumfinale in der Champions League.

Thou Shall Not Pass (the title comes from a command England captain Terry Butcher would shout before every match) celebrates the football position where brutal characters are loved for their hard-hitting tackles and bruising mentality and yet laughed at for their apparent lack of skill. As well as covering the long and illustrious history of the centre-half, the book will take the listener into the muddy penalty area frequented by our protagonists, into their domain.

Packed full of hilarious anecdotes, Razor gives us his take on the beautiful game, sharing his tactics (good banter is a defender's duty), red mist (and red cards) on the pitch, run-ins with the FA and his theory as to why Ingerland never does as well as we'd like, as well as his best ever goal and the greatest night of his sporting life.

With 19 spells at various clubs in the Football League, Jon Parkin has cut an instantly recognisable figure in English football for the past 20 years. At 6'4", and weighing in as one of football's heavyweights, Parkin has played more than 600 games during his time with Barnsley, Hartlepool, York, Macclesfield Town, Hull City, Stoke City, Preston, Cardiff, Doncaster, Huddersfield, Scunthorpe, Fleetwood, Forest Green, Newport County and back to York, where he is currently top scorer. This is his no-holds-barred life story.

"Hasta la vista, Bayern finalista!" Spontane, unvergessliche Sprüche wie dieser sind das Markenzeichen des Fußballreporters Wolff-Christoph Fuss. Im Jahr der Fußball-WM 2014 erzählt er aus der verrückten Realität seines Traumberufs und einer häufig überdrehten Branche. Er erinnert sich an peinliche Patzer bei seinen ersten Spielkommentaren, an emotionale Augenblicke wie beim "Spiel für die Ewigkeit" zwischen Inter Mailand und Schalke 04 oder an Vorgänge hinter den Kulissen.

Did Francis Jeffers ever keep you awake at night? Did you slap yourself in the face each time you witnessed an Eric Djemba-Djemba attack-splitting pass? Did Titus Bramble cause you to eat your match program in frustration? Then this is the book you've been waiting for.

The exciting story of one of the fastest growing sports in the world, played by over 30 million girls and women. Over 25 million people tuned in for the Americans' 2015 Women's World Cup final victory - the most-watched football match in United States history. The Making of the Women's World Cup details the most incredible tales from previous Women's World Cups.

Strength, speed and dedication: Cristiano Ronaldo is known throughout the world as a colossus of the modern game. But did you know that he underwent laser heart surgery aged just fifteen to enable him to continue playing the game he loved? Or that Nacional, his first professional club, donated twenty balls and two sets of kits to his youth team in order to sign him? Or how he came to be known as abelhinha—'little bee'—a name he would later pass on to his Yorkshire Terrier? Find out all this and more in Luca Caioli's biography of the global superstar.

In a footballing career spanning 21 years, Tony Gale played over 720 games on almost every league pitch across the four divisions. He is one of only 16 players in the UK to have played over 300 games for two teams and one of a handful to be part of a Premier League winning side. As a pundit he's commentated on over 3,000 live games for the likes of Sky and Capital Gold, covering virtually every major football competition in his inimitable light hearted manner.