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Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Secret Footballer: What Goes on Tour by The Secret Footballer. Since his first book was published in 2012, The Secret Footballer has been able to take the listener behind the scenes of footballers' lives like no other player has been or will ever be able to do. Anonymity has been a potent weapon in revealing the real world of football stars, and five years on, he has now penned the work that all his fellow professionals have been urging him to do from the start: The Secret Footballer: What Goes on Tour.

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.

In August 2015 bookmakers priced Leicester at 5000-1 to win the Premier League - the same odds as Elvis being found alive. On 2 May 2016, Leicester won, to ecstatic celebrations in the city and around the world. Leicester Mercury 's chief football writer, Rob Tanner, relives the great escape of 2015 to the curtain-closer at Stamford Bridge.

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?

Decir Copa de Europa es decir Real Madrid. Las 12 Champions ganadas por el club blanco son un récord no igualado hasta ahora. En este audiolibro se cuentan una a una, con anécdotas, detalles de los partidos, resultados, jugadores que participaron... Todos los secretos de una leyenda labrada campeonato a campeonato.

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.

Robbie Rogers knows better than most that keeping secrets can crush you. But for much of his life Robbie lived in paralyzing fear that sharing his big secret would cost him the love of his family and his career as a professional soccer player. So he never told anyone what was destroying his soul, both on and off the field.

Ooh, ah, Ray Parlour! Nicknamed the Romford Pele for his solid but unglamorous image, Ray Parlour is one of the most well-loved Arsenal players of the last few decades. A loyal club servant for over 14 years (1992-2007), he is revered among the Arsenal faithful for his down-to-earth Essex charm, his mischievous sense of humour and his hardworking performances on the pitch.

Deutschland hat viele große Torhüter hervorgebracht. Doch seit Langem hat kein Schlussmann die Position so sehr geprägt wie Manuel Neuer. Seine Ausflüge bis weit aus dem Strafraum hinaus sind legendär, vor allem bei der Weltmeisterschaft 2014 gab er dem deutschen Team dadurch einen enormen Rückhalt. Als derzeit weltbester Torwart kann der gebürtige Gelsenkirchener eine beachtliche Trophäensammlung vorweisen: Neben dem Triple 2013 mit den Bayern und dem WM-Titel 2014 stand Neuer beim bislang letzten Titelgewinn seines Heimatvereins FC Schalke 04, beim DFB-Pokalsieg 2011, zwischen den Pfosten. Und ein Ende der Neuerschen Erfolgswelle ist längst nicht in Sicht.

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.

Stuart Pearce became the face of England's bid to win the 1996 European Championships when his maniacal explosion of joy and relief at scoring a penalty in the quarter-final shootout against Spain captured the mood of a nation. England did not win the tournament, but, against a backdrop of the 'Three Lions' song that played from every pub, every bar, every car radio and every open window in that summer, it cemented the renaissance of the game in this country.