Tag: Football

Penn State Football An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports Sports by the Numbers


Free Download Daniel J. Brush, Marc CB Maxwell, "Penn State Football: An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports: Sports by the Numbers"
English | 2009 | ISBN: 1932714529 | EPUB | pages: 200 | 0.8 mb
WE ARE . . . SPORTS BY THE NUMBERS. The new, exciting, and completely original book series continues with an in-depth look at the proud history of Penn State football.

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Legendary Lionesses The England Women’s Football Team, 1972-2022


Free Download Jean Williams, "Legendary Lionesses: The England Women’s Football Team, 1972-2022"
English | ISBN: 3031367596 | 2023 | 184 pages | PDF | 3 MB
This is the first academic history of the FA England women’s national football team. Based on unprecedented access to FA data, it details the careers of the 227 women who debuted for England from 1972 to 2022. England won the UEFA Women’s Euros in 2022, and Jean worked with Sarina Wiegman and the squad, on the Legendary Lionesses from 1972.

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Great Moments in Football History


Free Download Matt Christopher, "Great Moments in Football History"
English | 1997 | ISBN: 0316141968 | EPUB | pages: 128 | 1.5 mb
Capturing all the suspense and action of nine famous football plays and the athletes who made them, a renowned sportswriter includes such events as Walter Payton’s record-setting 275 yards rushing in a single game. Original.

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Gas Masks for Goal Posts Football in Britain during the Second World War


Free Download Sir Tom Finney, "Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain during the Second World War"
English | 2007 | ISBN: 075094031X, 0750940301 | EPUB | pages: 288 | 0.4 mb
"I was 12th man for England against Wales at Wembley. Within a few minutes, the Welsh half-back broke his collar bone. They had no reserves and I as the only spare player to hand. That’s how I made my international debut – for Wales." – Stan Mortensen, Blackpool and England. When Britain declared war on Germany in September 1939, football came to an abrupt halt. Large crowds were banned, stadiums were given over to military use, most players joined up. Then it was realised that if victory was the national goal, soccer could help – and football went to war. For the next six years the game became hugely important to Britain. Boosting morale among servicemen, munitions workers and beleaguered citizens alike – and raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for war funds. It was a game with plenty of human stories. Some footballers were dubbed ‘PT commandos’ or ‘D-Day dodgers’. Others, however, saw action. Pre-war heroes on the pitch became wartime heroes off it. This book captures the atmosphere of the time and tells the story of a unique period in football’s history.

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The People’s Game Football, State and Society in East Germany


Free Download Alan McDougall, "The People’s Game: Football, State and Society in East Germany"
English | 2014 | pages: 374 | ISBN: 1107052033, 1107649714 | PDF | 7,5 mb
Sport in East Germany is commonly associated with the systematic doping that helped to make the country an Olympic superpower. Football played little part in this controversial story. Yet, as a hugely popular activity that was deeply entwined in the social fabric, it exerted an influence that few institutions or pursuits could match. The People’s Game examines the history of football from the interrelated perspectives of star players, fans, and ordinary citizens who played for fun. Using archival sources and interviews, it reveals football’s fluid role in preserving and challenging communist hegemony. By repeatedly emphasising that GDR football was part of an international story, for example, through analysis of the 1974 World Cup finals, Alan McDougall shows how sport transcended the Iron Curtain. Through a study of the mass protests against the Stasi team, BFC, during the 1980s, he reveals football’s role in foreshadowing the downfall of communism.

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