Tag: Football

Association Football and English Society, 1863-1915 (revised edition)


Free Download Tony Mason, "Association Football and English Society, 1863-1915 (revised edition) "
English | ISBN: 1032073845 | 2023 | 264 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Association football, as it developed rapidly in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, both reflected British society and helped to reshape it. In this newly released edition of Tony Mason’s essential account of the game’s rise, focusing on issues such as the amateur-professional divide, social class and mass spectatorship are seen as fundamental to our understanding of what is now a global phenomenon. Dilwyn Porter supplements this classic text with a brand new introduction.

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Remarkable Football Grounds


Free Download Remarkable Football Grounds: An illustrated guide to the world’s perfect soccer pitches – Shortlisted for 2023 Illustrated Sports Book of the Year by Ryan Herman
English | January 24, 2023 | ISBN: 1911682202 | 329 pages | PDF | 155 Mb
Shortlisted for the 2023 Illustrated Sports Book of the Year

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Inverting the Pyramid The History of Football Tactics, 2nd Edition


Free Download Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics, 2nd Edition
English | 2018 | ASIN : B07CLJJQTV | 602 Pages | EPUB | 28 MB
Through Jonathan Wilson’s brilliant historical detective work we learn how the South Americans shrugged off the British colonial order to add their own finesse to the game; how the Europeans harnessed individual technique and built it into a team structure; how the game once featured five forwards up front, while now a lone striker is not uncommon.

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Football Analytics with Python & R Learning Data Science Through the Lens of Sports


Free Download Richard Erickson, "Football Analytics with Python & R: Learning Data Science Through the Lens of Sports"
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1492099627 | EPUB | pages: 337 | 2.5 mb
Baseball is not the only sport to use "moneyball." American football fans, teams, and gamblers are increasingly using data to gain an edge against the competition. Professional and college teams use data to help select players and identify team needs. Fans use data to guide fantasy team picks and strategies. Sports bettors and fantasy football players are using data to help inform decision making. This concise book provides a clear introduction to using statistical models to analyze football data.

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Football Italia Italian Football in an Age of Globalization


Free Download Mark Doidge, "Football Italia: Italian Football in an Age of Globalization "
English | ISBN: 1472519191 | 2015 | 256 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Football has undergone a period of transformation over the last thirty years. Despite these global processes, different national leagues have adapted in different ways. After an initial period of success directly after Italia ’90, Italian football has gone through a period of sustained crisis. It has been blighted by financial mismanagement, corruption scandals and fan violence. This has impacted Italy’s ability to compete on a global stage.

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Street Football, Gender and Muslim Youth in the Netherlands Girls Who Kick Back


Free Download Kathrine van den Bogert, "Street Football, Gender and Muslim Youth in the Netherlands: Girls Who Kick Back "
English | ISBN: 1350205044 | 2022 | 208 pages | PDF | 15 MB
Based on original ethnographic research in a multicultural neighbourhood in The Hague, this open access book gives detailed insights into the challenges, negotiations and resistances girls with Moroccan-Dutch and Muslim backgrounds face in the world of street football.

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The Politics of Football (Critical Research in Football)


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English | August 21, 2023 | ISBN: 1032147784 | 206 pages | PDF | 20 Mb
This book examines the deep connections between football and politics and explains what those relationships can tell us about sport and wider society. With the game occupying a preeminent place on the world sporting stage, this book argues that the political significance of football has never been greater.

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