Ancelotti Carlo. The Beautiful Games of an Ordinary Genius

New York, RoutledgeFarmer, 2005, 229p. , ISBN 0-203-00633-X This is a fascinating account of the origins of schoolboy football and the factors that influenced its development, and the consequences and benefits that have followed not only for school football but for sport in schools and communities as a whole. Introduction Public-school games and working-class football Elementary-school football in London, 1885–1900 Consolidating elementary-scho...

Scarecrow Press: 2007 - 440 p. ISBN10: 081085905X ISBN13: 9780810859050 There is no sporting event more popular than the World Cup. For one month every four years, hundreds of millions of people around the planet turn their attention to the tournament. People call in sick to work. Fans pack into bars to watch games or stay home for days at a time glued to their TV sets. Even wars stop. Nothing else seems to matter. The first World Cup, won by Ur...

London, Routledge, 2007, 208p., ISBN13: 978–0–203–96666–2 The importance of training as necessary preparation for playing soccer is now underlined at all levels of the game. The top players gain an edge to their performances as a result of the structured training procedures they undergo. Recreational players too benefit from training, being able to play the game more safely due to their improvements in fitness and game skills. Whilst playing and...

London, Routledge, 2009, 521p., ISBN 0-203-89368-9 Science and Football VI showcases the very latest scientific research into the variety of sports known as football. These include the games of association football, the rugby codes (union and league) and the national codes (American, Australian and Gaelic). The book aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice in football studies and presents important new work in key areas. Introductory...

New York, Routledge, 2006, 209p. , ISBN10: 0-415-36372-1 Most professional footballers don’t have a Ferrari, a mansion, a celebrity girlfriend or a lucrative book deal. Few of them will ever play at Wembley. Their careers are short, insecure, and played out under constant scrutiny. The Work of Professional Football offers a sociological study of the working lives of ‘ordinary’ professional footballers. Based on extensive research, including inde...

Philadelphia, Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd, 2002, 189p., ISBN 0-7503-0813-3 Football is by far the world’s most popular game. Millions play the game and hundreds of millions are entertained by it, either at football grounds or through television. Despite this the scientific aspects of the game have hardly been recognised, let alone discussed and analysed. This is in contrast to some other games which have received much more attention, par...