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  • Forza Italia

    The Fall and Rise of Italian Football

    by Paddy Agnew ...
    When journalist Paddy Agnew and his girlfriend Dympna touched down in Rome in 1985 in search of adventure, sunshine and the soul of Italian football (well, Paddy was looking for that), they were travelling into the uncharted terrain of a country they did not know and a language they did not speak.It soon became clear that neither Italy nor Italian football would be boring. In that first week in ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

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    Andrea Pirlo is one of the finest footballers of his generation - a World Cup and Champions League winning playmaker who has redefined his position at the base of midfield, and one of the most deadly free-kick takers the game has known. This is his story, in his words.It is written with a level of humour and insight which confound his image as a dead-eyed assassin on the field of play. All the big ... Read more

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  • The Death of Marco Pantani

    A Biography

    by Matt Rendell ...
    The intimate biography of the charismatic Tour de France winner Marco Pantani, now u****pdated to include the 2014 and 2015 investigation into Pantani's death.National Sporting Club Book of the YearShortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award'An exhaustively detailed and beautiful book . . . a fitting, ambivalent tribute - to the man, and to the dark heart of the sport he loved' ... Read more

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  • Quiet Leadership

    Winning Hearts, Minds and Matches

    ‘The most coveted coach in the world’ Financial Times‘A treasury of anecdotes and insight’ GuardianOne of the greatest football managers of our time tells the story of his illustrious career through his record-breaking seven Champions League wins.Carlo Ancelotti has won domestic titles in all of Europe's top five leagues, with teams including AC Milan, Juventus, Paris St Germain, Bayern Munich, ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • Fallen Angel

    The Passion of Fausto Coppi

    Voted the most popular Italian sportsman of the twentieth century, Fausto Angelo Coppi was the campionissimo - champion of champions. The greatest cyclist of the immediate post-war years, he was the first man to win cycling's great double, the Tour de France and Tour of Italy in the same year - and he did it twice. He achieved mythical status for his crushing solo victories, world titles and world ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Carlo Ancelotti

    The Beautiful Game of an Ordinary Genius

    The entertaining, revealing, and controversial bestselling autobiography of one of the most respected figures in the world of soccer. Carlo Ancelotti is one of only six people to have won the Champions League—European soccer’s most coveted trophy—as both player and coach. After a successful career playing for several of the most important teams in Italy—and for the Italian national team—Ancelotti ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Monuments

    The Grit and the Glory of Cycling’s Greatest One-day Races

    'Peter Cossins is an engaging writer whose conversational style makes this an effortless yet interesting read. The cosy tone delivers a great deal with a good balance of history and anecdotes. If you wish to explore cycling beyond the Grand Tours this is the book.' - Carlton KirbyAn awe-inspiring history of the five most legendary 'classic' races in world cycling.The Tour de France may provide the ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Pedalare! Pedalare!

    by John Foot ...
    Cycling was a sport so important in Italy that it marked a generation, sparked fears of civil war, changed the way Italian was spoken, led to legal reform and even prompted the Pope himself to praise a cyclist, by name, from his balcony in St Peters in Rome. It was a sport so popular that it created the geography of Italy in the minds of her citizens, and some have said that it was cycling, not ... Read more

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  • Zinedine Zidane

    by Pierre H. ...
    Zinedine ZidaneZidane (name)Real Madrid C.F.Juventus F.C.UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll1998 FIFA World CupUEFA Champions LeagueFIFA World Player of the YearFIFA World Cup awardsAS CannesFrance national under-17 football teamFrance national under-18 football teamFrance national under-21 football teamFrance national football team ... Read more

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  • Blood Brotherhoods

    A History of Italy's Three Mafias

    by John Dickie ...
    MAFIA. CAMORRA. 'NDRANGHETA.The Sicilian mafia, known as Cosa Nostra, is far from being Italy's only dangerous criminal fraternity. The country hosts two other major mafias: the camorra from Naples; and, from the poor and isolated region of Calabria, the mysterious 'ndrangheta, which has now risen to become the most powerful mob group active today.Since they emerged, the mafias have all corrupted ... Read more

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  • Why Always Me? - The Biography of Mario Balotelli, City's Legendary Striker

    by Frank Worrall ...
    Mario Balotelli is already a footballing legend - and he's only 22. Incredibly talented, yet frequently controversial both on and off the pitch, Balotelli lit up the Premier League from the moment he signed for Manchester City in 2010. Born in Italy to Ghanaian parents, he suffered life-threatening health problems as a baby. By the age of three he had recovered, but his parents then entrusted him ... Read more

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  • Ultra

    The Underworld of Italian Football

    by Tobias Jones ...
    Winner of the Daily Telegraph Football Book of the YearUltras are often compared to punks, Hell's Angels, hooligans or the South American Barras Bravas. But in truth, they are a thoroughly Italian phenomenon...From the author of The Dark Heart of Italy, Blood on the Altar and A Place of Refuge.Italy's ultras are the most organised and violent fans in European football. Many groups have evolved ... Read more

    $11.59 USD