Who controls football in Britain today? The FA? The clubs? The fans? The shocking reality is that organised crime is moving in more aggressively than a Wayne Rooney tackle & theres little the authorities can do about it. Football & Gangsters" is an explosive in-depth investigation into the sinister underbelly of modern soccer. It exposes the new phenomenon of taxing
- a protection racket in which villains force young highly paid Premiership stars & their agents to hand over cash under threat of injury & death. Michael Owen Rio Ferdinand & Robbie Fowler are just some of the sports big names to have fallen foul of the games godfathers & paid the price. Their alarming stories are told here. No one might be willing to admit it but criminal organisations have manoeuvred themselves into a position of power in football. Drug-dealers launder money by buying clubs hooligan gangs have muscled their way into big-time crime & the boardroom & the influence of Asian betting rings continues to grow. Through a series of dangerous undercover investigations along with interviews with players club officials police & the underworld figures responsible the sensational evidence is laid bare in " Football & Gangsters"."
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For a football fan what could be more exciting than exploring your favourite team&8217;s home ground? Imagine standing at the entrance of the players tunnel absorbing the sense of past victories & seeing the beautifully groomed pitch. The voucher entitles one child (under 16) & one adult to a tour around their favourite football club. Choices available are: The mighty Wembley (Englands National Stadium) Anfield (Liverpool) Emirates (Arsenal) Hampden Park (Scotlands National Stadium) Nou Camp (Barcelona) Old Trafford (Manchester United) Santiago Bernabeu (Real Madrid) Stamford Bridge (Chelsea) & White Hart Lane (Tottenham Hotspur). On the day you will be greeted by your guide who over the duration of the tour will share with you their extensive knowledge about the history & contemporary activities of the club or stadium. You will be shown around the grounds have the chance to take photographs at the entrance of the players tunnel & the dug out & maybe even visit the home team&8217;s dressing room where the stars prepare themselves for the big games. You will have the opportunity to ask all those questions you&8217;ve been dying to find the answers to. At most venues the tour will finish off at the visitor centre & museum where you will be free to browse at your leisure. Please note that tours at the Nou Camp & Santiago Bernabeu are are self-guided. What You Will Receive On purchasing this experience you will receive a Silver A5 Presentation Pack. Your Silver A5 Presentation Pack is embossed with a ribbon design great if you are buying this experience as a gift. Included within your presentation pack: Your Gift Experience Voucher
- Keep this safe! You will need this to book your experience & may be required to take this with you on the day of your experience. An Information Booklet
- Detailing all you need to know about your experience including personal injury cover cancellation cover & full terms & conditions of the experience. How to Book Guide
- A personal guide based on your chosen experience detailing all the available locations & contact numbers you need to ensure you experience runs smoothly. "


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' Fever Pitch with testosterone & eight pints of lager. Like Fever Pitch it is not exclusively a novel about football. This is a chronicle of a lost tribe
- the white Anglo-Saxon heterosexual who is fed up with being told he is crap. It is the story of a flight from fear by a group of Londoners who have seen the present & know it does not work-King writes powerfully with a raw realism & clear grasp of a culture which has been denied but cannot be ignored' Glasgow Herald
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A raw powerful first novel The Football Factory centres on Tom Johnson a reasoned Chelsea hooligan who represents a disaffected society operating by brutal rules. We are shown the realities of life
- social degradation unemployment racism casual violence excessive drink & bad sex
- & perhaps more importantly how they fall into a political context of surveillance media manipulation & division. Graphic & disturbing occasionally very funny & deeply affecting throughout The Football Factory is a vertiginous rush of adrenaline
- the most authentic book yet on the so-called English Disease.


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William has caught football fever. His symptoms are so severe that his sister's afraid there's no cure. He eats talks & dreams football & he's driving his sister crazy! Then one day William's dream comes true & Dad takes him to a football club for the first time. The match kicks off & the tension builds. The score is nil-nil & William has the ball. Will he score & be hero for the day? & who'll be next to catch the football bug? ...

First published in 1998 as a spin-off from the hugely popular annual Aerofilms Guide: Football Grounds Football Grounds from the Air: Then & Now has now passed through three editions with the second being published in 2001 the third in 2004 & the fourth in 2007. Covering each of the 92 clubs in the Premier & Football leagues the book provides an historical view of the clubs ground alongside a contemporary shot of the ground as it currently exists. Fully updated & revised this new edition will include a number of clubs including Cardiff Colchester & Rotherham who have completely relocated whilst others such as Sheffield United Oldham Watford & Leyton Orient for example have undergone significant changes. Apart from the changes to these grounds the onset of automatic promotion/relegation between the league & conference now ensures that two clubs drop out from League 2 to be replaced by two from the conference. Whilst sometimes this results in former league clubs regaining their status it can also mean that traditional non-league teams such as Dagenham & Redbridge & Burton Albion can enter footballs higher echelons whilst league teams such as Accrington Aldershot & Exeter can return to the league after an absence of many years. ...

First-hand accounts of football violence from infamous Millwall to Man U. Once dubbed 'the English disease' British match-day thuggery has spread right across Europe & beyond. Here is the inside story of that phenomenon from those that were there taking part in the mayhem. ' Yob Laureate' Dougie Brimson & his brother Eddy offer a compelling description of match-day madness; Colin Ward goes steaming in while other pieces detail the irresistible aggro of the local Derby the tragedy inside Heysel Stadium & the violence surrounding England's 1998 World Cup match against Tunisia. Finally Dougie Brimson asks if the police are not just another 'firm' simply participants in the violence. ...

Footballers are renowned for their quips unguarded remarks & slips-of-the-tongue. Comments & off-the-cuff remarks are often hilarious frequently nonsensical & sometimes downright insulting while some soccer stars can be remarkably lucid & inspirational when discussing the beautiful game. Its not just the players who have an amusing or insightful turn of phrase: managers & coaches notoriously pull no punches when it comes to team-talk & criticism of their players activities on & off the pitch. This book celebrates the"es & verbal gaffes from the world of soccer with almost 150 photographs selected from the vast archives of Mirrorpix. ...

Honest & controversial at times this book

Includes:: new revelations which will surprise fans. Read Ricks opinions

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Practical pocket guides for quick & easy reference any time anywhere. Football Skills" is a handy pocket-sized instruction manual covering the fundamentals of football with step-by-step illustrations & clear bite-sized tips. It offers everything you need to know to get started along with a wealth of expert tricks & tips to improve skills & techniques from ball control & kicking skills to mastering the concept of the offside-rule. It progresses from the very basics for beginners through all the elements essential to becoming adept at football to advanced techniques to keep you ahead of the game. Ideal for anyone looking to take up football
- this new series offers perfect at-a-glance reference to keep with you at all times."
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