“The Premier League will never be the same again.” “No way this was supposed to happen.” “The most amazing sporting underdog story of all time.” All of these lines were used to describe Leicester City’s journey to become champions of the Premier League. And all of these lines came from Rob Tanner’s 5000-1: The Leicester City Story: How We Beat the Odds to Become Premier League Champions. Tanner offers a fresh perspective on the Leicester City story thanks to the fact that he
You won’t find a bigger legend in the English game than Geoff Hurst. And you won’t find a better book than Geoff Hurst’s Greats: England’s 1966 Hero Selects His Finest Ever Footballers from Icon Books. Cover Art Courtesy of Icon Books He is, after all, the only player to ever score a hat trick in a World Cup final. His 66 appearances and 29 goals during national team duty are also quite legendary. On the club side, Hurst scored 228 goals in 561
Cover Art Courtesy of Icon Books Brazilian sensation Neymar is quite the enigma. Despite being the victim of an injury in his own country’s World Cup, Neymar has many more years to live up to his potential for club and country. Arguably the best in the world, we may be making the argument that he was the best ever ten years from now. The comparisons to the great Pelé may finally come true. Luca Caioli’s
