The ISN office has a framed Norwich City jersey signed by Darren Huckerby front and center. It was worn by the eventual San Jose Earthquakes star in an FA Cup match some years ago. So you can say we have a soft spot in our hearts for the Yellows from Norwich. Norwich City FC: The Seventies by Edward Couzens-Lake never mentions Huckerby, but rather focuses on a golden age of English football. It was a good time for the
Swansea City Chairman Huw Jenkins called the Swansea City Supporters’ Trust “a role model for a supporters’ trust,” but they are so much more than that. They represent the best supporters the game has to offer. They are responsible for saving their team from the football graveyard that has claimed so many clubs in recent years. From Graveyard to Ambition: The Official History of the Swansea City Supporters’ Trust by Phil Sumbler is a labor of love, about dedicated
Books about football managers are a dime a dozen these days. It seems like everyone has become an author or the subject of a book. Whether you coached 20 games or 20 years, there is probably a book out there. Cover Art Courtesy of Bloomsbury Publishing Mike Carson’s The Manager: Inside the Minds of Football’s Leaders is different and better than all the others for several reasons. First, you hear from dozens of elite managers from the EPL. You will
Cover Art Courtesy of EA Sports The folks over at EA Sports sure know what they are doing when it comes to soccer. FIFA 14 for PlayStation 4 is, as the title suggests, a great game. Why? Well FIFA 14 on current gen systems was already great, a full step ahead of Konami’s Pro Evo series. It was so good that Konami seems to be sitting out soccer on PS4 and Xbox One in 2014. Now EA Sports takes an amazingly successful
Amberley Publishing has quickly become a “one stop shop” for quality football titles. Why? Because of great books like the two that can be found below. The United Tour of Manchester by Iain McCartney and Tom Clare is an absolute must for English football fans. It is a different kind of history, one that is more intimate than any other book about Man U. McCartney, who also wrote the popular Manchester United Rising from the Wreckage, is one of
Amberley Publishing has started the fall publishing season with a bang thanks to a slew of incredible football titles. The first is Graham Moody’s AFC Wimbledon: A Pictorial History, which chronicles an amazing story of AFC Wimbledon and its fans. It is quite a relationship, a family so to speak, where players and supporters came together to embark on a promising, but uncertain journey. Like the blockbuster story of Rangers in Scotland, the football authorities were of little help. The
There are loads of stories about the collapse of Rangers, Scotland’s most prestigious club. It was quite a story, one that has been told from many angles and from many places. Follow We Will: The Fall and Rise of Rangers is different. It is a diverse collection created by those who were actually there, the supporters that rebuilt one of the best footballing brands one step at a time. It certainly can be called a work in progress, but
Images Courtesy of Konami Both FIFA 14 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 have something to offer. EA offers a great, fun product every year with their FIFA series, while Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer is always looking for an identity. I think they finally found it with PES 2014, a quality product with a lot to offer. First, Pro Evo is the only game with the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Copa Libertadores, and the AFC Champions League. Reason enough to buy,
FIFA 14 is a fun game. The same can be said for every version of the FIFA series over the years. And every year the EA Sports team makes the game even better. Photo Credit: Business Wire The game continues to have the most natural and realistic gameplay, which is a huge plus for those that want an authentic experience. The number of players, teams, and leagues is absolutely staggering. Yes, you can play as a club team from Ireland, Saudi
