Cover Art Courtesy of Transworld Ireland Cora Staunton is literally a game changer, a game changer on par with the world’s most popular athletes. She is Gaelic football’s equivalent of Lionel Messi, Serena Williams, Lebron James, and Mia Hamm. Players like Staunton only come around once in a generation, once in a lifetime. Staunton is a truly iconic Gaelic footballer, perhaps the most recognizable in all of sport. She is a powerful woman that has maneuvered a life of obstacles and
Everyone knows that EA Sports, Konami, and Sega make great games, but there are more companies that deserve to be household names. Wolverine Studios certainly deserves more attention and exposure thanks to a wide array of games that improve and grow each and every year. Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2019 and Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2019 are two enjoyable titles that were built from a great series offered by Wolverine. Courtesy of Wolverine Studios Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2019
International Football Kits by John Devlin and World Football Club Crests by Leonard Jägerskiöld Nilsson have a lot in common. The Bloomsbury Sport offerings are incredible conversation pieces, aesthetically pleasing in every regard. While both would look just lovely on your favorite coffee table, they offer so much inside in terms of the history behind our favorite national teams and clubs. International Football Kits says “illustrated guide” on the cover, but it is so much more than depictions of national team kits. It shows
Profound books that restore faith and belief are quite rare and only come around once in a great while. Mat Guy’s first book, Another Bloody Saturday, was just that: a beautiful tale about the beautiful game. We loved it and so did many other football purists worldwide. We were excited to hear that Guy had penned another title, Minnows United: Adventures at the Fringes of the Beautiful Game, that was even more global in scope. It was a truly international
The Football Manager series is the stuff of legends. It has inspired several books, a documentary, several real-life careers, and a legion of obsessed fans. Every fall brings a new edition of the management game and for those fans, it is something to look forward to all year. Yes, it’s a game, but it is also a lifestyle that makes you part of a worldwide collective. The great thing about FM is that is something that has lasting appeal; you
Sheffield Wednesday FC is a club with some serious history, 151 years to be exact. A lot has happened in that time period. Two world wars, the invention of the automobile, the Great Depression, a moon landing, and the invention of the computer and the internet to name a few. A lot of ups and downs were seen in history and much the same happened in the beautiful game. Teams came to life, teams folded, and the game changed thanks to
Cover Art Courtesy of Dundurn Press The phrase “Come on You Reds” is usually reserved for the likes of Manchester United, but it is also the title of a recent book about Toronto FC from Joshua Kloke and Dundurn Press. Kloke has the right credentials as a journalist, working the Toronto FC and Toronto Maple Leafs beats for the Athletic. His writing style is that of a brilliant storyteller that has seen a lot in his career, someone whose passion for
Cover Art Courtesy of Nation Books When you talk about FC Barcelona, you always talk about great teams, players, thinkers, and coaching minds. But after reading The Barcelona Inheritance: The Evolution of Winning Soccer Tactics from Cruyff to Guardiola by Jonathan Wilson, you should add great writers to that list. Wilson is arguably the world’s top football writer, having already composed several incredibly successful books and contributed to the Guardian, Sports Illustrated, World Soccer, and The Blizzard. Becoming a published author
The beautiful game is called that for a reason. The sport has stopped civil wars and conflicts. It brings people of different races, religions, and ethnicity together under a singular purpose. The game is accessible to everyone, regardless of socioeconomic status. The poor and the oppressed are just as welcome as the rich and influential. That last point is crucial when you think of the Homeless World Cup. The accessibility of football makes it the right choice to raise awareness
