There were literally dozens of titles that came out after Leicester’s unbelievable 5000-1 run to a Premier League title. Some were about the team as a whole, others focused on key players like Jamie Vardy. But none accurately showed Claudio Ranieri’s tremendous influence on the club. That is until now. Cover Art Courtesy of Trafalgar Square Publishing Hail, Claudio!: The Man, the Manager, the Miracle by Gabriele Marcotti and Alberto Polverosi is the definitive text on Ranieri and the Leicester City experience.
For some people filling out a bracket or watching dozens of games for March Madness is enough. For some of us we want to be more more involved. Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2018 offers the opportunity to do more. This game is pure joy for those that have dreamed about managing a college program. You can customize just about everything. You can adjust the recruiting difficulty, job pressure level, and even enable illegal recruiting (gasp!). You can customize your
There’s a plethora of books coming out in preparation for this summer’s World Cup, but none has the appeal of Sebastian Abbot’s The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer’s Next Superstars. The offering from W.W. Norton & Company is the definitive discussion of the Football Dreams program, often referred to the world’s largest soccer talent search. The program, labelled as both controversial and ambitious, was the brainchild of the Spaniard responsible for developing the genius of Messi. It gave
Cover Art Provided by Cork University Press Why do Irish footballers leave Ireland to play elsewhere? What motivates them to leave their homeland? What are their experiences like outside of Ireland? Dr. Conor Curran’s latest work, Irish Soccer Migrants: A Social and Cultural History, is a fascinating analysis on Irish footballers and their work abroad. It’s easily the most definitive read on Irish football, tracing the career of Irish-born players across England, Europe, and the United States. It covers a massive period
Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is proud to announce that global football legend Johan Cruyff will appear in console and mobile games in the Pro Evolution Soccer series. To celebrate the return of one of the greatest players of all time, today sees the release of a special trailer that pays tribute to Cruyff’s unforgettable career. Johan Cruyff made his professional debut in Holland in 1964. He went on to play for club teams across the world including in Spain and the U.S., winning
Photos Provided by Hachette Book Group Jürgen Klopp and Raphael Honigstein are a great pairing. They are among the best of the best in their fields, albeit on different sides of the beautiful game. Klopp, arugably the top manager in the Premier League and perhaps the world, is the subject of Honigstein’s latest book, Bring the Noise: The Jürgen Klopp Story. Honigstein is a leading expert on German football, making his name as a renowned journalist whose work is known all
I remember with great fondness the brilliance of EA Sports’ NCAA Football series. I had every edition, dating back to NCAA Football 98. Every summer, I would be among the thousands of gamers that would eagerly await the newest version. NCAA Football 2014 would be the last installment in the series after some difficult licensing issues clouded the situation. Since then there has been nothing significant in terms of college football games, console or PC, simulation or action. That all
Photo Courtesy of Tom Davidson Sports Interactive PR Manager Tom Davidson has to be one of the coolest people we’ve ever worked, a brilliant man that is living the Football Manager dream. Every boy has wanted to design a video game at some point in their life and everybody wants to be part of some big. Davidson has an amazing job that does both. Davidson is one of the many faces behind the epic Football Manager series, a game that has gained
The buzz surrounding The Byrne Identity is quite real. Already dubbed “the rugby book of the year” by Wales on Sunday, Lee Byrne’s autobiography proves to be world-class in every regard. It is a great read from cover to cover, an enjoyable journey through the life of a great athlete and professional rugby as a whole. Thanks to the contributions of co-author Richard Morgan, Byrne chronicles a decorated career through some absolutely incredible storytelling. Morgan is a television journalist who also spent eight years working as a
