pitch publishing aug 2016 (5 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Few cities in the world have as many clubs as London; none have the history explored in Turf Wars. It was here the world-famous FA Cup began, before the capital's new crop of clubs had to meet the challenge posed by the North and Midlands. For more than 100 years turf wars have been fought in every corner of England's most vibrant football city.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Drink, drugs, depression, sex scandals, financial meltdowns, and serious health issues are just some of the fights British boxers have faced once they've quit the ring. A Champion's Last Fight examines just why and exactly how some of Britain's greatest boxers have self-destructed in retirement. It tells the stories of former world champions who have struggled in life away from the spotlights and the glare that comes with boxing success, delving into the post-boxing lives and tribulations of Benny Lynch, Randolph Turpin, Freddie Mills, Ken Buchanan, John Conteh, Alan Minter, Charlie Magri, Frank Bruno, Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank, Naseem Hamed, Scott Harrison, Herbie Hide, Joe Calzaghe, and Ricky Hatton. With interviews and new revelations, A Champion's Last Fight is an emotional journey through boxing history that examines the struggles many former champions experience after hanging up the gloves--and asks what, if anything, can be done to help the nation's boxing greats adjust to life away from the ring.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From Oblivion to Hampden is the remarkable story of how an ill-fated flirtation with the stock market nearly killed Hibernian FC. The club and fans first fought off a hostile takeover in 1990, before being rescued from administration in the summer of 1991, surviving to embark upon one of the most memorable cup runs in Scottish football history.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Highs, Lows and Bakayokos tells the story of Everton in the 1990s; the successes and failures, the agony and the ecstasy, the good times and the Mike Walker times. It's the tale of how one of English football's greatest clubs lost its way and how the nature of being an Evertonian changed forever.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - West Ham United's move to the new Olympic Stadium ended a 114-year stay at the Boleyn Ground at Upton Park. With full access to The Times newspaper archive and stunning photography, lifelong West Ham fan and sports journalist John Dillon has created the definitive history of the ground the club first played at in 1902.