Hear Us Roar is a series of long-form articles or short stories submitted as part of the Emerging Women Writers initiative of the 2023 Football Writers' Festival.
Green and Golden Boots profiles eleven men and one woman who have been Golden Boot winners in overseas competitions since 1989, with a Foreword by former Socceroo captain John Kosmina. It provides an insight into Australia's rich football culture and heritage.
The biography of one of West Ham United's greatest ever players and the history of the club during his time in claret and blue. During those dozen years, Len Goulden became an England star. In May 1938, he scored the final goal in the defeat of Germany; the game became infamous due to players being obliged to give a Nazi salute prior to kick off.
Sally Freedmans story of her journey into the masculine and enigmatic world of football is a great insight into what its like to be an intelligent, young woman working in a male dominated world.
Over the past few years, a new trend has become ever more prominent in the soccer world: passing often and fast, and including all players in the game. Combining this with their own personal style, we have seen teams reach new heights of success from FC Barcelona to Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund and, most recently, the ......
A myopic on the four tours of Australia undertaken by Manchester United and Northern Ireland superstar, George Best, from the height of his fame and celebrity status in 1967, to being someone well past his best days in 1990.
This is a superbly illustrated introduction the exciting, fast-paced game of Futsal. Futsal - traditional football's smaller, faster, and often more exciting cousin - is one of the world's fastest growing ball games. Played on a small pitch, usually indoors, with five players and a special low-bounce ball, Futsal puts an emphasis on the speed, ......
The Early History of the Beautiful Game in the United States
Rediscovering soccer's long history in the U.S. Across North America, native peoples and colonists alike played a variety of kicking games long before soccer's emergence in the late 1800s. Brian D. Bunk examines the development and social impact of these sports through the rise of professional soccer after World War I. As he shows, the various ......
The Early History of the Beautiful Game in the United States
Rediscovering soccer's long history in the U.S. Across North America, native peoples and colonists alike played a variety of kicking games long before soccer's emergence in the late 1800s. Brian D. Bunk examines the development and social impact of these sports through the rise of professional soccer after World War I. As he shows, the various ......
