This study of Manchester football, by leading football historian Gary James, considers the sport’s emergence, development and establishment through to its pos

The Emergence of Football fuses sports history into mainstream economic, social and cultural history, setting the development of the people’s game against the

This topical book provides unprecedented analysis of football's place in post-war and post-reunification Germany. The expert team of German and British contribu

From Vialli, one of Italy's most famous footballers as well as a former manager of England's Chelsea F.C., and Marcotti, the UK correspondent for Corriere dello

Origin Stories: The Pioneers Who Took Football to the World charts the growth of the game in each major footballing country, from the very first kick to the fir