Sport: Football Mavericks, Romantics and Philosophers

By The Book Labyrinth

Football writing for every taste but with a distinctly sentimental streak! Love affairs with football come in many guises - Jack Charlton was a one-club man, Wenger stayed with Arsenal to the bitter end and nearly every man, woman and child in the country has a crush on Klopp. Who are Ya? explores the pain and joy of supporting a football team and What we Think About When We Think About Football has been out for a while but is an amazing discussion of the philosophy and poetics of football and how we seem to enter another dimension of time and space when we watch it. The new biography of Bielsa, explores the method and madness of Leeds' maverick manager. After his death, the outpouring of emotion and grief in his native Argentina and around the world showed how much Maradona was adored and revered. Take your pick and feel the love!

Klopp: My Liverpool Romance

Anthony (Film Critic/Book reviewer) Quinn

£12.99 £12.08

Everyone crushes hard on Klopp and Quinn explains why this is justified. The results, the belief, the teeth, the hugs and just the small matter of a first title in 30 years!

Touched By God: How We Won the Mexico '86 World Cup

Diego Maradona and Daniel Arnucci

£9.99 £9.29

What We Think About When We Think About Football

Simon Critchley

£8.99 £8.36

Discover the great footballing philosophers, Heidegger, Zidane, Sartre, Clough and Klopp!

The Farther Corner: A Sentimental Return to North-East Football

Harry Pearson

£16.98 £15.79

For football fans who want to be entertained, educated and feel the soul of the game needs to be cherished. A funny, poignant and melancholy masterpiece.