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In the summer of 2025, Diogo Jota had the world at his feet. A star striker for Liverpool FC and the Portuguese national team, he had just won the Premier League and Nations League before getting married to his childhood sweetheart. But just 11 days after tying the knot to Rute Cardoso, tragedy struck. As Diogo and brother Andre Silva drove back through Spain to catch a ferry back to the UK, their hired Lamborghini crashed on the motorway. Both brothers were killed. What followed was a huge outpouring of grief – both from the family and the wider footballing world.This intimate biography of Diogo Jota tells the inside story of his career and life before it was tragically cut short. The author interviews his family, team-mates and managers to produce a richly-detailed portrait of a brilliant footballer and much-loved man.His widow recounts in agonising detail how she sent her husband video clips of their wedding on the night of the crash, becoming increasingly worried as the hours passed without a response. Team-mates including Virgil van Dijk and Jordan Henderson pay tribute to someone they called a friend, while managers such as Jurgen Klopp and Arne Slot also have their say. This heavyweight biography promises to be a must-read for Liverpool supporters and the wider football community.

"Dalglish? Gerrard? Salah? Who was the best of all-time?"‘Liverpool FC's Greatest’ is a celebration of the many brilliant players that have represented England’s most successful club – and a fascinating attempt to rank their place in history.It taps into those eternal debates in pubs, on match days, online or between friends; the conversations sparked when a new superstar emerges or another trophy is lifted.Who was the best?In an attempt to answer that question, in early 2026 Liverpool FC conducted a global vote of fans to choose their favourite Reds of all time, based on an individual’s ability, impact, legacy and success during their LFC playing career.Almost 1.4 million selections by supporters were combined with nominations by former players, journalists, a club panel and 134 years of statistics – producing a comprehensive top 100.This new series counts down those 100 greats to reveal the No.1, chronicling their contributions and achievements in detail and looking back on LFC’s compelling history in a fresh way.

Sunday Times bestseller from the football legendWinner of Autobiography of the Year at the Sports Book Awards 2026!Eight is Paul Gascoigne's legacy - the book which will define Paul, the man the world knows as simply Gazza.Once described as the most gifted English footballer of all time, Paul looks back on his meteoric journey to the pinnacle of the globe's most popular sport, the struggles he has faced and his battle to rise up once again.Now, 35 years on from the Italia 90 World Cup that saw 'Gazza' hit dizzying heights and become internationally famous - for his talent and those semi-final tears - Paul is still a household name and someone who transcends football.As Paul moves forward with his life, he is now able to look back at it with a renewed sense of self, and a better grasp of what was really happening at the time.Honest, raw, moving and ultimately uplifting, Eight will show the world Paul Gascoigne as never before.

A picture celebration of the first heavy metal band, Black Sabbath fronted by Ozzy Osbourne, as they reunite for one last show

The official Liverpool FC winners magazine, sharing the story of LFC's 20th Premier League title!

This updated, family authorised biography of Manchester United hero Jimmy Murphy, new to paperback, celebrates the career of the man who managed the club after the Munich air disaster and took charge of Wales at the 1958 World Cup.Alongside Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson, nobody in the long history of Manchester United is as important as Jimmy Murphy.As legendary Manchester United manager Busby lay in an oxygen tent in his hospital bed, recovering from the horror of the Munich plane crash, he clutched the friend of his close friend and faithful right-hand-man Murphy. Murphy stepped into Busby’s shoes and answered United’s call in their hour of need. More than that, he provided the spark which would see a phoenix spectacularly rise from the flames.Murphy would be at Busby’s side as the club famously conquered England and Europe, driven by a new generation of Babes. Murphy would remain United’s assistant manager up to 1971, going on to become a club scout, unearthing and recruiting famous talents like Gordon Hill and Steve Coppell. In his other role as Wales’ football manager, he would mastermind his country’s appearance in the World Cup finals – taking Wales to the brink of the semi-finals in 1958.The Man Who Kept The Red Flag Flying has been written in full cooperation with Murphy’s family, with unique insight from sons Nick and Jimmy Junior. It features contributions and comments from Sir Alex Ferguson, George Best, Tommy Docherty and Ron Atkinson, among many, and rare excerpts from the Daily Mirror and Manchester Evening News archives.

Farewell to Goodison is a celebration of an atmospheric sporting cathedral that has played a pivotal part in millions of lives.Built in 1892, Goodison Park is unique. It was the first club ground to host an FA Cup final, the first English stadium to boast four sides with two-tier stands, the first to have a three-tiered stand, the first to see programm es sold to its spectators, and the first to feature dugouts and undersoil heating.Goodison Park has also hosted World Cup matches, including a semi-final, a world title boxing bill, baseball, and played host to the visit of a reigning monarch - twice. It has starred in a Rocky movie, has played host to wedding proposals and marriages, seen landmark birthday celebrations staged there and is also a sombre shrine, the final resting place for hundreds of Evertonians.To commemorate Everton Football Club’s departure from Goodison in May 2025, this book celebrates a century of memorable Goodison moments. They are not exclusive. But they are representative of a very special place which, for 133 years, has been ‘home’.

As seen on BBC's hit shows, Escape to the Country and Countryfile, this is Jules Hudson's first memoir.Wild at Heart documents the highs and lows and moments of triumph and tragedy Hudson has experienced both on and off our screens."Throughout what has been a colourful life and exciting career, I've often joked at many memorable moments along the way that they would definitely go into 'the book'!"A household name to millions, Jules Hudson has been a familiar face on TV for decades. Fronting hit shows from Escape to the Country to Winter and Springtime on the Farm and Countryfile, he has become an integral part of life for the 'Farmy Army' of dedicated fans.It hasn't been a straight path to an idyllic new life in the rural landscapes of Britain however.In his first memoir, Jules reveals the highs and lows and moments of triumph and tragedy he has experienced both on and off our screens.Jules pens an inspiring and evocative portrait not only of his own life, but of the countryside and people he found his true home with.Taking readers from his beginnings in urban Essex to the mountains, fields and woods - not to mention the animals - of his new home in the countryside, his journey shows that all along he really was Wild at Heart.

As a pioneer in the field of TV betting, Rob thinks he has uncovered the path to untold riches, winning big on Strictly Come Dancing, X Factor, Eurovision - you name it.While millions sat on their sofas watching and wondering who might win or who'd be evicted from their favourite shows that week, Rob would be working out the odds, checking his formulas and gambling big.Rob's book takes readers into the fascinating world of TV gambling and beyond. Surviving the nerve-jangling moments waiting and watching to see if his luck was in or if he'd be on the breadline that week, Rob honed his skills over years to seem almost psychic.And he didn't stop at TV, branching out to take a chance gambling on everything from the mating habits of pandas in a zoo to whether a superstar will sing with their top off on stage.But he soon discovers that cleaning up with the bookies comes at a huge cost. With his trading exploits taking over his every waking thought, and creating a life of desolate solitude Robinson Crusoe would be proud of, he fears his obsessive pursuit of the golden ticket is poised to end unhappily, in lonely bachelorhood.So he decides to take his longest shot yet - heading off into the wilds of provincial Russia, with dreams of a James Bond-style tryst with a mystery woman who could yet turn out to be a vodka-drinking scammer aiming to fleece him out of house and home.Detailing the often weird and downright wacky investments Rob makes over two decades of betting, The Gambler reveals the roller coaster world of someone willing to risk it all on the most outlandish outcomes, including when it comes to seeking romance.Quirky, irreverent and authentic, this is a deeper tale about adventure, taking a leap of faith, and seeking to beat the odds.

Official LFC 68-page celebration magazine + A2 double-sided poster!A team that plays the Liverpool Way and wins the championship in…April.Liverpool FC are firmly back on their perch after clinching a record-equalling 20th top-flight title.New head coach Arne Slot carried on where Jûrgen Klopp left off and delivered the Reds’ first Premier League title in front of fans.Virgil, Mo, Ali, Ibou, Trent, Robbo, Ryan, Dom, Macca, Cody, Lucho and more….it’s a team packed full of modern LFC legends, fearless and flamboyant, and this special shows how they stormed to that coveted Premier League title.Re-live the key figures and goals of 2024/25, read all the reaction from Slot and his players, and learn how the Kop played its part.Packed full of awesome action shots and featuring a giant double-sided poster, it’s the perfect souvenir for all those Reds in the mood for a summer-long party!

It's 1 January 2006 and Manchester United are in a state of limbo. Legendary captain Roy Keane has left the club, the defence is need of an overhaul, key midfielder Paul Scholes has been ruled out for the season with an eye problem, and United sit nine points adrift Jose Mourinho's dominant Premier League champions, Chelsea. It's also the club's longest run without a title since the early '90s.But Sir Alex Ferguson has a plan. A plan to rebuild his team. A plan to shape it around two rising stars. A plan to take what would become his third great United side to the summit of the world game.What follows is a period of true Reds domination, as Ferguson empowers young superstars Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo to achieve greatness - combing them with shred signings and experienced heads to realise his latest vision.Kings of the World is the official inside story of that glorious comeback tale like no other: an era of true Reds' domination. Spanning the glorious period between 2006 and 2008, it's a story expertly told by two diehard Old Trafford chroniclers who witnessed every kick.

If a picture paints a thousand words ... the images contained in PARKLIFE are enough to fill the British Library.Spanning 133 unforgettable years, PARKLIFE is a stunning coffee table book celebrating the history of Goodison Park in more than 200 powerful and rarely-seen pictures.The final chapter includes exclusive behind the scenes images of Goodison's emotional farewell match against Southampton in May 2025.But there is much much more. PARKLIFE contains images of the construction of the Bullens Road Stand 99 years ago, 1920s wing wizard Sammy Chedgzoy dancing down the Goodison Road touchline, Gwladys Street after the blitz of 1940 - and action shots from the night Inter Milan brought European Cup football to Merseyside for the first time.PARKLIFE will host pictures from almost every decade of Goodison's long history - right up to the present day with behind the scenes shots of Goodison's last dance against Southampton.

The heartbreaking story of a mother who lost two sons to an abusive husband. But saved countless othersOn October 22, 2014, Claire Throssell's life changed forever after her ex-husband lured their two children, Jack, 12, and his nine-year-old brother, Paul, to the attic of their family home, before deliberately setting fire to the house, murdering his children and killing himself.Claire had been subject to her husband's cruel coercive, physical, emotional and financial abuse throughout their 16-year marriage. After she found the strength to leave her husband, his campaign of brutality didn't end, but the courts ignored her, and their sons' wishes. They gave him unsupervised access to their two sons, despite Claire's concerns that he was very capable of harming them. Her worst fears came true.Since 2016, Throssell has been an ambassador for Women's Aid and IDAS (Independent Domestic Abuse Service). Determined to ensure the voices of children never go unheard again, she has played a fundamental role in the implementation of the Domestic Abuse Bill, as well as ensuring survivors of domestic abuse can no longer be cross-examined by their perpetrators in the Family Court.Claire also played a significant role in pushing for all judges to be trained on the subject of domestic abuse and has spearheaded the Child First campaign, lobbying parliament to abolish the 'presumption of contact' guidelines in child custody cases.For My Boys is Claire's heartbreaking story and her tale of determination to seek justice for her sons and give a voice to all children who are at risk at the hands of an abusive parent. Her battle with government and court bureaucracy will anger and shock, but Claire's humbling and remarkable story of strength will inspire.

From the carriage work sheds of Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway to becoming the greatest football team in Europe: the rise of Manchester United Football Club is brought vividly to life through the expert colourisation of over 150 stunning photographs.Trawling through the archives, ‘Old Manchester United in Colour’ brings together iconic and rarely seen images, turning them from black-and-white photographs into fully pigmented pictures showing scenes just as they would have been witnessed first-hand at the time.Revisit many of the moments that have made United the world’s most famous football club. From our first steps into competitive football as Newton Heath LYR, to our maiden trophy successes as the renamed Manchester United. Our post-war emergence under Sir Matt Busby to the much-loved Busby Babes and the tragedy of the Munich Air Disaster. The Reds’ incredible European glory in 1968, right up to the fledgling years of Sir Alex Ferguson’s glorious reign. This collection charts the club from its humble beginnings right up to the fledgling years of Sir Alex Ferguson’s glorious tenure.See what the newly-built Old Trafford looked like over a century ago. Feel the excitement and passion of pre- and post-war matchdays. View action shots from many great games over the decades. Enjoy portrait images of players, coaches and staff, plus some of United’s greatest ever teams. And all in a way you’ve never done before.‘Old Manchester United in Colour’ allows you to view the past through the eyes of your ancestors for the first time in stunning, vivid colour, bringing to life a period of football history normally only documented in monochrome.

Sunday Times bestseller from the football legendWinner of Autobiography of the Year at the Sports Book Awards 2026!Eight is Paul Gascoigne's legacy - the book which will define Paul, the man the world knows as simply Gazza.Once described as the most gifted English footballer of all time, Paul looks back on his meteoric journey to the pinnacle of the globe's most popular sport, the struggles he has faced and his battle to rise up once again.Now, 35 years on from the Italia 90 World Cup that saw 'Gazza' hit dizzying heights and become internationally famous - for his talent and those semi-final tears - Paul is still a household name and someone who transcends football.As Paul moves forward with his life, he is now able to look back at it with a renewed sense of self, and a better grasp of what was really happening at the time. Honest, raw, moving and ultimately uplifting, Eight will show the world Paul Gascoigne as never before.

'Remember me for the football' was George Best's last wish before his untimely death, aged just 59.'True Genius' is the definitive family-backed account of his remarkable career, now to be released in paperback, 20 years on from George Best's death.Written by celebrated Manchester United author Wayne Barton, this biography goes into unparalleled depth to tell the complete story for the first time of how the lad from Cregagh, Northern Ireland, became the game's first superstar.Barton has spent years trawling the archives and spoken to a host of former team-mates, managers, friends and close family to tell his story, going behind the scenes and researching matches and official records in microscopic detail.While there have been many books on George Best, this is the only biography that captures the football story so exhaustively, unearthing revealing material that will shed new light on one of the game's most naturally gifted players. Supplemented with rare and unseen images painstakingly researched and restored from the Daily Mirror, this is the ultimate portrait of a true football genius.True Genius was adapted into a documentary by BT Sport, to coincide with the hardback release in 2021.

This is an A-Z collection of some of Liverpool FC’s fans’ favourite chants. Including timeless tunes and clever or funny lyrics, this book will gladden the hearts of Reds fans of any age.

Imagine being so good at football that your legs get insured for a millionpounds – at the age of 11.In the 1990s, Sonny Pike had it all. A glittering future in the professional gamebeckoned. Dutch ‘Total Football’ giants Ajax swooped and flash soccer agent EricHall signed him up. Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Paul Smith queued up to sponsorhim. He appeared on TV shows like Fantasy Football and Blue Peter, featured inHello Magazine and even had his own rap song. Billed as English football’s ‘nextDiego Maradona’, everyone loved the baby-faced young superstar.And then, through no fault of his own, it was all taken from him.Controversially banned from football, the spotlight faded. Agents turned theirbacks. Sponsors withdrew their deals. TV and the media moved on. Even his daddisappeared off the scene. Lost and desperate, Sonny searched for an answer,dabbling in crime, landing in court and even behind bars. The promise of fameand fortune had turned to nothing and there seemed no way back . . .Sonny Pike: The Greatest Footballer That Never Was is a remarkable tale ofexploitation and reckless ambition, exposing the worst side of our game in anera when it was evolving in to the multi-million pound industry we know today.Sonny’s story is captivating, at times harrowing, but ultimately inspirational. Asthousands of young footballers dream of football stardom, it is more relevantnow than ever

Howard Kendall: Notes on a Season provides a unique and rich insight into the legendary manager's historic season of 1984-85. Compiled from the matchday programme notes, Kendall takes us through a campaign that included a league double over Liverpool, an epic 5-0 v Manchester United and Cup Winners' Cup against Bayern Munich.

David Prentice is the Sport Editor of the Liverpool Echo, the city's famous newspaper. His fascinating book charts almost half-a-century of Everton Football Club's history - from a unique insider. It is a fan-fare and a news report. A travelogue and a social comment - and a poignant reflection of how football and journalism has changed forever.

Sir Alex Ferguson is arguably Britain's greatest ever football manager. In the year that he celebrates his 80th birthday, this new book from experienced journalist and author John Richardson will offer an original insight into what makes the Scot tick, his unique way of operating and how his genius changed the footballing landscape.

Keith Earls started out in senior rugby as a teenage star and during the course of his long career has become one of the most admired and respected players of his generation.A British & Irish Lion at the age of 21, he is now closing in on his 34th birthday and still playing at the top of his game. He has won 93 caps for Ireland and played 179 times in the famous red of Munster. He started every game of the 2018 Six Nations campaign that culminated in an Irish Grand Slam victory. A lethal finisher blessed with thoroughbred speed, Earls is the second-highest try scorer of all time for his country. With Munster he is one try short of the all-time total and looks set to break that record next season.Behind the glittering success, there is another story to be told. He has achieved these milestones whilst being racked by private battles with his mental health for most of his career. A number of crises brought him to the brink of voluntary retirement from the game. A long series of injuries have taken their psychological toll too.A native of Limerick city, Earls grew up in one of its most socially disadvantaged housing estates. Moyross was blighted by crime and violence and he did not escape unscathed from the surrounding fear and trauma visited upon his beloved community.His natural sporting talent brought him into the privileged bastion of elite rugby union. His frank and fearless autobiography tells the story of his long struggle to reconcile the world whence he came with the world opened up by his brilliance with an oval ball.Earls has maintained a low profile throughout his career. For the first time he will talk in depth and at length about the inner turmoil that went unseen by team-mates, friends and fans.It is a confessional, intimate and courageous story of the pain that was a constant companion to the glory.

Hard Shoulder, M62 Eastbound, June 1982...Britain is on the verge of taking the Falkland Islands back from the Argentineinvaders, Margaret Thatcher is three years into her tenure at 10 Downing Streetand for the first time since the 1930s, three million people are unemployed – withthe nation reeling from recession. One of those searching for a job is standingat the side of the motorway which links the north of England’s east and westcoasts with his thumb out.Newly-retired former Everton, Manchester City and England striker Joe Royleis trying to hitch a lift to Boundary Park for what he thinks is an interview forthe post of manager at backwater Oldham Athletic. Behind him, smoke poursfrom his broken-down car’s engine. After a passing lorry takes him the rest ofthe way, Royle is told that the job is his – and that he will have to sell a playeror the club will go bust. Later that day, bailiffs drop in and eye up his officefurniture. That night he is in his own garage, stencilling the initials of players’names on training kit as the reality of the task in hand hits home.What happened next is one of the great, untold football miracles of all timeas unfancied Oldham emerged from the shadows of their illustrious Manchesterneighbours and embarked on a thrilling, white knuckle ride to the summit of theEnglish game.This is a story that has not been told before. It is a time when the impossiblewas possible, long before the vast millions in broadcast money arrived and thecreation of the Premier League changed football in England forever. A timewhen an astute manager and wily chairman could scour the big clubs for castoffs and achieve the unachievable. It is something that will never be repeatedand, in these times of huge salaries and commercial excess, is a tale of harderand yet often-happier times when small clubs could dream big.In the 30th anniversary year of Royle’s remarkable revolution, it is the perfecttime for This Is How It Feels to hit the book shelves.

Mariner is Plymouth Argyle legend, an FA Cup and UEFA Cup winner with Ipswich Town, a scorer for England at the World Cup and a former Arsenal and Portsmouth striker. A true front man in every sense - talented, brave and fearless - but his toughest fight was yet to come when he was diagnosed with brain cancer in October 2020. This is his story.

A compelling, relevant and dramatic life story from the front line of the modern game. Paul Davis's story takes us on a journey through almost 50 years at the very top in football: a leading player's take on an extraordinary and memorable period in Arsenal's history, during which the club and football changed radically and forever around him.Davis won titles and cups with Arsenal but, to do so, had to battle against career-threatening injuries and to handle the frustrations and injustices of the worst kinds of club and dressing room politics. His subsequent experiences as a coach and as a coach-developer have been just as challenging, just as emotionally charged, and just as significant. It's a life story worth the telling, that's for sure.Arsenal And After - An Education offers more than just a fascinating football story. Paul's mum, Ruby, arrived in England from Jamaica in the late 1950s, as part of the Windrush generation. She brought up Paul and his sister, Sandra, on her own, on a council estate in Stockwell, South London. Much of the Davis family history was - and still is - a mystery to Paul, who never knew or knew anything about his father. He was already a senior player at Arsenal before he discovered he had siblings: the three children Ruby had left behind in Kingston when she'd struck out for a new life in England, thirty years before.As a teenager, Davis was often the only black player wearing Arsenal colours.As often as not, he'd be the only black player on the pitch. With that came challenges: racism in football and beyond in the early 1980s was undiluted and unapologetic. The fight for recognition - for opportunity and for change - has been part of the Davis story ever since. His own emotional experiences are the lens through which he now looks back on everything he's achieved as a player, as a coach and as an educator.

Irish Sports Book Award 2021 Winner! Fight Or Flight: My Life, My Choices is the autobiography of Irish rugby legend Keith Earls. Keith Earls started out in senior rugby as a teenage star and during the course of his long career has become one of the most admired and respected players of his generation. A British & Irish Lion at the age of 21, he is now closing in on his 34th birthday and still playing at the top of his game. He has won 93 caps for Ireland and played over 180 games in the famous red of Munster. He started every match of the 2018 Six Nations campaign that culminated in an Irish Grand Slam victory. A lethal finisher blessed with a sprinter’s speed, Earls is the second-highest try scorer of all time for his country. With Munster he is one try short of the all-time total and looks set to break that record next season.Yet, Earls has achieved these milestones whilst being racked by private battles with his mental health for most of his career. A number of crises brought him to the brink of voluntary retirement from the game.A native of Limerick city, Earls grew up in one of its most socially disadvantaged housing estates. Moyross was blighted by crime and violence and he did not escape unscathed from the surrounding fear and trauma visited upon his beloved community. His natural talent brought him into the privileged bastion of elite rugby union. His autobiography tells the story of his long struggle to reconcile the world whence he came with the world opened up by his brilliance with an oval ball.Earls has maintained a low profile throughout his career. For the first time he will talk in depth and at length about the inner turmoil that went unseen by team-mates, friends and fans. It is a confessional, intimate and courageous story of the pain that was a constant companion to the glory.Earls says: “It’s not me at all to be doing anything remotely like an autobiography. I don’t like talking about myself, I don’t like bringing attention to myself. And I guess that’s one reason why I am doing it. We’re supposed to get out of our comfort zone. I’ve learned enough along the way to know that much. It’s where your progress and growth happens. I hope if I can share some of my life experiences here, it might inspire others.”

'I Feel Fine' is a beautifully produced official book, a must-buy for every Reds fan wanting to revel in the colour, culture and pride of Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool FC.

Rugby's long history is full of tales of inspirational courage.Yet there has never been a rugby player quite as remarkable, quite as jaw-droppingly brave, as Ian McKinley.On January 16, 2010, the young fly-half was one of Ireland's hottest rugby prospects. But his life was about to change forever.While playing for University College Dublin, a horrifying injury to his left eye saw McKinley's vision, his world and his future come crashing down around him.The injury left McKinley blind in one eye and bereft, forcing him into early retirement, his life plans scattered in the wind.After relocating to Italy to heal and rebuild himself as a youth rugby coach, a heartbroken McKinley battled on until, in the end, he vowed to do whatever it took to once again play the sport he loved.As he discloses in Second Sight in painstaking detail for the first time, McKinley poured his heart and soul into finding a way to play. He endlessly researched specialist goggles and he tenaciously fought his case against sceptical World Rugby bosses until finally, finally, he did the impossible - he came back.On November 11, 2017, against Fiji, McKinley became the first visually impaired man to ever feature in a Test match, playing at fly-half for Italy - his beloved, adopted nation. His efforts drew gasps of admiration from the crowd and tears of respect from teammates and opposition alike.In Second Sight, McKinley outlines how returning to rugby gave him the chance to highlight his skill at the highest level but, more importantly, how it helped him make peace with his injury and the unique way fate has intervened in his life.After eventually retiring for a second, and final, time in March 2021, in Second Sight McKinley tells an astounding sporting story like no other - and a tale that deserves to be heard, and applauded, around the globe.

Notes on a Season 2021/2022 - The Chase is an official club book that provides a fascinating look back at this unique campaign in the words of the Liverpool manager who made it all possible. This is the story of an unforgettable campaign in Jurgen Klopp's own words about another famous chapter in Anfield history.