Zaire ’74 – The Rise and Fall of Mobutu's Leopards

Zaire ’74 – The Rise and Fall of Mobutu's LeopardsThe remarkable story of the Zaire team, who became the first black African team to appear in a World Cup finals tournament in 1974. Victims of casual racism and stereotyping in the western media, Zaire were accused of throwing games by opponents but were actually conned out of bonuses by their own countrymen and threatened to strike before the threat of violence against their families forced them back onto the pitch. Players were even banned from

The Premier League riches went unspent as the unpopular owners

Size: 172mm x 248mm – 550 pages

In his trademark tell-it-like-it-is style

Includes full line-ups and scorers for the majority of the friendly games played during these months plus a number of small team and other photographs

Size: 144mm x 222mm – 287 pages

Size: 129mm x 229mm – 288 pages

A celebration of 30 iconic goals and players in the illustrious history of Nottingham Forest FC over the past 50 years which features interviews

As a young player

The fifth installment in a series of books providing a comprehensive history of Barnet FC

starting from the first European Football Championship in 1960 and continuing through to the present day

Size: 156mm x 234mm – 352 pages

each chapter recreating an iconic match played by the Magpies: the players who graced the game