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From the archive ~ Football’s odds have always been stacked against defenders

It’s often said that football has gone soft. However Philip Cornwall, in May 2004, believed the history of the game has been one of taming the back line

Monday, June 19th, 2017 - Stories

Mesut Özil: Gunning for greatness – my life

365 Ozil

by Mesut Özil  with Kai Psotta
Hodder & Stoughton £15.99
Reviewed by David Stubbs
From WSC 365, July 2017
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Thursday, June 8th, 2017 - Book reviews

Football’s Secret Trade: How the player transfer market was infiltrated

364 FootballsTradeSecrets

by Alex Duff and Tariq Panja
Bloomberg, £20
Reviewed by Jonathan O’Brien
From WSC 364, June 2017
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Wednesday, May 10th, 2017 - Book reviews

Clueless owners oversee a second relegation for Blackburn Rovers

Supporters don’t expect to see a revival in League One while the current board remain

Tuesday, May 9th, 2017 - Stories

Game Changers by Tom van Hulsen

364 GameChangers

The remarkable story of Dutch masters Arnold Muhren and Frans Thijssen
Available from TWTD.co.uk, £16.99
Reviewed by Gavin Barber
From WSC 364, June 2017

Thursday, May 4th, 2017 - Book reviews

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From the archive ~ Football’s odds have always been stacked against defenders

It’s often said that football has gone soft. However Philip Cornwall, in May 2004, believed the history of the game has been one of taming the back line

Mesut Özil: Gunning for greatness – my life

Football’s Secret Trade: How the player transfer market was infiltrated

Clueless owners oversee a second relegation for Blackburn Rovers

Supporters don’t expect to see a revival in League One while the current board remain

Game Changers by Tom van Hulsen