The book consist of seven chapters that correspond to the days of the week. During this week, Olympique de Buea is preparing for a match on Sunday. Winner of the Best Football Book at the British Sports Book Awards and shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of The Year 2009 'Written with warmth and understanding, the book for which African football has been crying out. Found insideThe Global Investment Competitiveness Report 2019-2020 provides novel analytical insights, empirical evidence, and actionable recommendations for governments seeking to enhance investor confidence in times of uncertainty. Found insideIn The Age of Football, David Goldblatt charts footballâs global cultural ascent, its economic transformation and deep politicization, taking in prison football in Uganda and amputee football in Angola, the role of football fans in the ... What has happened to change football so drastically?" "The Only Game is the first book of its kind, surveying in one narrative sweep both the tale of the game itself plus its broader historical setting. This timely volume fills a gap in the current literature on sport as the most extensive and incisive collection yet published on issues relating to football around the world. Found insideIn The Away Game, Sebastian Abbot follows several of the boys as they chase their dreams in a dizzying world of rich Arab sheikhs, money-hungry agents, and soccer-mad European fans. This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. Not even the World Cup, the most-watched sporting event in history, was safe from the thick web of corruption, as powerful FIFA officials extracted their bribes at every turn. âA gripping white-collar crime thriller that, in its scope and ... A racially diverse youth soccer team comprised largely of immigrant players from a myriad of different countries and religions come together to achieve the unthinkable in this entertaining true account of inclusion, acceptance and ... This groundbreaking collection provides the first detailed social analysis of football within Africa. A collection of essays reflecting on the 2010 World Cup by noted journalists, academics, and experts Eibar the Brave tells the amazing Cinderella story of La Liga's smallest club, which has seen Barcelona and Real Madrid playing top-tier football at Ipurua, the 5000-capacity stadium that Eibar calls home. Simon Kuper travelled to 22 countries from South Africa to Italy, from Russia to the USA, to examine the way football has shaped these countries. It was at the centre of innovation and invention and was the scene of many historic World and British 'firsts'; it also gave birth to one of the oldest and most historic football clubs.This is the first detailed history written about the ... Found insideIt highlights the significant work that has already been done and presents new approaches to strengthening integrity in sport. This is the fourth volume in a series derived from the Moving Out of Poverty study, which explores mobility from the perspectives of poor people in more than 500 communities across 15 countries. Found insideThis book contrasts these aspirations with empirical research about what is actually happening on the ground. A gorgeously woven narrative . . . not a word or idea out of place. THE RANGE. I am quite angry this is so good' Roxane Gay 'I would say that Transcendent Kingdom is a novel for our time (and it is) but it is so much more than that. Now African Samurai presents the never-before-told biography of this unique figure of the sixteenth century, one whose travels between countries, cultures, and classes offer a new perspective on race in world history and a vivid portrait of ... This book, the first of its kind, presents a balanced collection of articles written by African and non-African authors ranging from field practitioners to academicians and from members of government organizations to those of ... This book explores the role of FIFA in brokering the development of football in Africa and its relationship with that continent's football associations and regional governing body. The first part of the book covers the origins and organizational characteristics of FIFA, and of the European and South American federations. This report presents three hypothetical case studies for how the AIDS epidemic in Africa could evolve over the next 20 years based on policy decisions taken today by African leaders and the rest of the world; and considers the factors ... ' These questions, which he has been asked since boyhood, drive Ekow Eshun to travel through Ghana in search of his roots, and lead him on an exploration of history and belonging, from slavery in Africa and the West to the present day and ... This book is based on an expert group meeting entitled 'Male Roles and Masculinities in the Perspective of a Culture of Peace', which was organised by UNESCO in Oslo, Norway in 1997, the first international discussion of the connections ... The World Development Report 2015 offers a concrete look at how these insights apply to development policy. In Badfellas, the tale of FIFA's expanding fortunes, recurrent crises and internal rivalries is told, from the growth of the World Cup from its politically driven origins in Uruguay in 1930 to its status as one of the world's most lucrative ... Found insideAcademics, policy-makers and the reading public will find this book an invaluable companion as South Africa prepares to host the world's largest sporting event."--Website. Found insideUS Vice-President Joe Biden rolled into town to watch his team beat Ghana in Natal, before seeing President Rousseff in the capital, BrasÃlia, ... The inspirational stories of the wealthiest men and women on the African continent. Features Aliko Dangote, Patrice Motsepe and Mohammed Ruparelia, among many others. THE DEFINITIVE, CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BOOK ABOUT FOOTBALL 'Football conquered the world with its capacity to astonish, and this is its definitive history' The Independent There may be no cultural practice more global than soccer. With colourful examples from the fast-paced world of football, Ferran Soriano brings this guide to management style and strategy to life. This book was published as a special issue of Soccer and Society. While the skills of players can be observed on pitches throughout Africa, the actions of those who run the game's administrative side are less visible. But will it be enough to help them when they are asked to catch a career criminal who knows magic too? Ursula K. Le Guin and John Green are Nnedi Okorafor fans. As soon as you start reading Akata Witch, you will be, too! This book looks back at the history of the club, recalling the players, managers, games and trophies which have captured the imagination of the fans of the Black Cats. From growing up in the tough, hardscrabble neighborhood of Compton, California, to being trained by her father on public tennis courts littered with broken glass and drug paraphernalia, to becoming the top women's player in the world, ... Written by Roy Calley the book covers every aspect of Blackpool's history from the early days of the North Eastern League to membership of the Football League, through to the present day. Found insideFreedom in the World, the Freedom House flagship survey whose findings have been published annually since 1972, is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. Found insideIn Very Important People, sociologist, author, and former fashion model Ashley Mears takes readers inside the exclusive global nightclub and party circuit-from New York City and the Hamptons to Miami and Saint-Tropez-to reveal the intricate ... The second edition of this popular book presents a detailed economic analysis of professional football at club level, with new material included to reflect the development of the economics of professional football over the past ten years. Freedom in the World, the Freedom House flagship survey whose findings have been published annually since 1972, is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. Steve Bloomfieldâs wide-ranging and incisive book investigates Africaâs love of football, its increasing global influence, the build-up to the 2010 WORLD Cup and the social and political backdrop to the greatest show on earth. This is the story of a team and a town with no aspirations, just a passion for the game, and how that passion allowed this team to rise to the top of the professional Italian soccer league. This new, updated edition of Laduma! embodies sporting history at its best and will be of interest to soccer fans, general readers and scholars seeking to inform themselves ahead of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. -- As the 1994 World Cup Finals in the United States clearly demonstrated, football is the quintessential global game.