Football (Soccer, Association football)

The 1939 Arsenal side is firing on all cylinders and celebrating a string of victories. They appear unstoppable, but the Trojans - a side of amateurs who are on a winning streak of their own - may be about to silence the Gunners. Moments into the second half the whistle blows, but not for a goal ...

Philippe Coutinho was tipped for greatness from the very start. This Brazilian footballer has risen through the ranks to one of Liverpool's emerging great players.

Joe, Kim, Craig, Jess and Ajit have been whisked away to a remote island to join the Sports Academy in order to be transformed into serious players. But the Academy's secrets are coveted by a shadowy sportsgear company, seemingly tracking their every move. Can Joe and his team, Atlantis United, e...

Roy Race watched Mel Park, the home ground of his beloved Melchester Rovers, burn to the ground. The club is in serious trouble off the pitch. But when it comes to football, somehow they're holding it together. It's nothing short of a miracle, given that Roy - the greatest Rovers player in a gene...

The newly formed Melchester Women's team are going from strength to strength in their first full season of professional football, lead by the tenacious Rocky Race. But behind the scenes, the morale of the club is low. After a shocking incident in a men's European game, and the recent Race family ...

J.L. Carr's affectionate look at small-minded Middle England centres on the unlikely event of Steeple Sinderby (population 547) winning the FA Cup against the seemingly astronomical odds.

As a player, Thom Callaghan was defined by the winning goal he scored in an FA Cup final. The goal wasn't the blessing he imagined it would be. His whole career was defined by that brief moment of glory. With his playing days over, Callaghan, still a local hero, is tempted back to his old club as...

As a player, Thom Callaghan was defined by the winning goal he scored in an FA Cup final. The goal wasn't the blessing he imagined it would be. His whole career was defined by that brief moment of glory. With his playing days over, Callaghan, still a local hero, is tempted back to his old club as...

The remarkable story of the Dick, Kerr Ladies is brought to young readers by award winning and CILIP Carnegie nominated Eve Ainsworth. It's 1917, and Britain is at war. Shy teenager Hettie wants to help the war effort, and signs up to work in the local Dick, Kerr & Co. munitions factory. She's ne...

February 6, 1958, British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on take-off at Munich Airport. On board were the young Manchester United team, 'the Busby Babes', and the journalists who followed them. Twenty-one of the passengers died instantly, four were left fighting for their lives while six mor...