Best Football (Soccer) Books

1.
Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch 3.77 avg rating β€” 43,133 ratings
2.
Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics
Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics 4.14 avg rating β€” 12,916 ratings
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Soccernomics: Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey--and Even Iraq--Are Destined to Become the Kings of the World's Most Popular Sport
Soccernomics: Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey--and Even Iraq--Are Destined to Become the Kings of the World's Most Popular Sport 3.95 avg rating β€” 19,465 ratings
4.
The Damned Utd
The Damned Utd 4.14 avg rating β€” 8,789 ratings
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Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football
Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football 4.05 avg rating β€” 3,507 ratings
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PelΓ©: The Autobiography
PelΓ©: The Autobiography
by: PelΓ©
3.98 avg rating β€” 1,977 ratings
7.
The Miracle of Castel di Sangro: A Tale of Passion and Folly in the Heart of Italy
The Miracle of Castel di Sangro: A Tale of Passion and Folly in the Heart of Italy 4.21 avg rating β€” 4,599 ratings
8.
How Soccer Explains the World
How Soccer Explains the World 3.79 avg rating β€” 13,160 ratings
9.
Keane: The Autobiography
Keane: The Autobiography
by: Roy Keane
3.90 avg rating β€” 4,216 ratings
10.
Blitzball
Blitzball 4.18 avg rating β€” 109 ratings
11.
Soccer in Sun and Shadow
Soccer in Sun and Shadow 4.20 avg rating β€” 8,616 ratings
12.
Futebol : The Brazillian Way of Life
Futebol : The Brazillian Way of Life 4.06 avg rating β€” 1,840 ratings
13.
Ajax, the Dutch, the War : Football in Europe During the Second World War
Ajax, the Dutch, the War : Football in Europe During the Second World War 3.90 avg rating β€” 1,173 ratings
14.
A Season with Verona: Travels Around Italy in Search of Illusion, National Character . . . and Goals!
A Season with Verona: Travels Around Italy in Search of Illusion, National Character . . . and Goals!
by: Tim Parks
4.18 avg rating β€” 2,233 ratings
15.
The Ball is Round: A Global History of Soccer
The Ball is Round: A Global History of Soccer 4.18 avg rating β€” 3,059 ratings
16.
Managing My Life: My Autobiography
Managing My Life: My Autobiography 4.14 avg rating β€” 2,132 ratings
17.
Among the Thugs
Among the Thugs 4.12 avg rating β€” 10,155 ratings
18.
A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke
A Life Too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke 4.52 avg rating β€” 3,718 ratings
18.
Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography
Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography 3.94 avg rating β€” 17,804 ratings
20.
Soccer Against the Enemy: How the World's Most Popular Sport Starts and Fuels Revolutions and Keeps Dictators in Power
Soccer Against the Enemy: How the World's Most Popular Sport Starts and Fuels Revolutions and Keeps Dictators in Power 3.94 avg rating β€” 4,559 ratings
20.
Tor!: The Story of German Football
Tor!: The Story of German Football 4.24 avg rating β€” 952 ratings
22.
Jag Γ€r Zlatan: Zlatans egen berΓ€ttelse
Jag Γ€r Zlatan: Zlatans egen berΓ€ttelse 3.87 avg rating β€” 18,291 ratings
23.
Fear and Loathing in La Liga
Fear and Loathing in La Liga
by: Sid Lowe
4.30 avg rating β€” 2,555 ratings
24.
Calcio: A History of Italian Football
Calcio: A History of Italian Football
by: john-foot
4.17 avg rating β€” 1,702 ratings
25.
Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football
Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football
by: Phil Ball
4.16 avg rating β€” 1,375 ratings
26.
Barça: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World
Barça: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World 4.15 avg rating — 1,991 ratings
27.
Kicking Goals Journal
Kicking Goals Journal
by: Sam Kerr
4.90 avg rating β€” 30 ratings
28.
Balls
Balls 4.03 avg rating β€” 174 ratings
29.
Penso quindi gioco
Penso quindi gioco 3.82 avg rating β€” 5,321 ratings
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Behind the Curtain: Travels in Eastern European Football
Behind the Curtain: Travels in Eastern European Football 4.08 avg rating β€” 1,487 ratings
31.
This Love Is Not For Cowards: Salvation and Soccer in Ciudad JuΓ‘rez
This Love Is Not For Cowards: Salvation and Soccer in Ciudad JuΓ‘rez 4.18 avg rating β€” 904 ratings
32.
Fowler: My Autobiography
Fowler: My Autobiography 3.72 avg rating β€” 660 ratings
33.
Garrincha: The Triumph & Tragedy of Brazil's Forgotten Footballing Hero
Garrincha: The Triumph & Tragedy of Brazil's Forgotten Footballing Hero 4.42 avg rating β€” 727 ratings
34.
The Glory Game
The Glory Game 4.21 avg rating β€” 563 ratings
35.
The Beckham Experiment: How the World's Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer America
The Beckham Experiment: How the World's Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer America 3.96 avg rating β€” 2,312 ratings
36.
Stillness and Speed: My Story
Stillness and Speed: My Story 4.03 avg rating β€” 2,062 ratings
37.
Beckham: Both Feet on the Ground: An Autobiography
Beckham: Both Feet on the Ground: An Autobiography 3.67 avg rating β€” 2,959 ratings
38.
The Numbers Game: Why Everything You Know About Soccer Is Wrong
The Numbers Game: Why Everything You Know About Soccer Is Wrong 3.72 avg rating β€” 3,472 ratings
39.
Provided You Don't Kiss Me: 20 Years with Brian Clough
Provided You Don't Kiss Me: 20 Years with Brian Clough 4.33 avg rating β€” 2,113 ratings
40.
El Diego: The Autobiography of the World's Greatest Footballing Genius
El Diego: The Autobiography of the World's Greatest Footballing Genius 3.70 avg rating β€” 1,817 ratings
41.
Carra: My Autobiography
Carra: My Autobiography 3.99 avg rating β€” 1,302 ratings
42.
Manchester United: The Biography: The complete story of the world's greatest football club
Manchester United: The Biography: The complete story of the world's greatest football club
by: Jim White
4.36 avg rating β€” 642 ratings
43.
My Manchester United Years: The autobiography of a footballing legend and hero
My Manchester United Years: The autobiography of a footballing legend and hero 4.19 avg rating β€” 550 ratings
44.
I Am The Secret Footballer: Lifting the Lid on the Beautiful Game
I Am The Secret Footballer: Lifting the Lid on the Beautiful Game 3.50 avg rating β€” 4,911 ratings
45.
The Nowhere Men
The Nowhere Men 3.71 avg rating β€” 1,413 ratings
46.
All Played Out
All Played Out 4.29 avg rating β€” 670 ratings
47.
Up Pohnpei: A Quest to Reclaim the Soul of Football by Leading the World's Ultimate Underdogs to Glory
Up Pohnpei: A Quest to Reclaim the Soul of Football by Leading the World's Ultimate Underdogs to Glory 4.23 avg rating β€” 614 ratings
48.
Ajax, Barcelona, Cruyff
Ajax, Barcelona, Cruyff 3.88 avg rating β€” 182 ratings
49.
Gerrard: My Autobiography
Gerrard: My Autobiography 4.06 avg rating β€” 2,755 ratings
50.
The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women's Soccer Team and How It Changed the World
The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women's Soccer Team and How It Changed the World 4.08 avg rating β€” 359 ratings
51.
Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town
Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town 3.84 avg rating β€” 8,340 ratings
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Addicted
Addicted 3.83 avg rating β€” 986 ratings
53.
England, My England (Hooligan #2)
England, My England (Hooligan #2) 3.57 avg rating β€” 68 ratings
54.
Back From the Brink: The Autobiography
Back From the Brink: The Autobiography 4.35 avg rating β€” 1,643 ratings
55.
Capital Punishment (Hooligan #3)
Capital Punishment (Hooligan #3) 3.59 avg rating β€” 75 ratings
56.
The Outsider: A History of the Goalkeeper
The Outsider: A History of the Goalkeeper 3.92 avg rating β€” 551 ratings
57.
Barca: A People's Passion
Barca: A People's Passion 4.06 avg rating β€” 714 ratings
58.
Gazza: My Story
Gazza: My Story 3.89 avg rating β€” 1,253 ratings
59.
Hand of God: The Life of Diego Maradona, Soccer's Fallen Star
Hand of God: The Life of Diego Maradona, Soccer's Fallen Star 3.81 avg rating β€” 643 ratings
60.
Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love
Against the Grain: A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love 4.19 avg rating β€” 112 ratings
61.
Everywhere We Go (Hooligan #1)
Everywhere We Go (Hooligan #1) 3.26 avg rating β€” 308 ratings
62.
Football - Bloody Hell!: The Biography of Alex Ferguson
Football - Bloody Hell!: The Biography of Alex Ferguson 3.92 avg rating β€” 557 ratings
63.
Das Reboot: How German Football Reinvented Itself and Conquered the World
Das Reboot: How German Football Reinvented Itself and Conquered the World 4.10 avg rating β€” 2,025 ratings
64.
The Football Factory
The Football Factory
by: John King
3.61 avg rating β€” 2,166 ratings
65.
Dynamo : Defending the Honour of Kiev
Dynamo : Defending the Honour of Kiev 3.99 avg rating β€” 429 ratings
66.
Only a Game?: The Diary of a Professional Footballer
Only a Game?: The Diary of a Professional Footballer 3.89 avg rating β€” 515 ratings
66.
Full Time: the Secret Life of Tony Cascarino
Full Time: the Secret Life of Tony Cascarino 4.09 avg rating β€” 845 ratings
68.
The Mixer: The Story of Premier League Tactics, from Route One to False Nines
The Mixer: The Story of Premier League Tactics, from Route One to False Nines 4.37 avg rating β€” 5,267 ratings
69.
Once in a Lifetime: The Incredible Story of the New York Cosmos
Once in a Lifetime: The Incredible Story of the New York Cosmos 3.63 avg rating β€” 152 ratings
70.
The Football Man: People & Passions in Soccer
The Football Man: People & Passions in Soccer 4.13 avg rating β€” 262 ratings
71.
My Turn: The Autobiography
My Turn: The Autobiography 3.63 avg rating β€” 3,701 ratings
72.
The Beautiful Team: in Search of Pele and the 1970 Brazilians
The Beautiful Team: in Search of Pele and the 1970 Brazilians 3.82 avg rating β€” 73 ratings
73.
My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes
My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes 4.17 avg rating β€” 610 ratings
74.
Sheilas, Wogs & Poofters: An Incomplete Biography of Johnny Warren and Soccer in Australia
Sheilas, Wogs & Poofters: An Incomplete Biography of Johnny Warren and Soccer in Australia 4.24 avg rating β€” 122 ratings
75.
Football, My Life
Football, My Life 3.82 avg rating β€” 34 ratings
76.
Feet of the Chameleon: The Story of Football in Africa
Feet of the Chameleon: The Story of Football in Africa 4.06 avg rating β€” 173 ratings
77.
Falling for Football
Falling for Football 3.76 avg rating β€” 25 ratings
77.
LS92
LS92 4.56 avg rating β€” 18 ratings
79.
Bournemouth 90
Bournemouth 90 4.55 avg rating β€” 20 ratings
80.
Papeles en el viento
Papeles en el viento 4.16 avg rating β€” 1,995 ratings
80.
Richer Than God: Manchester City, Modern Football and Growing Up
Richer Than God: Manchester City, Modern Football and Growing Up 4.06 avg rating β€” 268 ratings
82.
March of the Hooligans
March of the Hooligans 3.51 avg rating β€” 90 ratings
83.
Barmy Army: The Changing Face of Football Violence
Barmy Army: The Changing Face of Football Violence 3.60 avg rating β€” 77 ratings
84.
She Stood There Laughing : A Man, His Son and Their Football Club
She Stood There Laughing : A Man, His Son and Their Football Club 3.79 avg rating β€” 76 ratings
85.
Awaydays
Awaydays 3.74 avg rating β€” 696 ratings
86.
Derby Days: Local Football Rivalries and Feuds (Hooligans #4)
Derby Days: Local Football Rivalries and Feuds (Hooligans #4) 3.58 avg rating β€” 908 ratings
86.
Top Dog
Top Dog 3.98 avg rating β€” 282 ratings
88.
Niall Quinn : The Autobiography
Niall Quinn : The Autobiography 3.73 avg rating β€” 221 ratings
89.
Ronaldinho: Football's Flamboyant Maestro
Ronaldinho: Football's Flamboyant Maestro 4.40 avg rating β€” 52 ratings
90.
Bloody Confused!: A Clueless American Sportswriter Seeks Solace in English Soccer
Bloody Confused!: A Clueless American Sportswriter Seeks Solace in English Soccer 3.70 avg rating β€” 1,426 ratings
91.
Those Feet
Those Feet 3.55 avg rating β€” 258 ratings
92.
Thirty One Nil
Thirty One Nil 4.22 avg rating β€” 517 ratings
93.
Football Dynamo
Football Dynamo 3.85 avg rating β€” 139 ratings
94.
Soccer Men: Profiles of the Rogues, Geniuses, and Neurotics Who Dominate the World's Most Popular Sport
Soccer Men: Profiles of the Rogues, Geniuses, and Neurotics Who Dominate the World's Most Popular Sport 3.96 avg rating β€” 1,024 ratings
95.
Football Manager Stole My Life
Football Manager Stole My Life 3.33 avg rating β€” 1,083 ratings
96.
ArΓ‘oz y la verdad
ArΓ‘oz y la verdad 3.94 avg rating β€” 600 ratings
96.
Angels versus Virgins
Angels versus Virgins 4.60 avg rating β€” 5 ratings
96.
Exposed at the Back
Exposed at the Back 3.32 avg rating β€” 41 ratings
96.
The Crew
The Crew 3.44 avg rating β€” 1,012 ratings
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Keep Possession: A World Cup Fictional Thriller
Keep Possession: A World Cup Fictional Thriller 3.92 avg rating β€” 12 ratings
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