{"title":"Author: Tom Williams","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"do-you-speak-football-a-glossary-of-football-words-and-phrases-from-around-the-world","title":"Do You Speak Football? A Glossary of Football Words and Phrases from Around the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn entertaining and amusing glossary of unusual footballing terms used around the world which contains over 700 entries taken from 89 countries. Published in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\nSize: 138mm x 206mm – 262 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soccer Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45003771183383,"sku":"9781472947215","price":10.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0726\/0546\/6903\/files\/DoYouSpeakFootball.jpg?v=1683151511"},{"product_id":"va-va-voom-the-modern-history-of-french-football","title":"Va-Va Voom – The Modern History of French Football","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe story of French football's chequered coming of age over the past 40 years in which the author details how swapping starry-eyed romanticism for Italian-style pragmatism turned France into one of the world's leading international teams. By delving into French football's rich history, he also explains the myriad ways – tactical, technical and cultural – in which France has helped to shape the game's evolution around the world and also looks at the exploits of several star-studded French club sides. Published in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 160mm x 241mm – 268 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soccer Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48570187710743,"sku":"9781399403955","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0726\/0546\/6903\/files\/VaVaVoom.jpg?v=1713281509"},{"product_id":"va-va-voom-the-modern-history-of-french-football-softback","title":"Va-Va Voom – The Modern History of French Football – Softback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis revised and updated edition includes exclusive new content about Paris Saint-Germain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrench football is an enigma: a mixture of brilliance and farce, flair and frailty, stunning success and abject failure. Its domestic league is mocked as an uncompetitive 'Farmers League' and its clubs ridiculed for underachieving in European competitions. But France have reached four of the past seven men's World Cup finals and at its best – the roar of the Vélodrome, the glamour of the Parc des Princes, the brilliance of Zinédine Zidane and Kylian Mbappé – French football has few equals. When it comes to scandal, meanwhile, the French are the best in the business.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor, Tom Williams, brings to life French football's evolution over the last 40 years. He details how the idealistic romanticism of the national team in the early 1980s gave way to an Italian-style pragmatism that would lead Les Bleus to the summit of the international game. By delving into French football's rich history, the book explains the myriad ways in which France has shaped the game's evolution around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing exclusive interviews with legends such as Alain Giresse, Jean-Pierre Papin, Emmanuel Petit and Blaise Matuidi, and with appearances from Karim Benzema, Chris Waddle and Lionel Messi, it's a book no football fan should miss. This updated edition published in 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 129mm x 197mm – 304 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soccer Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57234316329342,"sku":"9781399403962","price":8.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0726\/0546\/6903\/files\/VaVaVoomSB.jpg?v=1775836813"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0726\/0546\/6903\/collections\/VaVaVoom.jpg?v=1775838620","url":"https:\/\/soccer-books.co.uk\/collections\/author-tom-williams.oembed","provider":"Soccer Books Limited","version":"1.0","type":"link"}