Incorporating interviews with fans (of United, and of Mourinho's former clubs), players (past and present), commentators and journalists, this book endeavours to determine what effect the Jose Mourinho show will have on Manchester United as ...

Author: Andrew J. Kirby

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

ISBN: 1537012363

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The manager everyone loves to hate... Mercurial Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho, who regards himself as football's equivalent of George Clooney, featured in his own blockbuster this summer when he took charge of Manchester United - the world's biggest club. The news sent shockwaves through the Old Trafford faithful - generations of whom have pledged their loyalty to a succession of managerial legends including Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson. At the very outset of what promises to be a tumultuous season for the Red Devils, Andrew J Kirby investigates in his latest book Jose Mourinho: The Art of Winning whether the latest controversial move by the club's owners is a marriage made in heaven or hell. Machiavellian schemer, marketing man's dream, inspirational leader and motivator, arrogant "manager-lout," Super Coach. Anti-hero. Serial trophy-winner. Jose Mourinho's personality is a complex one. Jose Mourinho: The Art of Winning is an entertaining character study of the man who in many ways has come to define modern, elite-level football. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo apart, the biggest, most marketable stars in world football today are the managers. The 2016-17 edition of the FA Premier League is being billed as the most exciting yet, and that's not because of the influx of star players after the European Championships in France. Though some eye-catching names have joined the league, none have the cache of a Messi or a Ronaldo. None have the standing of a Jose Mourinho or a Pep Guardiola either. And so it is on the manager's shoulders that the responsibility for delivering the customary Premier League spectacle falls. Incorporating interviews with fans (of United, and of Mourinho's former clubs), players (past and present), commentators and journalists, this book endeavours to determine what effect the Jose Mourinho show will have on Manchester United as a football club and the Premier League as a whole by tackling eight key questions including the following: Is Mourinho the best manager in the game? What is the management approach of Jose Mourinho? Can Manchester United tolerate the dark side of Jose Mourinho? What is the role of the modern day Premier League manager and how has this changed over the years? And: "Once a Blue, always a Red?" Can a manager who is so recognisably a Blue become a Red? Stuffed full of statistical detail and flavoured with a wistful view of a game, he sets the spectacular scene for a showdown of showdowns in this season's Premier League campaign where the ultimate prize for United will be the crucial return to the Champions League. With interviews with football writers, players and fans, this book is a must that every Manchester United fan - and indeed every football supporter - needs to read. Andrew J Kirby's sports-writing has featured in BBC Sport magazine and on the Radio Five Live website. He has held a Manchester United season ticket for over a quarter of a century and regularly follows the Reds across Europe and beyond. His other United books include, Fergie's Finest: Sir Alex Ferguson's First 11, The Pride of All Europe: Manchester United's Greatest Seasons in the European Cup and Louis van Gaal: Dutch Courage. PRAISE FOR FERGIE'S FINEST A must read for any red. Scott the Red, Editor: Republik of Mancunia United Blog The perfect gift for the red devil in your life! Sam Sharp, Manchester United fan Buy it now! Michael Hopkins, Manchester United fan PRAISE FOR THE PRIDE OF ALL EUROPE A very enjoyable trip down memory lane. Goodreads Reviewer The book succeeds in encapsulating the hopes, dreams, disappointments and joys of so many different eras. Manchester United fan review on Amazon PRAISE FOR DUTCH COURAGE Great research and insight make this a supreme football biography. Cool Reviews Excellent insight into this complex character. Nigel Craig, Amazon Reviewer

CHAMPIONS Manchester United The Alex years Champions : Manchester United 1992–93 The Official Review ( VCI ) . ... The Premiership Years , presented by Sir Alex as he guides fans through United's first ten years of Premiership football ...

Author: Jim White

Publisher: Rough Guides

ISBN: 1843531216

Category: Sports & Recreation

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This almanac gives a match-by-match analysis of the 2002-2003 season, telling how Europe and the Championship unfolded for players and fans. It also provides a supporters' diary for the 2003-2004 season.

The official Manchester United celebration of Sir Alex Ferguson's 25 years as the club's record-breaking manager Not only celebrating what Sir Alex Ferguson has achieved at United, this fascinating book also seeks to explain just how he has ...

Author: David Meek

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Limited

ISBN: 0857209167

Category: Biography & Autobiography

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The official Manchester United celebration of Sir Alex Ferguson's 25 years as the club's record-breaking manager Not only celebrating what Sir Alex Ferguson has achieved at United, this fascinating book also seeks to explain just how he has gone about creating this remarkable dynasty, constantly rebuilding the team and driving them forward to yet more glory. When Ferguson joined Manchester United in November 1986, he came with a great track record from his time in charge of Aberdeen. But reestablishing the Reds as the most successful club in the land was an enormous task. Famously, he knew he had to knock Liverpool off their perch. At the dawn of the Premier League era, in 1992-93, United had gone 26 years without being champions, but that season Ferguson finally led the club to title success and in 2010-11 he finally achieved the record-breaking 19th title. On top of that, Sir Alex has led Manchester United to two Champions League victories and many other trophies. In an era when most managers are lucky if they last two years, Sir Alex's achievement of lasting 25 years at the very top is truly astonishing. This book is the club's fitting tribute to his career.

A complete statistical record of Manchester United's time as members of the English Premier League.

Author: Peter Addison

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ISBN: 9798545208821

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A complete statistical record of Manchester United's time as members of the English Premier League. Includes every result, goalscorer and line up (both United and opposition) from the 1992-93 season onwards. Also contains the complete statistical record of every player to even as much as appear on the bench for Manchester United in any English Premier League match from 1992-93 onwards. Includes complete top-flight career of players who played in Division One of the English Football League. Information includes: Name Date of Birth Nationality Source Position Height Complete career in professional league football The statistical breakdown includes a season-by-season record of games in squad, games started, substitute appearances, times unused as a sub, goals scored, assists, yellow cards and dismissals. Also includes the 'leaders' - most games, most goals, most assists, youngest players, oldest players and so on. From Ben Amos to Wilfried Zaha, there has never been a more thorough collected record of Manchester United English Premier League statistics.

These players have won major awards while playing for Manchester United: 1964 Denis Law • European Footballer of the ... Footballer of the Year 1968 George Best • European Footballer of the Year 1996 Peter Schmeichel • Premier League ...

Author: Mark Stewart

Publisher: Norwood House Press

ISBN: 9781599538600

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction

Page: 24

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An introduction to the Manchester United European soccer club. Includes information about the team's history and culture, stadium, star players, uniforms and more. Features photos, vintage trading card reproductions, maps, and records. Includes access to the Extra Time website which provides regularly updated information and photos. Aligns to Common Core State Standards requirements for Reading Informational Text. Table of Contents, glossary, additional resources and index.

His long career, played exclusively with Manchester United, spanned 23 years. During that time, he collected 13 Premier League championships and four FA Cups. Giggs was part of Alex Ferguson's powerhouse team that brought home the ...

Author: Paula M. Wilson

Publisher: Weigl Publishers

ISBN: 9781489677808

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction

Page: 32

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Did you know that Matt Busby and Alex Ferguson each coached Manchester United for more than 20 years? They were both knighted for their service to English soccer. Learn more exciting facts about this fascinating soccer club in Manchester United, an Inside Professional Soccer book.

Beginning his time there in the shadow of Sir Matt Busby, he led them to success in the 1990 FA Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup. This book records his progress.

Author: Alex Ferguson

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ISBN: 1851584447

Category: Soccer managers

Page: 159

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A biography of the football manager Alex Ferguson, concentrating on the six years he has spent in charge of Manchester United. Beginning his time there in the shadow of Sir Matt Busby, he led them to success in the 1990 FA Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup. This book records his progress.

Ferguson's managerial reign at Manchester United produced little success initially until the FA Cup in 1990 and the European Cup ... Ferguson won his first English league title in 1993 , the first season of the FA Premier League .

Author: David L. Andrews

Publisher: Psychology Press

ISBN: 0415333342

Category: Sports & Recreation

Page: 291

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This is the first book to offer a rigorous, theoretically grounded treatment of the Manchester United phenomenon, with each chapter from a leading academic addressing a particular aspect of the central theme.

The individual stories inevitably concern themselves with football, and the phenomenal success that came along the way, but the lessons can be applied by anyone.

Author: Alex Ferguson

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9781473621169

Category: Sports & Recreation

Page: 448

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'One of the World's all-time great leaders' Professor Anita Elberse, Harvard Business School What does it take to lead a team to world-class success over a sustained period of time? Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the few leaders who truly knows. In his 38 years in management, Sir Alex won an astonishing 49 trophies and helped grow Manchester United into one of the biggest commercial brands in the world. In this inspirational and straight-talking book, Sir Alex reveals the secrets behind his record-breaking career. LEADING is structured around the key skills that Sir Alex values most highly. It includes subjects we immediately associate with his managerial style: Discipline, Control, Teamwork and Motivation. But it also addresses subjects that are less obvious but no less important when seeking success: Delegation, Data Analysis and Dealing with Failure. Written with the investor Sir Michael Moritz, a longstanding friend of Sir Alex, LEADING is packed with insight, wisdom, humour and honesty. The individual stories inevitably concern themselves with football, and the phenomenal success that came along the way, but the lessons can be applied by anyone. Whether you run a business, teach in a classroom, or work in a small team, LEADING will help you become a better leader.

In 1998-99, Scholes was a key player in Manchester United's Premier League title, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League Treble success. ... He played just sixty-six times for England during a seven year career from his 1997 debut ...

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ISBN: 9781906783273

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Featuring colourful characters like managers Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley, star players, club chairman Karen Baird, lifelong fans, and more, this is a story told with real authenticity and grit.

Author: Gary Neville

Publisher: Random House

ISBN: 9781473530614

Category: Sports & Recreation

Page: 368

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As modern football legends, the Class of 92 need no introduction. Class of 92: Out of Their League, however, opens a dramatic new chapter in the story of former Manchester United greats Gary and Phil Neville, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt, as they take on a new role in each of their lives: owners of semi-professional club Salford City FC. An enthralling, in-depth account of Salford's first two years under new ownership, Class of 92: Out of Their League combines first-hand accounts from Gary, Phil, Paul, Ryan and Nicky as they try to turn round the club's fortunes, along with a wider story of tremendous athletic and human drama. Featuring colourful characters like managers Anthony Johnson and Bernard Morley, star players, club chairman Karen Baird, lifelong fans, and more, this is a story told with real authenticity and grit. Accompanying the second series of the hugely popular BBC series, Class of 92: Out of Their League is both a testament to the best of modern football and a brilliant reminder, in an era when fans are threatening walkouts over rising ticket prices, of what football is really all about.

Sir Alex Ferguson's compelling story is always honest and revealing he reflects on his managerial career that embraced unprecedented European success for Aberdeen and 26 triumphant seasons with Manchester United.

Author: Alex Ferguson

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9781848948631

Category: Biography & Autobiography

Page: 496

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Sir Alex Ferguson's compelling story is always honest and revealing he reflects on his managerial career that embraced unprecedented European success for Aberdeen and 26 triumphant seasons with Manchester United. Sir Alex Ferguson's best-selling autobiography has now been updated to offer reflections on events at Manchester United since his retirement as well as his teachings at the Harvard Business School, a night at the Oscars and a boat tour round the Hebrides, where he passed unrecognised. The extra material adds fresh insights and detail on his final years as United's manager. Both the psychology of management and the detail of football strategy at the top level can be complex matters but no-one has explained them in a more interesting and accessible way for the general reader than Sir Alex does here. MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY is revealing, endlessly entertaining and above all inspirational.

Author: John Oram

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

ISBN: 9781499087291

Category: Sports & Recreation

Page: 260

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FENERBAHCE Rustu Recber MANCHESTER UNITED Roy Carroll Gary Neville Gabriel Heinze Mikael Silvestre Rio Ferdinand Wayne ... maybes – Chelsea than for they United. won had their In the the first previous Premier league title in 50 years, ...

Author: Rob Clark

Publisher: eBook Partnership

ISBN: 9781909626973

Category: Sports & Recreation

Page: 224

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From the thousands of matches ever played by Manchester United, stretching from their roots as Newton Heath to the present-day colossus that has racked up more league titles and FA Cups to their name than any other club, here are 50 of United's most glorious, epochal and thrilling games of all! Expertly presented in evocative historical context, and described incident-by-incident in atmospheric detail, Manchester United Greatest Games offers a terrace ticket back in time, taking in everything from the dark days of Munich to the unmatched League/FA Cup/Champions League Treble. An irresistible cast list of club legends - Tommy Taylor, Duncan Edwards and Bobby Charlton, George Best, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes - springs to life in a thrilling selection of hard-fought derby matches, landmark European nights, and league and cup exploits. In all, a journey through the highlights of United history which is guaranteed to make any fan's heart swell with pride.

... FIFA World Player of the Year Scored the tying goal versus Greece to qualify England for the World Cup Led Manchester United to the FA Premier League championship Led Manchester United to the FA Premier League championship Runner-up ...

Author: Jeff Savage

Publisher: Lerner Publications

ISBN: 9781467711593

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction

Page: 32

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Discusses the life and career of the internationally famous British soccer star

... FIFA World Player of the Year Scored the tying goal versus Greece to qualify England for the World Cup Led Manchester United to the FA Premier League championship 2000 Led Manchester United to the FA Premier League championship 1999 ...

Author: Jeff Savage

Publisher: Lerner Publications ™

ISBN: 9781541506770

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction

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Soccer superstar David Beckham is one of the biggest celebrities in the world. Born in Great Britain, David was playing for England's top soccer team by the age of twenty. David moved to the United States in 2007 and joined the Los Angeles Galaxy. In 2011, David led the Galaxy to victory in the Major League Soccer (MLS) championship. Learn more about the life of one of sports' biggest stars.

... FIFA World Player of the Year Scored the tying goal versus Greece to qualify England for the World Cup Led Manchester United to the FA Premier League championship 2000 Led Manchester United to the FA Premier League championship 1999 ...

Author: Jeff Savage

Publisher: Lerner Publications

ISBN: 9781467711616

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction

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Soccer superstar David Beckham is one of the biggest celebrities in the world. Born in Great Britain, David was playing for England's top soccer team by the age of twenty. David moved to the United States in 2007 and joined the Los Angeles Galaxy. In 2011, David led the Galaxy to victory in the Major League Soccer (MLS) championship. Learn more about the life of one of sports' biggest stars.

Twenty years before, the entire United squad would not have got that between them. Murdoch bought football to push his pay television service; the Premiership became what marketeers call 'content'. Sky's breathless advertising promised ...

Author: Jim White

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9780748123322

Category: Sports & Recreation

Page: 464

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75 MILLION FANS. AN ANNUAL INCOME OF MORE THAN £200 MILLION. AND A STORY THAT HAS NEVER FULLY BEEN TOLD - UNTIL NOW. 'A wonderfully entertaining history' Sunday Telegraph 'When historians 1,000 years from now try to fathom the cult of Manchester United Football Club, White will be a good place to start' Financial Times MANCHESTER UNITED: THE BIOGRAPHY contains everything a football fan needs to know about the club, from its birth in the smog-bound mud of Newton Heath to the Theatre of Dreams. From the solid yeomanry of Lancelot Holliday Richardson, through the gilded days of Law, Best and Charlton, to the dazzling artistry of Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Averio and the pursuit of a record-equaling 18th League title. Award-winning journalist and lifelong red Jim White brings the history of this extraordinary club to life - unofficial and unbiased, it is written with the passion of a true fan.

875”Manchester United win 11th FA Cup” http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2004/05/22/ manchesterunited040522.html. ... ”20 glorious years, 20 key decisions” http://www. timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article625585.ece.

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From growing up in the north-east to winning the Champions League and five Premier League titles with Manchester United, via West Ham and Tottenham, Carrick's story reveals him to be his own man: fearless, thoughtful, intelligent and honest ...

Author: Michael Carrick

Publisher: Kings Road Publishing

ISBN: 9781788700511

Category: Sports & Recreation

Page: 304

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'The whistle blows and I set off for the one kick I know will stay with me for the rest of my life, maybe even define my life...' Michael Carrick was the heartbeat of Manchester United. For more than a decade he was the player that made them tick. Loved by his managers, lauded by his fellow professionals, worshipped by the Old Trafford faithful, yet regularly misunderstood by the wider public, Carrick was a player like no other. Intelligent, calm, thoughtful - in many ways the opposite of the archetypal English midfielder - Carrick has always been his own man and is typically forthright. In his book he reveals what it's really like to win relentlessly under legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson, shows us the hidden secrets of the famous Carrington training ground, invites us to experience the camaraderie and clashes inside the United dressing room, and lets us feels what it's like to walk out on the Old Trafford pitch alongside some of the biggest names in the game - from Ronaldo to Scholes to Giggs, Rooney and the rest. A deeply personal book, Between the Lines reveals for the first time Michael's battles with mental health, his struggles with the national side, as well as the redemption he has found with his family and his team. From growing up in the north-east to winning the Champions League and five Premier League titles with Manchester United, via West Ham and Tottenham, Carrick's story reveals him to be his own man: fearless, thoughtful, intelligent and honest. *All of Michael Carrick's proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to the Michael Carrick Foundation, dedicated to providing financial support to community services that will give underprivileged children living in the North and North East better opportunities so that they feel safe, valued and inspired.*