LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB

Imagine sitting in the dressing room before a match or a kick-about in the park with your mates and Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Jamie Carragher and Rafa Benitez suddenly turn up to give you advice on how to play. Play Like Liverpool does exactly that... Perfect for helping young footballers improve their game and even sleep, eat and think like a Liverpool player, this book is also a fascinating behind-the-scenes insight that will appeal to fans of all ages who want to know more about the secrets of success that make the club so special. Play Like Liverpool reveals how the players eat during the week at the Melwood training complex, before and after games and the importance of refueling. Assistant manager Sammy Lee looks at training and fitness. Fernando Torres gives tips on how to improve as a striker, beat defenders and score goals. Steven Gerrard gives advice on striking the ball, timing runs from midfield, taking penalities and how to lead a team. Learn how to pass like Alonso, tackle like Mascherano, work like Dirk, defend like Carragher and keep goal like Pepe. There are also chapters looking at the key strengths of Liverpool legends - defending from the front like Rush, holding the ball with no back-life likt Fowler, dribbling like John Barnes, bringing the ball our from defence like Alan Hansen and much more. Rafa Benitez also talks about what he looks for in a Liverpool player and what it takes to wear the famous red shirt.

A bible of information for supporters of one of the world's most famous team. The fifth edition of this popular title retains all the best elements of previous club yearbooks, whilst also utilising the expertise of club statisticians Dave Ball and Ged Rea to analyse further landmarks and records created during the 2008/09 campaign. A season that has seen Steven Gerrard make his 100th European appearance and score his 100th goal for Liverpool, it has proved another successful campaign that this publication will reflect with the most up-to-date facts and statistics, plus action photos from the big games at home and abroad. With features including landmark Liverpool FC records, a record of the club's Academy graduates, Rafael Benitez's European games, 10 year of Gerrard, a Sami Hyypia tribute and a look back on the first five years of Rafael Benitez's reign, there's enough fresh content to keep readers occupied. The yearbook continues to remain relevant to fans all year roun, be it with a useful club contact number, club fixtures, in-depth squad statistics or accurate club records to be utilised time and time again.

Documenting some of the finest football photography, the 'A-Z Of Liverpool FC's Greatest Pictures' trawls through the Liverpool Daily Post & Echo archives highlighting the greats who have graced the most successful club in English football. Voted the most popular feature within the club’s official matchday programme, the book offers an in-depth examination of seen and unseen pictures portraying some of the most famous, and not so famous moments in the Anfield club’s illustrious history. From the weird to the wonderful, including the club’s greatest European triumphs, the images provide a revealing insight into the rise of Liverpool FC while highlighting the vast changes made in football throughout the decades. This outstanding book will stand as the definitive record of Liverpool’s history in sensational pictures.

Five-times European champions Liverpool Football Club have the richest history in British football. With such a prestigious heritage, the task for a specially selected panel of judges was how to select two iconic players for every decade from the many great players who have represented the club, in order to make-up a star-studded official Hall of Fame. This book provides the panel’s answers, with some controversial decisions along the way. This is the definitive guide to the greatest Liverpool players of all time, illustrated with the finest archive photography. In addition, the publication also reveals the name of every single individual who has played for the Anfield giants, with the Hall of Fame-ers themselves each having a dedicated statistical section.

In Ireland, a love for Liverpool FC has existed almost since the famous club began way back in 1892. Over the years, great Irish players such as Elisha Scott, Steve Heighway, Mark Lawrenson, Ronnie Whelan, John Aldridge, Ray Houghton & Steve Finnan have proudly donned the Red shirt, helping to bring glory to the most successful team in English football. Every season, thousands of loyal supporters make the pilgramage across the Irish Sea on a regular basis to be part of the Red Army at Anfield, and all over the continent. From the pitch to the terraces, The Irish Kop is the story of that special relationship. It features interviews with all the biggest names who've worn red and green, from Heighway through to Aldridge and Whelan. A fans' section containing Irish Reds's letters and photos tells the story from the point of view of those who live and breathe LFC 24/7. Celebrity fans and jounalists also contribute their stories. This book is a celebration of that incredible passion, the history of it, the stars who helped develop it and the unique devotion of the supporters. This is author John Hynes' first book. Born in Nenagh, County Tipperary, John is a fervent Liverpool fan and he is currently a journalist for Sport Media working on the official weekly LFC magazine and the official matchday programme.

THE ASIAN LIVERBIRD is the first book celebrating Liverpoool Football Club's massive Asian fanbase. Written by experienced journalist and lifelong Kopite Mohammed Bhana, it tells the story of how thousands of Asians have come to follow the Mighty Reds. Bhana interviews current and former LFC stars and talks to key Asian figures and celebrities, who all talk passionately about the Asian Anfield phenomenon. Among those featured are Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso, Momo Sissoko, John Barnes, Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenson, Sir Tom Finney and Amir Khan. The fans also recount their colourful inside stories of what life has been like following Liverpool through the highs and lows of the last 40 years, saluting the heroes who first inspired them to support the Reds. With a foreword by Kenny Dalglish and an Asian Hall of Fame, this is a football book that features powerful photography to capture the excitement and unique sense of belonging that comes from following one of Britain's most popular clubs.

The follow-up to the bestselling The Real Bill Shankly, this long overdue publication celebrates the life and times of arguably the most successful manager in British football history. The book offers an inside track, revelling in his life and times 30 years after he guided Liverpool Football Club to their first-ever European Cup triumph. The complete story paints an accurate profile of a very private man through the eyes of his family, those who knew him the best away from the glare of the public eye. His treasured family album is made public for the very first time, while tributes from some of the game’s greatest names only serve to enhance his reputation as one of the finest servants the English game has ever seen. The Real Bob Paisley features marvellous photography from the unique archive collection of the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo, and will be the definitive official record of his life – officially endorsed by Liverpool FC.

September 29, 2006 marked the 25th anniversary of the death of the man who turned Liverpool Football Club from a struggling Second Division outfit to one of the bastions of world football. Bill Shankly was a remarkable character, but there were many sides to the legendary Scottish manager. Now this publication tells the inside story. 'The Real Bill Shankly' provides a fascinating insight into the mind of this unique character through recollections from the fans who idolised him, the players who responded to his inspirational team talks and the family who loved him. The book is compiled by Karen Gill, the great man's granddaughter, who called him ‘Grandy’ while the fans called him ‘The Messiah’. There have been many Shankly books but this one, featuring marvellous photography from the unique archive collection of the Liverpool Daily Post & Echo, will be the definitive official record of his remarkable life – officially endorsed by Liverpool FC. It is a book every football fan will want to read. He was of an age when fans came before commercialism. Every single one of them mattered to Shankly. He was unique. This story does justice to the legend. Please note this order will be fulfilled via Royal Mail second class post.

The LIVERPOOL FC FAMILY ALBUM is a picture book with a difference. It gives you the inside story behind some of the most famous photographs in Liverpool's recent history as told by the people in the frame. Stars such as Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, Fernando Torres and other Anfield first-team players join manager Rafael Benitez to talk about special moments in time that have been captured by the photographer's lens. The official hardback book features a variety of exclusive photos to give fans a real insight into how Liverpool players think during the key action of a Premiership or Champions League game or away from the pitch, revealing some surprising stories along the way – about themselves and their team-mates. Members of the extended LFC family – ex-players and Anfield celebrities – also get in on the act by talking about some memorable footballing moments that have touched them during a lifetime's allegiance to Britain's most successful football club.

The 4th edition of the Liverpool FC The Official Guide 2009 retains all the best elements of previous club yearbooks, whilst also utilisting the expertise of club statisticians Dave Ball and Ged Rea to analyse further landmarks and records created during the 2007-08 campaign. Momo Sissoko netted Liverpool's 7,000th goal, Jose Reina created a new clean sheet landmark, Jamie Carragher made his 500th first-team appearnace, further European records were broken while there was the 300th goal of the Benitex era, scored by Fernando Torres. As ever the aim of this publication is to make the yearbook relevant to fans all year round. Please note this order will be fulfilled via Royal Mail second class post.

'Liverpool's 5-Star Heroes' is a must for any Reds fan who will have watched the events of May 25, 2005 unfold before their disbelieving eyes in Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium. The club has always taken great pride in its famous European Cup triumphs of 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1984. Now a new generation of heroes can take their place alongside the greats of yesteryear. This official book brings the club’s achievements up-to-date, chronicling in detail the amazing comeback and penalty shootout success against favourites AC Milan as Liverpool brought the trophy home for good. It also revisits previous successes, charting the send-offs, match reports, key facts, statistics and reaction. The managers, the omens, the goalscoring heroes, the dressing room secrets and the forgotten men of all five cup victories are all featured in their own special sections - as are the match programmes, banners and homecomings, making this book an inspirational and essential record of an unrivalled British footballing achievement.