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Author: Adebayo Akinfenwa
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Author Adebayo Akinfenwa
Narrator Damien Lynch
Duration 6h 46m
According to FIFA, 16-stone Adebayo Akinfenwa is the strongest footballer in the world. With a larger-than-life personality to match, it's no wonder 'The Beast' has become an icon, attracting millions of social media followers, launching his own clothing label, and still banging in the goals for Wycombe Wanderers. With such fame and adoration, it's...
View BookAuthor: Duncan Hamilton
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Author Duncan Hamilton
Narrator Nicholas Guy Smith
Duration 13h 36m
Eric Liddell was as close to a saint as any man in modern history has been. Renowned for his athletic prowess, it was also his deeply entrenched values that set him apart from the crowd. These qualities were never better illustrated than in the 1924 Paris Olympics when, having declined his place in the 100 metres owing to the fact that the race was...
View BookAuthor: Mallory Weggeman, Tiffany Yecke Brooks
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Author Mallory Weggeman, Tiffany Yecke Brooks
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Duration 7h 23m
Meet Mallory Weggemann: a Paralympic gold-medalist, world champion swimmer, ESPY winner, and NBC Sports commentator whose extraordinary story will give you the encouragement you need to rise up to meet any challenge you face in life. On January 21, 2008, a routine medical procedure left Mallory paralyzed from her waist down. Less than two years la...
View BookStuart Broad: Broadly Speaking
Author: Stuart Broad
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Author Stuart Broad
Narrator The Author, Chris Harper
Duration 7h 54m
THE DEFINITIVE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ONE OF ENGLAND CRICKET'S GREATEST EVER PLAYERS. Stuart Broad is a competitor - someone who's addicted to Test cricket and the pressure that it brings. For over 17 years, he's been leading England's attack and being responsible for some of the greatest moments in world cricket. Following the 2023 Ashes, he announced h...
View BookAuthor: Arsène Wenger
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Author Arsène Wenger
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Duration 6h 41m
There is only one Arsène Wenger - and for the very first time, in his own words, this is his story. In this definitive autobiography, the world-renowned, revolutionary football manager discusses his life and career, sharing his leadership principles for success on and off the field. At Arsenal, Wenger won multiple Premier League titles, a re...
View BookAuthor: Billie Jean King
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Author Billie Jean King
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Duration 18h 6m
Brought to you by Penguin. An inspiring and intimate self-portrait of the champion of equality that encompasses her brilliant tennis career, unwavering activism, and an ongoing commitment to fairness and social justice.In this spirited account, Billie Jean King details her life's journey to find her true self. She recounts her groundbreaking tennis...
View BookAuthor: Ian Herbet
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Author Ian Herbet
Narrator Tom Lawrence, Rhianna McGreevy
Duration 11h 26m
The remarkable inside story of how two Hollywood A-listers, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, stunned the football world by buying a non-league club in North Wales. It was one of the most extraordinary takeovers British football has known. In February 2021, Ryan Reynolds joined with Rob McElhenney to buy Wrexham AFC, a non-league team in North Wale...
View BookAuthor: Neil Warnock
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Author Neil Warnock
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Duration 9h 32m
For the very first time, and straight from the horse's mouth, a top manager's intriguing insights into the daily trials and tribulations, the joyous peaks and soul-destroying troughs of life as a football 'gaffer'. Ever wondered how a transfer deal is done? What a manager says during his pre-match team-talk? What he screams from the technical area?...
View BookAuthor: Gary Neville
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Author Gary Neville
Narrator Mark Hadfield
Duration 9h
Football is the people's game. A sport accessible to everyone and enjoyed by millions around the world. But football is broken. Beneath the glamorous sheen of the Premier League, it's a game that's rusting and rotten. The growing influence and wealth of the biggest teams is harming the game, leaving fans out of pocket and other clubs clinging to su...
View BookAuthor: Beth Mead
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Author Beth Mead
Narrator Amy Forrest
Duration 4h 16m
The debut children's audiobook from star player and Golden Boot winner of the groundbreaking Euro 2022 England women's team, Beth Mead. Drawing on her amazing trajectory from playing with the boys' team on the pitches of North Yorkshire to becoming a football champion and role model, Beth will inspire girls and boys everywhere to dream big, work ha...
View BookAuthor: Ronnie O'Sullivan
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Author Ronnie O'Sullivan
Narrator Tom Fordyce, Jake Wood
Duration 8h 21m
A teenage snooker prodigy, Ronnie turned professional with the highest of expectations. This pressure, together with a challenging personal life, catapulted Ronnie into a life of excess and addiction. He was winning titles - his first within a year of turning professional - but losing himself and his game as he tried to block out the mental pain an...
View BookMortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing
Author: Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse
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Author Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse
Narrator The Authors
Duration 6h 5m
ONE OF THE BEST AUDIOBOOKS OF 2019 - The GuardianJoin these two comedy greats and lifelong friends on their journey from recuperation to riverbank in this hilarious and heart-warming audiobook that gives you a front-row seat at an exclusive Bob and Paul production.Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse have been friends for 30 years, but when life i...
View BookAuthor: Vanessa O'Brien
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Author Vanessa O'Brien
Narrator Vivienne Leheny
Duration 11h 55m
When Vanessa O'Brien was made redundant in 2008 as part of the recession, she moved to Hong Kong with her husband for his career and resigned herself to being 'just the wife'. There she was, aged 46, bored, uninspired, unemployed. Was this going to be how she was going to live the rest of her life? One night in the infamous Kee Club, over shots of...
View BookAuthor: Rosemary Smith
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Author Rosemary Smith
Narrator Marcella Riordan
Duration 6h 35m
The inspirational story of the female motorsport pioneer who broke through the gender barrier to compete in and win some of the most iconic rallies in the world. Rosemary Smith is recognised internationally for her outstanding achievements in the world of motorsport. A female pioneer in a notoriously male-dominated sport, she drove in the Mo...
View BookAuthor: Ross Edgley
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Author Ross Edgley
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Duration 10h 9m
Best-selling author and award-winning adventurer Ross Edgley has been studying the art of resilience for years, applying all he has learned to become the first person in history to swim all the way round Great Britain, breaking multiple world records along the way. Now, Ross turns his attention to mental strength and Stoicism. Ross...
View BookAuthor: Sean O'Brien
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Author Sean O'Brien
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Duration 9h 7m
Seán O'Brien does not come from a traditional rugby background. He grew up on a farm in Tullow, far from the rugby hotbeds of Limerick and Cork or the fee-paying schools of Dublin. But as he made his way up through the ranks, it soon became clear that he was a very special player and a very special personality. Now, Seán O'Brien tell...
View BookRugby Union: Wit, Wisdom & Mud
Author: Cliff Morgan
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Author Cliff Morgan
Narrator Various
Duration 2h 8m
No game generates more passion, or stirs the emotions, like Rugby Union. No game enjoys itself more when the final whistle blows. And none has produced quite such a line of good talkers, on or off the subject. Here, from the BBC's unique Sound Archives, are memories of great teams, matches and tries, the wit and wisdom of some of the legendary char...
View BookAuthor: Productions Whistledown
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Author Productions Whistledown
Narrator Jonathan Agnew
Duration 1h 42m
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew introduces a new collection of anecdotes and reflections from some of the best-loved characters of Ashes cricket, including Merv Hughes, Derek Randall, Ian Botham, Gladstone Small, Darren Gough and many more. Some of the greatest players from both England and Australia remember the classic encounters from ov...
View BookJohnner's Cricketing Gaffes, Giggles and Cakes
Author: Brian Johnston
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Author Brian Johnston
Narrator Brian Johnston
Duration 1h 10m
A compelation of cricketing moments including the letter from William H Tit, the streakers commentaries "cheeky performance and waving her flag and other things", the chocolate cake mouthfuls, Johnners numerous scoring mix ups, the resemblance between Fred Truemand and a turnip, cricket for the blind, Jim'll Fix it voiceover, Ned Sherrin interviewi...
View BookAuthor: John Cameron
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Author John Cameron
Narrator Ben Adams
Duration 1h 57m
An overview of the positions, tactics, and history of association football written by one of the game's stars. John Cameron was a most interesting figure who played for both Everton and Tottenham. Learn the basics, improve your game knowledge, and reach your soccer playing goals. Do you get a kick out of soccer? Whether you're a youth league player...
View BookAuthor: Henry Winter
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Author Henry Winter
Narrator Charlie Anson
Duration 14h 3m
'England invented football, codified it, became champions of the world in 1966 but humiliatingly then forgot how to play the greatest game of all. England took their eye off a ball they arrogantly thought they owned, allowing other nations to run off with it.' It has been Fifty Years of Hurt since Bobby Moore lifted the World Cup trophy at Wembl...
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