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FOOTBALL & More - Verlag Die Werkstatt
CONTENTS

  FOOTBALL & SOCIETY …………………………………………………………………… 3

  FOOTBALL & COACHING ……………………………………………………………… 8

  FOOTBALL FAN BOOKS, HISTORY BOOKS & BIOGRAPHIES ……… 14

  OTHERS ………………………………………………………………………………………… 24

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FOOTBALL & More - Verlag Die Werkstatt
Jan Busse, René Wildangel
The Rebellious Game: The Power of Football in the Middle East
and the Katar World Championship

                                                              The World Cup in Qatar puts football in the spotlight in
                                   New
                                                              the Middle East.
                                   title
                                                              The book presents it as a power factor for political
                                                              leaders, but also as a subversive counterculture. Experts
                                13,5 x 21,5 cm                from Doha, Algiers, Tel Aviv and Germany offer exciting
                                240 pages                     insights into a little-known football cosmos.
                                Paperback
                                With photos                    It is also, but not only, about the World Cup in Qatar. In
                                                              addition to the strategic interests of the Gulf monarchies
                                € 22,00
                                                              and the human rights violations of the autocrats, the
                                ISBN 9783730706077
                                                              focus is on the role of the ultras, the question of the
                                Planned publication in        revolutionary power of football and the struggle for
                                September 2022
                                                              women's rights.
                                All rights available

About the authors
Both authors of this book are renowned experts of
the Middle East. Jan Busse is a researcher in political
sciences at the German Armed Force University of
Munich (Universität der Bundeswehr München),
while René Wildangel works as a History professor at
the International Hellenic University of Thessaloniki
and as an independent author.

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Steffen Trumpf
The Faroe Islands and the Dream of a Great Football Wonder

                                                             No country is as small and at the same time as football
                                 New                         crazy as the Faroe Islands.
                                 title
                                                             Where this passion comes from, how to organise a
                                                             league by storm and what the Faroese collectively
                              17,0 x 24,0 cm                 dream of : This book contains all the answers.
                              240 pages
                                                             The author spoke with ambitious female footballers,
                              Hardback
                                                             with fishermen, with the German trainer Kevin
                              With photos                    Schindler as well as with the Faroese Prime Minister.
                              € 24,90
                              ISBN 9783730705957              While interviewing Faroese, the author came across
                              Published in July 2022         something that is now very rare: real football.
                              All rights available

About the author
Steffen Trumpft, born in 1988, studied sports and
Scandinavian studies in Münster and Stockholm and
then worked as a trainee at the German Press Agency.
He has been working there as foreign correspondent in
Copenhagen since 2019. He is responsible for reporting
from Scandinavia, including the Faroe Islands, which
belong to the Danish Kingdom.

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Robert Claus
How Europe’s Extreme Right is preparing for the Overthrow

                                                            Europe's neo-Nazi scene is training for Day X, when the ultra-
                              13,5 x 21,5 cm                right are to succeed in their political overthrow. Thus author
                                                            Robert Claus observes a professionalizing of the physical
                              208 pages
                                                            force. He has visited many "Fight Nights" in Germany and
                              Paperback                     Europe.
                              With photos
                              € 16,90                       His exciting insights show a growing international martial arts
                              ISBN 9783730705155            network of militant neo-Nazis with connections to hooligans,
                              Planned publication in        right-wing rock bands and security companies. The texts are
                              October 2020                  framed by contributions on questions of prevention as well as
                              All rights available          a report on international martial arts tourism, which reaches as
                                                            far as Thailand. Martial artists, victims of right-wing violence,
                                                            sports politicians and experts of the neo-Nazi scene have their
                                                            say.

                                                            A highly explosive and warning book in times of right-wing
                                                            terror.
About the author

Robert Claus, born in 1983, conducts research, gives        With a foreword by Mehmet Daimagüler and Onur Özata.
lectures and publishes on the topics of fan cultures,
hooliganism, right-wing extremism, masculinities,
social movements and violence. Since 2015 he has
been working for the "Competence Group Fan
Cultures and Sports-Related Social Work" (KoFaS
gGmbH).

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Frieder Pfeiffer
“Ronaldo is dying!“
Conspiracy Theories in Sports

                                 144 pages
                                                                  “Ronaldo is dying!“ echoed through the floors of the Brazilian
                                 45 colour photos and             national team‘s hotel – at least that’s what has been passed
                                 illustrations                    on. Just before the World Cup Final against France, the star
                                 120 x 181 mm                     striker is found on his bed, suffering from cramps, froth
                                 Paperback                        dripping out of his mouth. Still he‘s back on the turf just a few
                                 ISBN 978-3-667-11420-4           hours later – like a ghost and far from his top form. The
                                                                  French team wins with ease … The soccer World Cup Finale of
                                 € 16.90 (D)
                                                                  1998 remains a puzzle for fans and experts till the present day.
                                 Approx. 22,000 words /           Was Ronaldo’s condition caused by analgesics, narcotics or
                                 142,000 signs incl. blanks       even doping? Did the sponsor urge him on the pitch? Or had
                                 Text rights only                 there been secret agreements?
                                 English sample chapter           Author and sports journalist Frieder Pfeiffer gets to the
                                 available                        bottom of this and other “tinfoil hat theories“ from elite sports.
                                 Published in 2018                Entertainingly told, hardly any sport has been skipped. From
                                                                  Muhammad Ali‘s mysterious victory against boxing champion
                                                                  Sonny Liston in 1965 to the plot against professional cyclist
 About the author                                                 Marco Pantani – everything is being screened. But which
                                                                  theories are within the realms of possibility and which ones
 Author and sports journalist Frieder Pfeiffer writes for         belong in the realm of myths? Read this book and find out for
 SPIEGEL and various other prestigious sports magazines           yourself!
 and is the author of books on his favourite sport. Delius
 Klasing published his “Football World Cup 2014: A
                                                                  30 conspiracy theories about celebrity athletes from football,
 Target. A Team. The Fourth Star“ as well as “The 100
                                                                  boxing, cycling, athletics, basketball and many other sports
 Most Spectecular Wrong Decisions in Football“.
                                                                  conspiracy scale: how much truth is in the stories?

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Mario Leo
Buy Ronaldo!
                               13,5 x 21,5 cm
                               208 pages                      How social media changes professional football.
                               Softcover
                               With photos                    In this book Mario Leo explains how significant social media
                                                              is in today‘s professional football business. He illustrates his
                               € 16,90
                                                              theory with many examples form his work.
                               ISBN 978-3-7307-0493-6
                               Published in March 2020
                                                              The world is undergoing digital change, and football is no
                               All rights available           exception. Dates, likes and follower are the new currencies.
                                                              Social media are helping to shape football. But to what
                                                              extent? Is a player's number of followers now more
                                                              important than his sporting value?
                                                              Mario Leo knows the answers to questions of this kind. He
                                                              helps top clubs around the globe to optimize their work on
                                                              facebook and the like.
About the authors
                                                              Stefan Mennerich, Digital Director, FC Bayern München:
Mario Leo, born 1971, is the Managing Director of
RESULT Sports and has accompanied the digital                 “Mario Leo is innovative, well-connected, always close,
development in sports for many years. He is one of the        always up for something new. A forward thinker and a very
leading experts when it comes to combining social media       pleasant person. When I think of digitalisation in sport, I also
and football. Mario Leo advises more than 60 football         think of Mario Leo.”
clubs and associations worldwide, including Borussia
Dortmund, FC Barcelona and Juventus Turin UEFA. Mario
Leo adviced Juventus to contract Christiano Ronaldo,
because Leo knew that Ronaldo‘s social media followers
would massively support refinancing the transfer.

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Felix Magath, Harald Kaiser
Felix Magath – The Biography

                                    New                              Football is his remedy.
                                    title
                                                                     Felix Magath is a solitary person. As a player, the midfield
                                                                     game leader, shined at the Hamburg Sport Association (HSV)
                                 13,9 x 21,2 cm                      and in the national team. As a coach he was champion and cup
                                 200 pages                           winner several times.
                                 Hardback
                                                                     His great ambition and challenging training methods earned
                                 With photos
                                                                     him the nickname "Quälix" which means "the persecutor".
                                 € 16,90
                                 ISBN 9783730706336                  In his biography, written together with Harald Kaiser, Magath
                                 Planned publication in spring       looks at football in his very own way: independently,
                                 2023                                unconventionally and without shying away from controversy.
                                 All rights available

 About the authors

 Harald Kaiser was born in 1957 in Nuremberg. After
 graduating from high school, he studied English, Latin
 and history in Erlangen before chance (or fate?) led
 him to kicker in 1980. During his 36 years as an editor,
 he reported on ten World and European
 Championships, among other things. He now works as
 a freelance author and writer.

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Roger Schmidt, Jörn Wolf
Trainer: At Work

                                   Video
                                  available                      This book by professional coach Roger Schmidt and his
                                                                 assistant Jörn Wolf shows what a football coach has to
                                                                 deal with every day. It was written during the time the
                                                                 duo spent with Bejing Gouan in China.
                               13,9 x 21,2 cm
                               192 pages                         What does a coach actually do all day?
                               Hardcover                         How does he find his style, what is the often quoted
                               With photos                       handwriting?
                               € 22,00                           How are training, meetings and match schedules
                               ISBN 978-3-7307-0494-3            prepared?
                               Published in March 2020           When does a coach make which decision?
                               Sold to NL, China, Portugal       How does he plan his own career?
                               All other rights available        And how does he influence the course of the match? Or
                                                                 is he sometimes simply helpless?

About the authors
Roger Schmidt has been coach at top clubs Red Bull
Salzburg, Bayer Leverkusen and Beijing Gouan. With Red
Bull he became champion and cup winner, with Gouan
cup winner. With Bayer Leverkusen he qualified for the
Champions League three times. Schmidt is one of the
most sought-after German professional coaches.

Jörn Wolf worked as a journalist and as Media Director
for German Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. Since January
2017, Wolf has been at Roger Schmidt's side as personal
assistant.
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Daniel Meuren/Tobias Schächter
Thomas Tuchel - The Biography

                                192pages
                                                                Tactician, Motivator, Controversial Figure – Paris Saint-
                                13,9 x 21,2 cm                  Germain manager Thomas Tuchel is one of the best football
                                Hardcover                       coaches in the world.
                                With photographs
                                ISBN 978-3-7307-0466-0          The German prefers a spectacular attacking style of play and is
                                € 19.90 (D)                     a brilliant tactician. Moreover, he knows how to develop
                                Published in March 2020         young players but also how to manage a dressing room full of
                                                                superstars such as Neymar or Kylian Mbappé.
                                Sold to UK

                                                                This is the definitive story of Thomas Tuchel and his
                                                                footballing genius: from his beginnings as a football manager in
                                                                Mainz, where he succeeded Jürgen Klopp, to his successful but
                                                                conflict-laden stint at Dortmund (again as Klopp’s sucessor) to
                                                                his present appointment at PSG.

About the authors
Daniel Meuren, born 1973, works as sports journalist for
German newspaper „Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung“.
He has already published several books on football
history.

Tobias Schächter, born 1970, writes as a freelance
sports journalist for dailies such as “Süddeutsche
Zeitung” and “die tageszeitung”. He’s published a book
on Turkish football.

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Martin Rafelt
Jürgen Klopp
His Tactics, His Philosophy, His Success

                                176 pages
                                                                      Jürgen Klopp is one of football’s most famous managers
                                17 x 24 cm                            today. He has energy, zeal, charisma – and is successful
                                Softcover                             at that. In 2008, Klopp joined Borussia Dortmund,
                                Many illustrations                    leading them to two Bundesliga wins and an appearance
                                ISBN 978-3-7307-0252-9                in the Champions League final 2013. In October 2015,
                                                                      he became manager of FC Liverpool. In April 2016, he
                                € 19.90 (D)
                                                                      eliminated his former club in a spectacular quarter-final
                                Approx. 74,000 words                  from the Europa League.
                                Publication date: 2016                But what exactly is Jürgen Klopp’s secret of success?
                                Rights sold to : Netherlands          This book explains his philosophy, his tactics and ideas
                                (De Vliegende Keeper), all            and how his style has evolved over time. It shows how
                                other rights available                he employs hard-pressing and counterattack and
                                                                      portrays his preferred types of player. In short: It is a
                                                                      perfect read not only for supporters of FC Liverpool and
                                                                      Borussia Dortmund but for all football fans, coaches, and
                                                                      the increasing number of people interested in football
 About the author                                                     tactics!

 Martin Rafelt, born in 1990, lives in Dortmund where he
                                                                      Jürgen Klopp is one of the most talked about football
 followed Jürgen Klopp’s career closely. Rafelt has worked for
                                                                      managers today, working at one of the most popular
 Spielverlagerung.de, Germany’s most popular blog on football
                                                                      clubs in the world: FC Liverpool.
 tactics, and various big German media such as ZDF and Ruhr
 Nachrichten. He used to analyse and scout for Thomas Tuchel,         Interest in football tactics is on the rise, as illustrated by
 Klopp’s successor at Borussia Dortmund, and is himself a             the success of Jonathan Wilson’s book Inverting the
 youth coach.                                                         pyramid and blogs such as Zonal Marking.

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Marco Henseling, Rene Marić
Modern Football Training:
A handbook for Football Coaches
                                                                      Football analysis blogs on the internet, like England’s
                                240 pages                             zonalmarking.net, have become more and more popular in
                                                                      recent years. Two contributors of Germany’s most renowned
                                17 x 24 cm
                                                                      football blog, Spielverlagerung.de, have now gone one step
                                Softcover                             further: Drawing on their experience as both coaches and
                                Numerous illustrations                internet analysts, they have come up with a comprehensive
                                ISBN 978-3-7307-0215-4                handbook for football coaches. It reflects contemporary
                                € 24.90 (D)                           coaching methods as used by the likes of José Mourinho, Pep
                                                                      Guardiola or Louis van Gaal.
                                Publication date: 2015
                                                                      The book, however, is not just for professionals but also for
                                All rights available
                                                                      youth and lower league coaches. It provides the reader with
                                                                      the knowledge to develop his overall strategy, tactics and
                                                                      training based on his own philosophy and the players at hand.
                                                                      At the same time, it shows how to make football training a fun
                                                                      thing for the team. Training theory and units are based on
                                                                      contemporary, evidence-based approaches that are deployed
                                                                      by numerous European top clubs. An intriguing read not just
About the authors
                                                                      for football coaches, but for anyone interested in football
Marco Henseling (training theory) and Rene Marić (tactical            tactics and training methods!
analysis) are both experienced amateur football coaches and
frequent contributors on Spielverlagerung.de, Germany’s most          State-of-the-art, holistic approach: tactics, skill, fitness and
renowned football analysis blog. Spielverlagerung writers have        mentality are trained at once – with well-measured intensity
even been employed as experts by German TV and football               (“periodisation”)
manager Thomas Tuchel (currently at Paris Saint-Germain).             Numerous examples from everyday football, many helpful
                                                                      illustrations
                                                                      Interviews with experts from all levels, from children’s league
                                                                      to Bundesliga

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Peter Hyballa, Hans-Dieter te Poel, Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling
Coach, When Will We Play?

                                                                More than just another training manual!
                                 224 pages                      Every footballer, be it junior or senior, amateur or professional,
                                 17 x 24 cm                     just wants to play, and this is especially true for training
                                 Softcover                      sessions, which otherwise can get quite boring. This
                                 94 colour graphics             informative handbook, written by leading German experts,
                                                                shows more than 90 illustrated exercises plus variations with
                                 ISBN 978-3-7307-0376-2
                                                                the ball at their centre. Passing and ball control, shot on goal
                                 € 24.90 (D)                    and exploitation, cognition and perception, preorientation and
                                 Approx. 63,000 words           over-the-shoulder glance, ball circulation and flow are just a
                                 Publication date: 2018         few of many aspects that are addressed. In addition, the
                                 All rights available           exercises are accompanied by a theoretical introduction and
                                                                short chapters providing historical background information so
                                                                this book offers much more than just the usual training
                                                                manual.

 About the authors
                                                                The exercises are suited for amateurs and professional players,
 Peter Hyballa has worked as a professional football            youth and adults alike.
 manager in Germany and abroad. Moreover, he works              Includes useful theoretical and historical background
 as a DFB Pro Licence Instructor.                               information.
                                                                Introduction by former German national coach Jürgen
 Hans Dieter te Poel, too, is a professional football
                                                                Klinsmann.
 manager (Pro Licence). In addition, he teaches at the
 German Sport University Cologne.
 Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling is Germany's leading
 football historian. His books have been translated into
 several languages and received many awards such as
 the "Football Book of the Year" award (Germany) and
 the "Kanzen Award for Excellent Books on Soccer"
 (Japan).                                                  13
Christoph Bausenwein
Borussia Dortmund – The Ultimate Fan Book

                                  New                          Thrills, honest work, sensational victories: that's Borussia
                                  title                        Dortmund!

                                                               BVB fascinates millions of fans far beyond the Ruhr region and
                               21,0 x 29,7 cm                  Germany. This is shown in the 160 pages of this compacted
                                                               book and through the powerful pictures of the club’s highlight.
                               160 pages
                               Hardcover                       The history of this traditional club is told from its beginnings in
                               With photos                     1909 through the Jürgen Klopp era to the present day.
                               € 39,90
                               ISBN 9783730706299              In addition, there are fascinating digressions about the fans,
                                                               the stadiums, the derbies against "Herne-West" and much
                               Planned publication in
                                                               more, not forgetting of course the best BVB players of all time.
                               September 2022
                               All rights available

About the author

Christoph Bausenwein, born in 1959, was already a fan
of the club during the 1967/68 championship season.
He has published numerous books and biographies on
the subject of football, including the now classic book
"Secret of Football".

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Raimund Simmet
Bayern Jerseys
All Models from 1900 until Today

                                          New                 It is hard to believe, but until now no book has been
                                                              published on the history of FC Bayern Munich
                                          title
                                                              jersey. Thanks to this book it’s not the case
                                                              anymore !
                                     25,5 x 27,5 cm           During decades of highly intensive work, Raimund
                                     352 pages                Simmet has collected 1270 different jerseys of his
                                     Hardcover                favourite football club and have graphically
                                     With 2185 pictures       recreated them paying great attention to detail.
                                     € 39,90
                                                              Yes, you guessed it well: this book is not just the
                                     ISBN 9783730705612
                                                              presentation of a collection but also a true piece of
                                     Published in November    history. Could you imagine that the “Reds” could
                                     2021
                                                              have been called the “Blue” ones in the past?
                                     All rights available

About the author

Raimund Simmet, born in 1968, is a master hairdresser
and owns salons in Munich. He has also been a Bayern
fan since the mid-1970s. More than 17 years ago,
Simmet began to trace Bayern jerseys with the help of
a computer programme. The result is this book.

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Hendrik Buchheister
CHOREO

                                                                    Fan masterpieces
                                   144 pages                        This beautifully designed illustrated book celebrates the most
                                   132 colour photos                impressive, most creative, most meaningful, and most
                                   230 x 265 mm                     controversial fan choreographies in German football stadiums
                                   Softcover with flaps             over the last ten to fifteen years. And it tells their stories: how
                                                                    choreographies are created, what they set off or maybe even
                                   ISBN 978-3-667-11052-7
                                                                    achieved – for choreographies in German football are more
                                   € 29.90 (D)                      than just colourful folklore.
                                   Approx. 219 000 signs            Choreographies are a stylistic device of fans. They often carry
                                   including blanks                 political contents, remind us of great events and personalities
                                   Published in 2017                of the club’s history or impress through the creativity and
                                                                    energy with which they are carried out. The ways of
                                                                    approaching them are as diverse as the choreographies
                                                                    themselves. That is why the book not only shows beautiful
                                                                    pictures but also explains the story behind them.

                                                                    Impressive photos of the best and most spectacular fan
About the author                                                    choreographies from German football stadiums of the first
                                                                    three leagues (Bayern München, Borussia Dortmund, Schalke
Hendrik Buchheister, born in 1987, is a freelance journalist        04, … )
for Spiegel Online and various newspapers – he reports
regularly on fan culture. For Spiegel Online he reports on          Background and development of German choreography
North German first division teams, on world and European            culture, origin, resistance and marketing
championships, and the Olympic Games.                               Background information, interviews with doers and
                                                                    professional footballers

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Hardy Grüne
Football Crests

                                     214 pages
                                                                          What does the blue and white signify in the Bayern
                                     21 x 21 cm                           Munich crest? Which Swiss club inspired FC Barcelona?
                                     Hardcover                            And why did the red devil disappear from Manchester
                                     More than 1,000 illustrations,       United's crest? It is amazing how much a football crest
                                     fully coloured                       tells about the history and identity of its club. In this
                                                                          lavishly illustrated book, German football expert Hardy
                                     ISBN 978-3-7307-0416-5
                                                                          Grüne explores the design, meaning and symbolism of
                                     € 24.90 (D)                          more than 100 football clubs crests from all over the
                                     Approx. 50,000 words                 world. Of course, all major European clubs are
                                     Publication date: 2018               represented but also a fine selection of oversea clubs and
                                     All rights available                 obscure examples. A must for any football fan!

                                                                          The perfect gift for any football fan
About the author                                                          More than 1,000 illustrations

Hardy Grüne, born in 1962, is one of Germany's leading
football experts and has published more than twenty books on
the subject. In addition, he is co-founder and editor of German
football magazine Zeitspiel. Since his youth, he has been
passionate about football crests: first as a collector of football
pins, today as a collector of football club mugs.

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Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling
REDS – The History of Liverpool FC

                                13,5 x 21,5 cm
                                                                  Coach Jürgen Klopp has brought the Reds back on track:
                                Softcover                         Liverpool now competes for the title not only in the Premier
                                With photographs                  League but also in the Champions League.
                                ISBN 978-3-7307-0438-7            Liverpool FC from Anfield are not just any other club:
                                € 16.90 (D)                       momentous events and historical dramas shaped the rich and
                                 Approx. 300 pages                illustrious history of the Reds. Football fans associate
                                                                  unforgettable moments of victory with Liverpool FC such as
                                2nd edition in spring 2020
                                                                  winning the Champions League in 2005 despite being 0-3
                                All rights available              behind at halftime or the triumphs against Borussia
                                                                  Mönchengladbach in the 1970s but also the biggest
                                                                  catastrophes in European football, that is Heysel (1985) and
                                                                  Hillsborough (1989). This book recounts the whole history of
                                                                  the club, from its beginnings in 1892 to its most recent
                                                                  successes.

                                                                  With guest articles by:
About the author
                                                                  Uli Hesse (journalist, author and leading editor at Germany’s
Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling is one of Germany’s                    biggest football monthly “11 Freunde”, also expert on Britain,
most distinguished football authors whose books                   football and music)
have been translated into several languages. He has
                                                                  Benjamin Schacherl (journalist at Vienna’s football magazine
written on a variety of topics, including Manchester
United, FC Barcelona, and Pep Guardiola. In 2011,                 “Ballesterer”)
his book “Der FC Bayern und seine Juden“ (“FC                     Pit Wuhrer (journalist, Liverpool expert)
Bayern Munich and its Jewish members“) received
special praise as Germany’s “Football Book of the
Year“.

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Ludwig Krammer
Manuel Neuer - The Ultimate Fan Book

                               64 pages
                                                             Manuel Neuer is regarded as the best goalkeeper in the world
                               21 x 29,7 cm                  and one of the most complete goalkeepers of all-time.
                               Hardcover
                               70 colour photographs         Written in a lively, buzzing style and filled with fun features,
                               ISBN 978-3-7307-0383-0        fantastic photographs and enlightening quotes, this book
                               € 12.90 (D)                   shows Neuer’s way to the top. It starts with the five-year-old
                               Approx. 11,000 words          who entered the youth section of Schalke 04 in 1991 and ends
                                                             with the international football star who won the 2014 FIFA
                               Publication date: 2018
                                                             World Cup with Germany as well as numerous titles with
                               All rights available          Bayern Munich, including the Champions League and the FIFA
                                                             Club World Cup. But the book also follows Neuer off the
                                                             pitch. Thus, the reader learns about his favourite music, his
                                                             charity foundation for children and his wife Nina. A highly
                                                             entertaining insight into a football legend!

About the author                                             Best goalkeeper in the world – and probably of all time.
                                                             World-wide fan base: Manuel Neuer has 23,4 million followers
Ludwig Krammer, born 1973, is a sports journalist            from all over the world on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
from Munich, working for such papers as the
                                                             Manuel Neuer finished third in the Ballon d’Or 2014, behind
Münchner Merkur or tz. In autumn 2018, he will
                                                             football superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi – rarely
publish a biography of Bayern Munich legend
                                                             before has a goalkeeper received such recognition.
Bastian Schweinsteiger.

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Kerry Hau
Marco Reus - The Ultimate Fan Book

                               64 pages                          Marco Reus is one of the most popular German footballers.
                               21 x 29,7 cm                      The forward is renowned for his versatility, speed and
                               Hardcover                         technique. Marco Reus: The Ultimate Fan Book is a stunning
                                                                 illustrated celebration of this footballing magician and contains
                               75 colour photographs
                                                                 everything a fan could want to know about the Dortmund and
                               ISBN 978-3-7307-0381-6            Germany superstar.
                               € 12.90 (D)                       Written in a lively, buzzing style and filled with fun features,
                               Approx. 9,500 words               fantastic photographs and enlightening quotes, the book
                               Publication date: 2018            celebrates the footballer’s greatest moments and most famous
                               All rights available              goals but also explores his life off the pitch. Thus, the reader
                                                                 learns about his favourite music and movies, about his family
                                                                 and his girlfriend Scarlett. Highly entertaining!

                                                                 One of the most popular German footballers.
                                                                 World-wide fan base: Marco Reus has 22,9 million followers
                                                                 from all over the world on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
About the author
Kerry Hau, born 1993, is a sports journalist and writer,
having worked among others for Sport Bild and SPORT1.
He has already published a successful book on Real Madrid
(111 Gründe, Real Madrid zu lieben, Schwarzkopf &
Schwarzkopf).

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Ludwig Krammer
Schweinsteiger – The Biography

                                192 pages
                                                                  World champion, Champions League winner, eight-time
                                Hardcover                         German champion, seven-time cup winner. Bastian
                                ISBN 13,9 x 21,2 cm               Schweinsteiger is a legend. One of the most popular and
                                978-3-7307-0406-6                 successful German footballers ever.
                                € 19.90 (D)                       This book shows Schweinsteiger's way to the top, starting
                                Approx. 39,000 words              with his childhood in a small Bavarian town and ending in
                                                                  Chicago, where he found a new life with his wife, the former
                                Publication date: 2018
                                                                  tennis star Ana Ivanović, and son Luka.
                                Sold to Russia (Eksmo),
                                                                  The author spoke to many close companions and friends but
                                all other rights available
                                                                  also former coaches, including Joachim Löw and Louis van
                                                                  Gaal, and team mates such as Oliver Kahn. In consequence,
                                                                  the book provides a highly entertaining insight into
                                                                  Schweinsteiger's life, career and the personality behind the
                                                                  player.
                                                                  One of the most popular German footballers world-wide
                                                                  (almost 24 million followers on Facebook, Twitter and
About the author                                                  Instagram)
Ludwig Krammer, born 1973, is a sports journalist from            Big media attention also due to his glamorous marriage to
Munich, working for such papers as the Münchner                   former tennis star Ana Ivanović
Merkur or tz. In 2018, he published a successful book on          Includes interviews with Joachim Löw, Louis van Gaal, Oliver
goalkeeper legend Manuel Neuer, which was shortlisted             Kahn and many others
for the football book award "LitCam Lese-Kicker".

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Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling
Manuel Neuer - The Biography

                                253 pages                             „I don’t consider myself being just a goalkeeper. I’m a
                                13,7 x 21,6 cm                        sweeper-keeper.“
                                Softcover, colour
                                photographs                           Manuel Neuer is considered to be the best goalkeeper in the
                                ISBN 978-3-7307-0198-0                world. He has been described as a “sweeper-keeper”
                                                                      because of his unique playing style and is known for his
                                € 16.90 (D)
                                                                      quick reflexes, excellent shot-stopping abilities, command of
                                Approx. 80,000 words                  his area and accurate distribution of the ball. Neuer won the
                                Publication date: 2015                2014 FIFA World Cup with Germany as well as the Golden
                                Rights sold to: Japan South           Glove award for being the best goalkeeper. Moreover, he
                                Korea, Poland Russia, Czech           finished third in the FIFA Ballon d’Or, behind Ronaldo and
                                Republic                              Messi.
                                                                      This book shows Neuer’s way to the top. It starts with the
                                                                      five-year-old who entered the youth section of Schalke 04
                                                                      in 1991 and ends with the international football star, who
                                                                      not only won the World Cup in 2014 but also the
About the author                                                      Champions League with Bayern in 2013. To provide a vivid
                                                                      insight into Neuer’s life, career and the personality behind
Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling is one of Germany’s most                   the player, the author has talked to close companions and
distinguished football authors whose books have been                  friends such as Neuer’s Schalke youth coach.
translated into several languages. He has written on a variety
of topics, including Manchester United, FC Barcelona, and Pep         The first biography of today’s best goalkeeper in the world
Guardiola. In 2011, his book “Der FC Bayern und seine Juden“
                                                                      World-wide fan base: Manuel Neuer has over 23,4 million
(“FC Bayern Munich’s Jews“) received special praise as
                                                                      followers from all over the world on Facebook, Instagram
Germany’s “Football Book of the year“.
                                                                      and Twitter.

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Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling
Lew Jashin - The Lion of Moscow

                                272 pages                             Soviet-Russian goalkeeper Lew Jashin (1929–1990) is not only
                                13,9 x 21,2 cm                        considered the best Russian footballer of all time but also the
                                Hardcover                             greatest goalkeeper in the history of the game. In 1963, Jashin
                                                                      received the Ballon d'Or, the only goalkeeper ever to receive
                                ISBN 978-3-7307-0331-1                the award. He was voted the best goalkeeper of the 20th
                                € 19.90 (D)                           century by the IFFHS. Jashin won a gold medal at the 1956
                                Approx. 79,000 words                  Olympic football tournament and the 1960 European
                                Publication date: 2017                Championships and saved over 150 penalty kicks in
                                Rights sold to: Russia                professional football – more than any other goalkeeper. For
                                (Eksmo), all other rights             his outstanding service to the people and to his country, Jashin
                                available                             was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1967, the highest award of
                                                                      the USSR.
                                                                      Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling, a German football expert, tells
                                                                      Jashin's exciting life and career, providing at the same time an
                                                                      insight into the history of Soviet football.

About the author                                                      Increased interest in Russian football and its history thanks to
                                                                      the World Cup 2018.
Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling is one of Germany’s most
                                                                      The biography is based on thorough enquiry and interviews
distinguished football authors whose books have been
                                                                      with former companions of Lev Yashin, including his widow
translated into several languages. He has written on a variety
                                                                      Valentina whom Schulze-Marmeling met in Moscow.
of topics, including Manchester United, FC Barcelona, and Pep
Guardiola. In 2011, his book “Der FC Bayern und seine Juden“
(“FC Bayern Munich’s Jews“) received special praise as
Germany’s “Football Book of the year“.

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Marcel Gurk
Freestyle Football
30 new tricks to discover!
                                                                     The art of football
                                    New                              Freestyle football is the art of expressing oneself with a
                                    ed.                              football, all body parts are used for carrying out various
                                                                     tricks. Football freestyler combine elements of dance,
                                                                     acrobatics, discipline, and body control. Currently this kind of
                                 160 pages                           football is one of the most prevalent types of sport
                                 318 colour photos                   worldwide. The football artists thrill spectators and audience
                                 166 x 240 mm                        with spectacular performances, breath taking freestyle moves
                                                                     and unbelievable freestyle tricks.
                                 Softcover
                                                                     Author Marcel Gurk is a master of his craft and in this how-to
                                 ISBN 978-3-667-12490-6
                                                                     book he introduces the reader to the accumulated knowledge
                                 € 19.90 (D)                         about freestyle football. With fantastic step by step pictures
                                 Approx. 33000 signs                 he explains the tricks and moves in an easy to understand
                                 including blanks                    way.
                                 2nd edition to be published in
                                 September 2022                      From the contents
                                 Rights of volume 1 sold to:
                                 Belgium and the Netherlands         The best tricks are shown in step by step pictures, and the
                                                                     tricks are categorised (ground, flick-ups, lowers, uppers, sit-
About the author                                                     downs, ...) according to the principle “from easy to difficult“
                                                                     Beginner, advanced learner or professional – they all can
Marcel Gurk, born in 1996, lives in Duisburg. He is the current      learn something new
professional German freestyle champion and took up this kind
of sport in 2010. He holds multiple Guinness world records           Videos for each trick (download link in the book)
and is among the best of his profession. In the 2016 Red Bull        History of freestyle and list of events
World Championship he started for Germany for the third time         Equipment: balls, shoes, gear
in a row. He also organizes football freestyle workshops.
His YouTube channel “YouSkill“ has more than 40.000
followers, on Instagram (@youskill) there are more than
140.000.                                                        24
Daniel Müksch
Djokovic, A Life of Combat

                                                             After a tense match against Daniil Medvedev, Rafael Nadal
                                 New                         won the 2021 Australian Open.
                                 title                       But how the tennis history would have looked like if Novak
                                                             Djokovic had been vaccinated and could have participate to
                                                             the 2022 Australian Open?
                              13,9 x 21,2 cm
                              248 pages                      Very topical, this biography of Novak Djokovic tends to
                              Softcover with flaps           answer this question and depict the unique story of a player
                              With photos                    who had to fight all his life, first to stay alive during the
                              € 22,00                        Bosnian war of 1992/95 and then to be recognized as an
                              ISBN 9783730706039             unmissable international tennis player.
                              Published in March 2022
                              Rights sold to Hungary

About the author

Daniel Müksch, born in 1980, is a graduate of the
Burda School of Journalism (Münich) and first worked
as a writer for Focus, Playboy and Bunte. He then
worked as a sports editor for Münchner Merkur and tz.
Müksch is a former tennis player.

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Volker Kreisl
The Book of Ski Jumping : Only Flying is Better

                                          New                      Ski jumping is a sport of extremes.
                                          title                    It has a fascination for distances and heights, but
                                                                   also the constant danger of falling. This sport
                                                                   requires a great mental strength. The moment of
                                      21,0 x 26,0 cm
                                                                   take-off is of utmost importance, but so short that
                                      192 pages
                                                                   it is only controlled subconsciously. In addition,
                                      Hardcover                    there is the snow, the fog and the wind ...
                                      With photos
                                      € 34,00                      In this book, Volker Kreisl, author and expert for
                                      ISBN 9783730705759           the "Süddeutsche Zeitung", writes about the
                                                                   essence of ski jumping in a way that is both varied
                                      Published in November 2021
                                                                   and entertaining.
                                      All rights available

 About the author

 Volker Kreisl, born in 1967, is a journalist at the
 Süddeutsche Zeitung, specialising in winter sports and
 the Olympic Games. He has been intensively writing
 about ski jumping since 2014. Like most of his
 colleagues, Kreisl prefers to stay on the ground, but he
 regrets to this day that he once skipped a test jump for
 journalists !

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Martin Breutigam
Riddles and Stories from the World of Chess

                                    New                        Martin Breutigam presents 160 decisive moments,
                                    title                      almost all of them from games of the current chess
                                                               champions generation.

                                                                A diagram shows for each the starting point of a
                               13,5 x 21,5 cm                  strategic question, sometimes tricky, sometimes
                               192 pages                       curious, always entertaining.
                               Hardback
                               With photos and Diagrams        Each case is accompanied by anecdotes and stories.
                                                               So those who are more interested in the people
                               € 12,99
                                                               behind the amazing chess moves will also get their
                               ISBN 9783730705964
                                                               money's worth.
                               Published in March 2022
                               All rights available

About the author

Martin Breutigam, born in 1965, is an International
Chess Champion and long-time Bundesliga player. He
has published several chess books and DVDs and
writes, among others, as a freelance journalist for the
"Süddeutsche Zeitung" and the "Tagesspiegel".

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