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    From the history of Irish sports to biographies of international athletics superstars, these books in our sports collection make for excellent reading. Whether you’re passionate about football, rugby, or any other sport, these books bring the drama, dedication, and triumphs of the sports world to life. Find your next great sports read at Chapters Bookstore!

    Dirs Ben: Throwing the Book [2023] hardback

    €3.99€9.99

    Wayne Barnes - one of the most-experienced international referees in history and criminal barrister to boot - uniquely lifts the lid on a lifetime of trying to keep the biggest...

    Rickson Gracie: Breathe: A Life in Flow [2021] paperback

    €6.99€19.50

    From legendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA master Rickson Gracie comes a riveting, insightful memoir that weaves together the story of Gracie's stunning career with the larger history of the Gracie...

    Triggs: Triggs: The Autobiography of Roy Keane's dog [2012] paperback

    €4.99€14.99

    A loyal dog. Her infamous master. And the shocking truth about who was really walking whom.In a decade when Roy Keane was seldom out of the news - whether leading...

    Wolff Susie: Driven [2025]

    €20.99

    From the moment her parents first sat her in a go-kart, Susie Wolff felt it - the thrill of speed, the spark of something bigger. A little girl who dared...

    Balague Guillem: Rise of the Villans [2025]

    €18.99

    Featuring exclusive interviews with Unai Emery, Monchi, Morgan Rogers and more, this is the behind-the-scenes account of Unai Emery's Aston Villa revolution, from the award-winning bestseller Guillem Balague. In October...

    Oisin Murphy: Sacrifice [2025] hardback

    €14.99€24.99

    Born prematurely, weighing less than a bag of sugar, Oisin Murphy's life has always been one of struggle. From a young age he found communion with horses. Mesmerised by their...

    Boris Becker: Inside [2025] paperback

    €19.99

    'It's the screaming that cuts you deepest, on your first night in prison. Screaming like someone is hurt. Like they need help. Like someone is dying.' Wimbledon champion at 17,...

    Moynihan Michael: More than a Game [2025]

    €15.99

    The GAA is more than a game. It's a cornerstone of Irish identity - woven into parishes, families and the national psyche. But behind the passion and pride lies a...

    Duncan Ferguson: BIG DUNC [2025] hardback

    €23.99

    *Available for Pre-Order Now* They don't make footballers - and football autobiographies - like this anymore. The brutally honest, riotously entertaining story of the much-loved Everton legend and iconic Premier...

    Liverpool FC: Klopp [2024] hardback

    €33.80

    With a foreword from Jurgen Klopp."I said when he was appointed, 'fasten your seatbelts and get ready for take-off,' and I wasn't wrong. He took us on some journey" Sir...

    Irfu: Together Standing Tall [2024]

    €28.99

    This official IRFU story of Irish rugby marks the union's 150-year anniversary and considers the scaffolding that upholds Irish rugby today: the provinces, the clubs, the schools and the underage...

    Eamon Dunphy: The Rocky Road [2013] hardback

    €3.99€26.00

    The memoirs of Eamon Dunphy - the man the Guardian called 'the most entertaining, blindingly brilliant pundit of all time'.For more than thirty years, no commentator on Irish sport, politics...

    Christopher M Norris: The Complete Guide to Clinical Massage [2013] paperback

    €3.99

    A practical guide to a burgeoning specialist area for fitness professionals and physiotherapists. A comprehensive guide to clinical massage techniques, tackled in Chris Norris's clear and accessible style. Packed with...

    Cooper Brendan: Deep Pockets [2024] paperback

    €13.99

    'A brilliant book . . . brilliantly written. You really do need to read it' Adrian Chiles'Mixing the sacred and the profane, high culture and low culture, the sublime and...

    Micheal O Muircheartaigh: From Borroloola to Mangerton Mountain [2006] hardback

    €9.99€27.13

    Micheal O Muircheartaigh is best known as the voice of the GAA. But his interests and enthusiasms - sporting and non-sporting - go far beyond the fields of Gaelic games....

    Jim Mcguinness: UNTIL VICTORY ALWAYS Z44 [2015] hardback

    €4.99€9.99

    Bord Gais Energy Sports Books of the Year 'Sports Book of the Year' The Sunday Times'McGuinness' story is remarkable.' The Irish Independent'A powerful blend of defiance and vulnerability ... memorable...

    Sonny Bill Williams: You Can't Stop The Sun From Shining [2021] paperback

    €4.99€5.99

    'The book is as compelling and open-hearted as Williams is... It is full of the beguiling Sonny Bill sunshine' Don McCrae, Guardian 'Excellent' David Walsh, Sunday Times __________Out now: the...

    Keys Colm: Chasing Sam Maguire [2023] hardback

    €24.99€34.99

    It is almost one hundred years since the Sam Maguire Cup was first awarded to the winner of the All-Ireland Football Championship, the pinnacle of sporting ambition for generations of...

    Liam Brady: Born to be a Footballer [2023] hardback

    €2.99€21.99

    "Being a footballer was my destiny."After being expelled from school for playing football for his country, fifteen-year-old Liam Brady travelled to London to join Arsenal, and soon became an indispensable...

    Andre Agassi: Open W2 [2010] paperback

    €6.99€14.30

    He is one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court - but from early childhood Andre...

    Eimear Ryan: Grass Ceiling The: On Being A Woma [2023] paperback

    €6.99€14.99

    What is it like to be a girl, or a woman, in a male-dominated sporting world? If you play on the boys' team, more people pay attention - but you...

    Mark Tighe: Champagne Football Tpb Z1 [2020] trade paper back

    €2.99€9.99

    THE NO.1 BESTSELLER!'I read it in one sitting, it's a superb book' Eamon Dunphy, The Stand 'A jaw-dropping tale of power and ego going unchecked' Times, Best Sports Books of...

    Mark Tighe: Champagne Football: W2 [2021] paperback

    €5.99€14.30

    THE NO.1 BESTSELLER!'I read it in one sitting, it's a superb book' Eamon Dunphy, The Stand 'An astonishing expose' Martin Ziegler, The TimesOver the course of fifteen years, John Delaney...

    Southgate Gareth: Dear England [2025]

    €22.10

    *Available For Pre-Order Now* A major and inspiring new book on leadership by former England men's football manager Gareth Southgate'Many of us find ourselves called upon to be leaders at...

    James Pearce: Walk On [2025] paperback

    €16.99

    The definitive chronicle of Arne Slot's debut season as the manager of Liverpool FC, filled with exclusive interviews and unparalleled insight An engrossing and inspiring account of a new manager's...

    Etzebeth Eben: Unlocked [2025]

    €17.99

    Eben Etzebeth is the most-capped player in South African Rugby history. A towering lock, whose intelligence, energy and aggression on the pitch is feared, respected and often imitated but never...

    David Goldblatt: Injury Time [2025] paperback

    €9.99€17.99

    Football, history and the state of the nation - and why it matters In 2014, David Goldblatt published The Game of Our Lives, an exhaustive and critically-acclaimed 'state of the...

    James Montague: Engulfed [2025] paperback

    €18.99

    In 2034, Saudi Arabia will host the men's FIFA World Cup and mark the culmination of Mohammed bin Salman's ambitious plan to modernise Saudi Arabia, a kingdom of unfathomable wealth...

    Bob Rotella: How Champions Think [2016] paperback

    €5.99€10.99

    Acclaimed sports psychologist Bob Rotella has advised everyone from professional golfers to NBA superstars to business executives on how to flourish under pressure and overcome challenges. "Rotella's philosophy is astonishingly...

    Jeff Stelling: Saturday Afternoon Fever [2024] paperback

    €4.99€7.99

    A profoundly personal, warmly nostalgic and deliciously funny memoir by the legendary Sky Sports anchorman Jeff Stelling, chronicling a life spent obsessing about 'The Beautiful Game' ever since he was...

    Keown Martin: On The Edge [2024] paperback

    €7.99€22.10

    PRE-ORDER THE OFFICIAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY FROM ENGLAND FOOTBALLING LEGEND MARTIN KEOWN NOWMartin Keown played at the highest level over three revolutionary decades - the 80s, 90s and 00s - which saw...

    Martin Breheny: Pulse of the Nation [2024] hardback

    €4.99€7.99

    'Invaluable . . . A whistle-stop tour down through the ages' Jarlath Burns, GAA PresidentThe ultimate book to celebrate 140 years of Ireland's greatest sporting and cultural institution - The...

    Rugari Vince: Angeball [2024] paperback

    €7.99

    The definitive biography and ultimate origin story of Ange Postecoglou, the Premier League's most intriguing new manager and instigator of the 'Angeball' phenomenon that has taken the football world by...

    Graham Ian: How to Win the Premier League [2024] hardback

    €28.60

    'The best book on football I have ever read' Daniel Finkelstein'Fascinating and educational. An enjoyable and informative read' Sir Kenny Dalglish'Deserves a place among the great modern books on football'...

    Jonathan Wilson: Angels With Dirty Faces [2023] paperback

    €4.99€5.99

    'ABSORBING' Guardian'ENTHRALLING' New Statesman'EPIC' Evening Standard'INESCAPABLE' The Sunday Times'MAGISTERIAL' Irish ExaminerFully revised and updated, the definitive history of Argentinian football from the award-winning author of Inverting the PyramidAlfredo Di Stefano,...

    Steiner Guenther: Surviving to Drive [2024] paperback

    €11.99

    **THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**'People talk about football managers being under pressure. Trust me, that's nothing. Pressure is watching one of your drivers hit a barrier at 190mph...

    Perkins: Women's Health Lift to Get Lean [2015] paperback

    €2.99€3.99

    Research shows that building muscle helps the body burn more calories 24/7 and that resistance training is the most effective way to torch body fat. Yet that message is still...

    Guillem Balague: Messi: The must-read biography of the World Cup champion (Guillem Balague's Books) [2022] paperback

    €3.99€5.99

    UPDATED TO INCLUDE MESSI'S FIRST SEASON AT PSGThe story of one of the greatest footballers of all time, Argentina's Lionel Messi.'I have seen the player who will inherit my place...

    Ian Mckinley: Ian McKinley: Second Sight: Rugby and Redemption: Rugby and Redemption, My Story [2022] paperback

    €4.99€15.99

    Rugby's long history is full of tales of inspirational courage.Yet there has never been a rugby player quite as remarkable, quite as jaw-droppingly brave, as Ian McKinley.On January 16, 2010,...

    Barry Flynn: The Little Book of Irish Boxing [2015] hardback

    €4.99€5.99

    A concise history of all the major figures in Irish boxing, from Dan Donnelly to Katy Taylor, this new book from highly experienced author Barry Flynn will be a must...

    Peter Schmeichel: One: My Autobiography: The Sunday Times bestseller [2021] paperback

    €1.99€4.99

    'Why me? How could a boy from a Copenhagen tower block say I want to be a champion with Manchester United and Denmark and make it happen?'Peter Schmeichel is a...

    Willie Anderson: Crossing The Line [2022] paperback

    €2.99€6.99

    Irish rugby has produced many charismatic figures over its history. None more than Willie Anderson. Immortalised for his defiant stance in the face of the All Blacks' Haka, the Ulsterman...

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