Remarkable Football Grounds
Shortlisted for the 2023 Illustrated Sports Book of the Year
Remarkable Football Grounds is a collection of some of the most memorable places to watch and play football around the world.
Shortlisted for the 2023 Illustrated Sports Book of the Year
Remarkable Football Grounds is a collection of some of the most memorable places to watch and play football around the world.
Remarkable Football Grounds is a collection of some of the most memorable places to watch and play football around the world. They range from the stellar stadiums of the Premier League to windswept islands in the Scottish Hebrides or the far-flung Pacific, including stadia that resemble flying saucers, a crocodile and an armadillo!
What started as America’s National Pastime is now a global phenomenon with multi-million dollar baseball leagues around the world and enough countries playing the game to warrant its inclusion in the 2020/1 Olympics.
From a tidal strip of sand outside the Ship Inn at Elie, in Fife, to the monumental Melbourne Cricket Ground with its 100,000 capacity, this book features the extraordinary places and venues in which cricket is played, now in a pocket edition.
All the fun of Portico’s bestselling Strangest series, now in quiz form!
Ballparks Then and Now is a fascinating exploration of ballparks across America. Packed with archival and modern photography, this book documents the development of America’s national pastime by looking at the fields of dreams on which it is played.
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Remarkable Racecourses is a beautifully presented collection of the world’s most striking racecourses. Lavish photographs and informative text show why each racecourse is unique, whether it’s the oldest, longest, shortest, most southerly, most northerly, most beautiful or most extraordinary.
Remarkable Racecourses is a beautifully presented collection of amazing racecourses from five continents captured by some of the world’s greatest racing photographers.
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Across six of the seven continents on which cricket is played, there are some remarkable cricket grounds.
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Across six of the seven continents on which cricket is played, there are some remarkable cricket grounds. From a tidal strip of sand outside the Ship Inn at Elie, in Fife, to the monumental Melbourne Cricket Ground with its 100,000 capacity, this book features the extraordinary places and venues in which cricket is played.
From Dixie Dean, Stanley Matthews and Billy Wright, to Paul Gascoigne, Gary Lineker and David Beckham, Britain has produced a