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!
All the fun of Portico’s bestselling Strangest series, now in quiz form!
All the fun of Portico’s bestselling Strangest series, now in quiz form!
A quirky collection of true stories from the stranger side of the Beautiful Game, including a one-man team, freaky weather conditions, ludicrous scorelines and all manner of off-pitch shenanigans.
‘It’s a funny old game.’ The world’s favourite sport has certainly given us its fair share of strange moments, and
In a wonderfully nostalgic book, David Miller recaptures the heady days of summer 1966 when England won the World Cup
This intriguing exploration of the 1915 match-fixing scandal that occured between Manchester United and Liverpool FC. In the wake of the First World War fans came together in an attempt to pull off a surprising plot which resulted in seven players being banned for life.
If you’re a football fan and you’re on Twitter, you probably follow @USASoccerGuy. His account is that rare thing –
In a wonderfully nostalgic book, David Miller recaptures the heady days of summer 1966 when England won the World Cup in front of their own euphoric fans. Nearly fifty years on, he evokes the eager anticipation with which Britain awaited the arrival of the world’s best footballers.
The book that inspired the major motion picture
‘I loved it … extremely funny. A must-read for anyone who loves football.’ Peter Crouch
Winner of the Best Football Book at the British Sports Book Awards and shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of The Year 2009
‘Written with warmth and understanding, the book for which African football has been crying out.’ FourFourTwo
From Dixie Dean, Stanley Matthews and Billy Wright, to Paul Gascoigne, Gary Lineker and David Beckham, Britain has produced a
An amusing step back in time to when football was a much simpler game
This is the perfect guide to everything about the competition: legendary players; great matches; goals and the personalities that have passed through the ages.
The book that inspired the major motion picture
‘I loved it … extremely funny. A must-read for anyone who loves football.’ Peter Crouch