{"product_id":"remarkable-football-grounds-hardcover","title":"Remarkable Football Grounds - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRyan Herman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the 2023 Illustrated Sports Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eRemarkable Football Grounds \u003c\/em\u003eis a collection of some of the most memorable places to watch and play football around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRanging from the stellar stadiums of the \u003cstrong\u003ePremier League\u003c\/strong\u003e to windswept islands in the Scottish Hebrides or the far-flung Pacific, including stadia that resemble flying saucers, a crocodile and an armadillo! \u003cem\u003eRemarkable Football Grounds \u003c\/em\u003e features a range of the oldest, biggest, highest, quirkiest and furthest flung stadia and the stories behind their existence. Italian Serie B team Venezia can be reached by canal, with moorings nearby; Bamburgh Castle football ground lies in the shadow of a \u003cem\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/em\u003e-scale fortress, while Estadio Silvestre is a full-size pitch on the roof of a building in Tenerife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of the oldest, storied stadiums are here, including Anfield for Liverpool, Fulham, which has a tunnel under the pitch and the two Dundee football clubs, that have sizeable grounds, Tannadice and Dens Park, just 183 metres (200 yards) apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the quirkier end of the scale, the \u003cstrong\u003eAveiro stadium\u003c\/strong\u003e in Portugal looks like a giant children's playset, while in Gangwon, South Korea, the football pitch doubles as a ski jump landing area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of the stadiums come with spectacular views. The Faroe Islands have produced some strong football teams in the past and many of their grounds are set in picture perfect landscapes. The same can be said of Norway's Lofoten Islands where flat land is at a premium and the pitch sides are used for drying fish. In Slovakia, the Janosovka football pitch has a narrow gauge railway that runs between the pitch and the grandstand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOthers are located in some of the most dangerous parts of the world. Nobody loves the 'away' fixture at Coroico which entails tackling the 'Death Road'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrounds include: \u003cstrong\u003ethe impressive new Qatari World Cup venues, Wembley Stadium, Camp Nou, Monaco, Old Trafford, Allianz Arena, Petrovsky (Zenit St.Petersburg), Trogir in Croatia, Longgang in China and the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first football ground that Ryan Herman visited was Upton Park on Saturday, April 27, 1978, when Liverpool beat West Ham 2-0. His first published article appeared in the launch issue of \u003cem\u003eFourFourTwo\u003c\/em\u003e magazine in 1994. Around the same time, he started his first full-time job as a sports reporter, ticking off new grounds every other week as he travelled the country covering Chelsea, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers. He has written for a broad range of titles including \u003cem\u003eThe Rugby Journal, SportBusiness\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003eGQ\u003c\/em\u003e where he wrote about his experiences at the Hillsborough disaster in 1989. He is currently a regular contributor for \u003cem\u003eThe New European\u003c\/em\u003e newspaper covering sport and social issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.7 x 11.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51747728392480,"sku":"9781911682202","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b6b8af70469e9e577588cd0ec9e852d2_f96bff13-4c8e-4bb6-abd5-1867258a0ab1.webp?v=1779899757","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/remarkable-football-grounds-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}