World Atlas of Football Stadiums

This panoramic collection of the game showcases pitches, from the quirky to the historic, from the dramatically and remotely sited to the great urban arenas. For those who love the sport, either from birthright or from newly kindled passion, there s a distinct and beloved resonance and local character to each stadium and pitch. This is one of soccer s great charms, and this book is a road map to a pilgrimage to 1,000 stadiums and pitches that anyone in love with the beautiful game would want to visit in person: some visionary and new, some ageing but iconic, some remote yet picturesque, some tumbledown, quirky yet historical and utterly lovable but all with such genuine personality, the fans hearts beat a little faster to see a match there.Like Rizzoli s 1000 Soccer Shirts, this book covers the world and the game, from professional men s and women s shrines to amateur venues; from the Faroe Islands to Argentina s storied La Bombonera. Along the way, it gives the reader the feeling of being at the game, immersed in the crowd experience whether it be a rabid 100,000 national fans cheering their team or watching with two men and a dog in the Scottish Highlands....