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Football Murals

A Celebration of Soccer's Greatest Street Art: Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Sports Book...

Andy Brassell

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English
Bloomsbury Sport
31 January 2023
have immortalised their footballing idols in emulsion.

Written by Andy Brassell (Guardian, Football Ramble, TalkSPORT), this is the first book to celebrate these towering works of art.

Football murals are an often impressive, iconic and crucially dominant element of football culture, and this mid-sized illustrated book will showcase these epic and undeniably fascinating wonders.

Written and curated by respected football writer Andy Brassell, this groundbreaking book will feature more than 130 murals from around the world, capturing the scale, grandeur and wit of the popular art form.

Alongside the visual aspect, the book will explore why the murals are there – it’s often more than what a player does on the pitch (although that helps) – and through short essays and extended captions, Andy Brassell will share the players’ stories and explain why they have had such an impact.

Divided into five broad themes (Home, Away, Icons, Fans, Communities), the book will focus on the themes important to fans worldwide, no matter their clubs, their expectations, and whatever language they speak.

This stunning book offers a fresh, highly visual perspective on the global game.
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Imprint:   Bloomsbury Sport
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 246mm,  Width: 189mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   454g
ISBN:   9781399402804
ISBN 10:   1399402803
Pages:   176
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: Hometown Glory Chapter 2: Johan Cruyff Chapter 3: Wayne Rooney Chapter 4: The Good Fight Chapter 5: Pelé Chapter 6: Big Moment Players Chapter 7: Cristiano Ronaldo Chapter 8: Back to Life Chapter 9: Zlatan Ibrahimovic Chapter 10: Ada Hegerberg Chapter 11: Football Fame Chapter 12: Paul Gascoigne Chapter 13: Francesco Totti Chapter 14: Fifty Years of Hurt Chapter 15: Lionel Messi Chapter 16: This Is My House Chapter 17: Ronaldinho Chapter 18: Soul of the Game Chapter 19: Megan Rapinoe Chapter 20: The Cult of the Coach Chapter 21: Diego Maradona Chapter 22: Mohamed Salah Chapter 23: When Love Breaks Down Chapter 24: Franz Beckenbauer Chapter 25: Murals Memorial Chapter 26: Lucy Bronze Chapter 27: Cult Heroes Chapter 26: Zinedine Zidane

Andy Brassell is a highly respected freelance football writer (Guardian, Mirror, Blizzard) and a familiar voice on TalkSport, BBC Radio 5's Monday Night Club, the Football Ramble podcast and the Totally Football Show. He is known for his expertise on European football specifically, but he won't be limiting his mural explorations to the continent (far from it.) He has a Twitter following of 76.5k. @andybrassell

Reviews for Football Murals: A Celebration of Soccer's Greatest Street Art: Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards 2023

This book is a work of art about football's works of art, with the added bonus of brilliant slices of social history. Loved it. -- Kevin Day, broadcaster A beautiful showcase of such a distinctive part of the game's culture, perfectly explained by the writer who knows so much about more of the game's cultures than anyone else. It is impossible not to get lost in the book as you take in some captivating images, made all the better by finding out from Andy exactly what it all represents. -- Miguel Delaney, chief football writer * The Independent * Gorgeous to behold; packed with knowledge. Andy Brassell effortlessly weaves two wonderments, football and urban folk art. Unmissable for fans of either. -- Danny Kelly, TalkSPORT radio presenter I absolutely love this book. Full of colour that jumps off the page! Where some of the artwork is iconic, others were so fun to learn about. But the one thing they all have in common is they're all visually beautiful, thought provoking, and they tell a wonderful story about how powerful football can be - and Andy's words are the perfect guide through them. -- Jules Breach, BT Sport/ITV football presenter Brassell celebrates the variety and spectacle of this fan art, showing how eloquent supporters can be about their teams. * The Observer * Superb ... Brassell has struck just the right balance between telling the story and allowing the pictures to do their own talking. * Late Tackle * Profound as much as it is poignant... The art combined with Brassell's words paints a unique picture. * Urban Pitch * This is a beautiful picture book bursting with colour and vivid images of murals from all around the world...What makes the book really stand out is that the accompanying text is thoughtful and considered and adds a depth and understanding to the images. * All Sports Book Reviews. *


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