A Fan's Guide: European Football Grounds - Softcover

Fuller, Stuart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0711032866 ISBN 13: 9780711032866

Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

There has never been a time in the history of British football where our teams are playing so often in Europe. With the rise in stature of the Champions League, the UEFA Cup and the much maligned Intertoto Cup alongside the national team tournaments such as the European Championships and the World Cup qualifiers, more and more fans are taking the opportunity to pick up some bargain flights to follow their teams abroad. Added to this is the growing band of football fans who regularly take off for the weekend to see some of Europe's greats such as Real Madrid, AC Milan and Bayern Munich as well as some of the lesser known but just as enjoyable places such as Brondby in Copenhagen, FC Flora in Tallinn and Anderlecht in Brussels. One factor, though, has been missing from the perfect weekend itinerary and that is a comprehensive guide book aimed at the travelling football fan. Published to coincide with the Euro2008 competition being held in Austria and Switzerland, this guide includes 90 of Europe's best stadiums to visit, including the eight host venues being used in June 2008. Each chapter takes you through a history of the stadium and the club that plays there, how to get to the stadium and, more importantly, how to get a ticket. It also covers the nearest airport, travel advice and some of the best places to eat and drink. Every stadium is enhanced with a picture of the arena - the vast majority published for the first time. Compiled by Stuart Fuller, who has visited every single ground featured in the book to give a true fan's eye perspective, this book is an indispensable handbook to any fans who want to broaden their travelling horizons, or simply for the armchair fan who wants to know a bit more about football in Europe. The book covers watching football in over 25 different countries, including virtually all of the Champions League Group clubs.

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Synopsis

With World Cup eliminators, the Champions League, UEFA Cup and, even, the much-derided Intertoto Cup, more teams now play in Europe than ever before and therefore more fans travel abroad regularly to see their teams in action. However, the available literature available to fans travelling from Britain to see games in Europe is very limited. Published to coincide with the Euro 2008 competition in Austria and Switzerland, this guide includes all the stadia scheduled for use in that competition, along with all the other major grounds likely to be encountered by travelling fans heading to European competition matches overseas. Each entry provides the reader with full information about the featured ground, capacity, facilities, how to obtain tickets, how to get there, nearest airport and local bars.This book also includes location maps and a representative selection of photographs. Compiled by Stuart Fuller, who has visited every single ground featured in the book, he brings his own personal knowledge of the grounds featured and facilities available.

With more and more fans regularly travelling abroad either to support their local team in a UEFA competition or to support their national team in internationals, publication of "Fan's Guide: European Football Grounds" makes available for the first time a comprehensive handbook to the great variety of football stadia likely to be encountered when travelling abroad. Apart from the travelling fans, the book will also be of interest to the many interested in the development of football grounds worldwide.The grounds included are: Austria - Vienna, Belgium - Anderlecht, Clubb Brugge Czech Republic - Prague, Denmark - Copenhagen; England - Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Wembley; France - Lille, Lyon, Marseilles, Monaco, Paris St Germain; Germany - Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt, Hamburg, Werder Bremen, Leverkausen; Greece - AEK Athens, Olympiacos, Panathanaicos; Israel - Tel-Aviv, Haifa; Italy - AC/Inter Milan, Juventus, Lazio, Roma; The Netherlands - Ajax Amsterdam, PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord; Portugal - Benfica, Porto, Sporting Lisbon; Romania - Steaua Bucharest, Rapid Bucharest; Russia - CSKA Moscow, Lokomotive Moscow; Scotland - Celtic, Rangers; Spain - Real Madrid, Athletico Madrid, Deportivo La Coruna, Barcelona, Seville, Valencia, Celta Viga, Real Sociedad; Switzerland - Grasshoppers; Turkey - Galatasary, Fenebahce, Besiktas; and, Ukraine - Dynamo Kiev.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0711032866
• ISBN 13: 9780711032866
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 192