Planet Football: Greatest Fans (Hardcover)

Awesome facts and stats about the greatest football fans in the world. Find out the lengths some fans will go to to support their team, from following them in home and away games to spending fortunes on club merchandise. Find out about club superstitions and traditions, such as who started the first Mexican wave. What mad mascots are there and how did they come about? Who are Super Rat, Berni, Goleo and Fuleco? Which country has the best club chants? Sing along to a few of them. Some 'fan'-tastic facts include: - Real Madrid sold 1.5million replica shirts in the 2013-2014 season. - German club, FC Magdeburg, fans all held up large arrows which they pointed at the goal to encourage their players to score more. - 2,300 FC Union fans, repainted their stadium to save their club money. Answer quiz questions such as: 'Which English football club has a mascot called Gunnersaurus Rex? Which country's prime minister was such a big football fan that he declared a national holiday after their national team won a tournament? Which Italian club sold cans of air taken from inside its stadium? Whether you're an armchair fanatic or a player, you'll find everything you ever wanted to know about the planet's greatest fans right here!

General

Imprint:	Wayland Pub Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Planet Football
Release date:	February 2016
Authors:	Clive Gifford
Dimensions:	270 x 217 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	32
ISBN-13:	978-0-7502-9573-4
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Football codes > Soccer (Association football) Books > Children's Fiction & Fun
LSN:	0-7502-9573-2
Barcode:	9780750295734

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