{"product_id":"field-of-dreams-100-years-of-wembley-in-100-matches","title":"Field of Dreams: 100 Years of Wembley in 100 Matches","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e100 years of Wembley Stadium told through 100 matches.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1923 FA Cup final - also known as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhite Horse final\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - was the first football match played at the British Empire Exhibition Stadium. Although best remembered for its vast, well-beyond-capacity crowd, which had to be marshalled by a policeman atop a white horse, that afternoon marked the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eopening chapter of the long and eventful history of the stadium soon to be known simply as Wembley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the 100 years since that overcrowded day, Wembley has established itself as \u003cstrong\u003et\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ehe home of the beautiful game\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and, almost certainly, the world's most famous football stadium. It occupies a special place in the hearts of players and punters alike. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eWatching your team at Wembley is the highlight of a fan's lifetime of support; playing there the fulfilment of a childhood dream.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts sacred pitch has been the crucible of many classic matches across the decades: World Cups have been won here, as have FA Cups, European Cups, play-off finals and more. And that hallowed turf has also seen greyhounds, stunt motorcycles, American football, plus \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe feet of 72,000 music fans at Live Aid in 1985.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNige Tassell chooses 100 matches - from the well known to the esoteric - that have shaped Wembley's legacy and tells\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea lively and original alternative history of the past 100 years of football, and of Britain.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e We hear a ball boy's perspective on the FA Cup Final when\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBert Trautmann\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e broke his neck, about\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eother\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecommentator of the 1966 World Cup final\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and why a cup-winning team of eleven unemployed men \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003edidn't\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e receive a trophy from a future king.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSports and Active outdoor recreation, Biography - Literature and Literary studies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNige Tassell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e400 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 198mm W: 130mm Spine: 24mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43835761655958,"sku":"9781398518568","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/files\/jacket---2024-07-04T162930-745.jpg?v=1720067485","url":"https:\/\/www.tawabooksandpost.co.nz\/products\/field-of-dreams-100-years-of-wembley-in-100-matches","provider":"Tawa Books \u0026 Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}