A football book written by fans for fans that travels the five continents and looks at how over 80 clubs have transformed their communities. It tells you how to get there, where to stay and where best to eat on a budget that would embarrass the prawn sandwich brigade.
Did you know two of drug lord Pablo Escobar's passions were hippos and football and he bankrolled his own club Atlético Nacional? Unlike Pablo, the hippos are still roaming free. What's the best way to travel to St. Pauli in Germany? And where do you get the cheapest pint and a pie? And which ULTRA fans combined to bring down a government?
A Football Odyssey - Passion, Politics and The Beautiful Game is a brilliant resource guide to the history, politics and passion that fans of over 80 clubs around the world still have for the beautiful game.