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<p><b>SHORTLISTED FOR <i>THE</i> <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i> SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023 - ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF THE YEAR</b><br><b>WATERSTONES BEST BOOKS OF 2022 – SPORT</b><br><br><b>'A beautiful showcase of such a distinctive part of the game's culture... i</b><b>mpossible not to get lost in the book'</b> – Miguel Delaney, <i>The Independent</i><br><br><b><i>'</i>Gorgeous to behold... Unmissable' </b>– Danny Kelly, TalkSPORT radio presenter<br><br><b>On high-rise buildings, street corners and stadium walls around the world, eye-catching murals pay tribute to footballing greats. Offering a fresh, visual perspective on the game, <i>Football Murals </i>is the first book to celebrate these towering works of art.</b><br><br>This richly illustrated book showcases the most impressive examples, explores their inspirational qualities and examines what they say about these icons and their sport.<br><br>Written and curated by respected football writer Andy Brassell, this ground-breaking book features more than 100 murals from around the world, capturing the scale, grandeur and wit of this powerful and popular art form. Through a series of short essays and extended captions, Andy shares the players' stories, discusses the cultural politics and explains just why these men and women have been immortalised in mural form.<br><br>Covering such diverse topics as Home Town Glory, Football Fame and The Cult of the Coach, <i>Football Murals</i> addresses the issues important to fans worldwide. It spans Marcus Rashford's inspirational mural in a Manchester suburb, the George Best tribute on the East Belfast estate where he was born, the 15-foot depiction of Megan Rapinoe in St Paul, Minnesota, and the Naples 'shrine' to Diego Maradona.</p>