{"product_id":"field-of-dreams-100-years-of-wembley-in-100-matches","title":"Field of Dreams : 100 Years of Wembley in 100 Matches","description":"\u003cb\u003e100 years of Wembley Stadium told through 100 matches. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The 1923 FA Cup final - also known as the \u003cb\u003eWhite Horse final\u003c\/b\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 \u003cb\u003eopening chapter of the long and eventful history of the stadium soon to be known simply as Wembley\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Over the 100 years since that overcrowded day, Wembley has established itself as t\u003cb\u003ehe home of the beautiful game\u003c\/b\u003e and, almost certainly, the world's most famous football stadium. It occupies a special place in the hearts of players and punters alike. \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\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Its 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 \u003cb\u003ethe feet of 72,000 music fans at Live Aid in 1985. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nige Tassell chooses 100 matches - from the well known to the esoteric - that have shaped Wembley's legacy and tells \u003cb\u003ea lively and original alternative history of the past 100 years of football, and of Britain.\u003c\/b\u003e We hear a ball boy's perspective on the FA Cup Final when \u003cb\u003eBert Trautmann\u003c\/b\u003e broke his neck, about \u003cb\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eother\u003c\/i\u003e commentator of the 1966 World Cup final\u003c\/b\u003e, and why a cup-winning team of eleven unemployed men \u003ci\u003edidn't\u003c\/i\u003e receive a trophy from a future king. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eField of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of how football found its home. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43618697740485,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/Field_20of_20Dreams.jpg?v=1716953788","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/field-of-dreams-100-years-of-wembley-in-100-matches","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}