Baggies Abroad: The Complete Record of West Bromwich Albion's Global Travels - Softcover

Matthews, Tony

9781785310416: Baggies Abroad: The Complete Record of West Bromwich Albion's Global Travels

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1785310410 ISBN 13: 9781785310416

Publisher: Pitch Publishing, 2015

West Bromwich Albion first ventured off the British mainland in April 1893, taking the relatively short trip to Ireland to play two friendly matches, both of which were unfortunately lost! Since then the Baggies have visited more than 40 different countries, covering virtually all four points of the globe. The Albion have played everywhere from Abu Dhabi and Argentina, Bahrain, and Brazil to the UAE, Uganda, Uruguay, and the USA. They've contested European Cup Winners' Cup games, UEFA Cup ties, Anglo-Italian matches, and have participated in several pre-season tournaments. Baggies Abroad covers every one of these games—including some great tests against the world's best: Ajax, AS Roma, Benfica, Feyenoord, Inter Milan, Napoli, Real Madrid, Red Star Belgrade, Sporting Lisbon, Valencia—with a mini match report, a great selection of photographs, match tickets, and programs.

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About the Author:

Tony Matthews is one of the UK's top soccer statisticians, the author of more than 130 books on soccer since 1975—a world record in itself. An ex-semi-pro player, Tony was for some 40 years the official statistician and historian of West Bromwich Albion.

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