OUT NOW! - 'European Football's Greatest Grounds'. Not just another football stadium book. All photos copyright Leon Gladwell. DM for writing/photo commissions.

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WHAT AN HONOUR! To be long-listed for the most prestigious sports book awards is something I never dreamed of when writing the book. A million thanks to the team at @PitchPublishing , @talkSPORT and @TheAdrianDurham for giving me a platform to discuss it further, and those at @BookiePrize who saw fit to include me along side such a fine collection of books.
🏟️ Huge congrats to @BTurnstiles - European Football’s Greatest Grounds has made the @BookiePrize #WHSBOTY longlist! 👏 100 must-see venues, 130,000 miles travelled, and a beautiful love letter to football across the continent. 📚 pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/e…
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My mate’s dad found this travel agents advert from the 1970 World Cup. That would have been the summer of a lifetime.
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SC Torreense’s incredible Portuguese cup final win against Sporting means they join an elite band of clubs to qualify for Europe whilst being a second tier team. Vestri did it, Millwall did it - can you name any more? @scu_torreense @UEFAObscura
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Pointless bike rides to dismal places #1 East Ipswich to Clopton via the Fynn Valley. 18.5 miles.
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“Hello Boys!” Núñez gold at the parade today (with a Budgies diss for good measure! Uppa Towen 💙🤍 @callmeteditfc @IpswichTownFans @ITFCOpinions @ITFC_bible @ProperFootball8 @IpswichTown
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A special one in Kolkata
🏟 913 📅 Friday 2nd January 2026 ⏰ KO: 13:15 🏆 Bengal Super League 📍Sailen Manna Howrah-Hooghly Warriers (0) 0 JHR Royal City (0) 0 🎟 Guest (usual price 100INR) 📖 Free team sheet 👥 c. 450 Very good competitive match at a superb traditional city centre stadium.
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A less hectic year of travelling but highlights included Transnistria and the Moldovan Cup final, the Premier League at Portman Road and competition of the West Region juniors in Scotland. @puffpuff65 @TheCruncher76 @PitchPublishing @FutbologyApp @PitchPublishing
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Well it wasn’t to be. Only one football book made the @BookiePrize shortlist and it wasn’t even @jonawils great new World Cup time. To make the final 15 however was something I am very proud of and thanks to all who helped along the way. @PitchPublishing @TheAdrianDurham
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To celebrate European Football’s Greatest Grounds by @BTurnstiles making the @BookiePrize longlist, we’re giving one away! ⚽📘 To enter: 👉 Follow ❤️ Like 💬 Tell us your favourite European ground #BookGiveaway #FootballBooks
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🎉 𝑰𝑻'𝑺 𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑬𝑻𝑰𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 𝑻𝑰𝑴𝑬... As we look towards the release of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Awards' shortlist, we're giving you a chance to win three books of your choice from the longlist!📚 Follow the steps below. 👇 18 I Terms apply
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Huge congratulations to Cape Verde, an island nation of just 500k, who have just qualified for the World Cup finals for the first time. I’ve watched their last two games and they looked pretty decent. Will be rooting for Benin and Gabon tomorrow!
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Rather Cambridge-heavy but some dreamy footage of not so long ago. And look at the Oval too! Day to day life may have been harder but what a great country we once was.
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“What is a Nation really? Only its people.” A really lovely old film about the British people. Narrated in 1954.
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Pre-match at @WoolpackIpswich. Sun shining, three points coming our way.
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San Siro è stato proclamato lo stadio più bello d’Europa in Inghilterra dalla recente guida/atlante storico fotografica “European Football’s Greatest Grounds”. Peraltro proprio ieri l’opera è stata candidata al premio tra i libri dell’anno in UK
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San Siro è stato proclamato lo stadio più bello d’Europa in Inghilterra dalla recente guida/atlante storico fotografica “European Football’s Greatest Grounds”. Peraltro proprio ieri l’opera è stata candidata al premio tra i libri dell’anno in UK
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Thank you , you lovely lovely people ❤️
A big shout-out to Leon Gladwell, whose book is one of the 15 longlisted titles for the 2025 William Hill Sports Book of the Year! Leon sent us his book, European Football's Greatest Grounds: One Hundred Must-See Football Venues, late last year, and we were blown away by the photography and accompanying written text, which provided a wonderful insight into each of the 100 football grounds. You can read our review here: properfootball.co.uk/post/eu… It's a must-buy book for anyone who loves football stadiums, their history, and superb photography and a book that would be a worthy winner of the coveted prize. Well done Leon! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 #WilliamHill #sportsbookoftheyear @BTurnstiles @TheAdrianDurham @WilliamHill
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What great company to be in!
📕 Your Longlist for the 2025 William Hill Sports Book of the Year: - The Last Bell by @donaldgmcrae –– @simonschuster - Engulfed by @JamesPiotr@BlinkPublishing - More Than a Shirt by @josephmdurso@SevenDialsBooks - The Power and the Glory by @jonawils –– @AbacusBooks - Ultra Women by @lilycanter, @emmajourno –– @CanburyPress - The Warrior by @christophclarey@johnmurrays - The Escape by Pippa York & David Walsh — @mudlarkbooks - European Football’s Greatest Grounds by @Bturnstiles –– @PitchPublishing - I Can’t Stop Thinking About VAR by @daisychristo@_SwiftPress - States of Play by @MiguelDelaney –– @SevenDialsBooks - Go to War by @JonSpurling1 –– @BitebackPub - Test Cricket by @timwig –– @QuercusBooks - Finding the Edge by @jimmy9 –– @BlinkPublishing - Chasing Salah by @Simon_Hughes__ –– @LittleBrownUK - The Art of Batting by @ajarrodkimber –– @BloomsburySport
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Leon Gladwell retweeted
🏟️ Huge congrats to @BTurnstiles - European Football’s Greatest Grounds has made the @BookiePrize #WHSBOTY longlist! 👏 100 must-see venues, 130,000 miles travelled, and a beautiful love letter to football across the continent. 📚 pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/e…
Another year, another exceptional longlist. 🏆 Has your favourite title been narrowed down for this year’s William Hill Sports Book of the Year award?
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A beautiful looking book 😍😍😍
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After the dreadful FA Cup game at @ChasetownFC1954, we ventured down the the road to the sensational Uxbridge Arms. Thirteen pumps to choose from pork pies big enough to feed a family. Not sure how Chasetown had eluded me over the years but as an example of a non-league club getting it spot on off the field, the Scholars are it.
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