WEMBLEY: STADIUM OF LEGENDS.
by PETE TOMSETT & CHRIS BRAND. This is a hardback book with 160 pages of fascinating Wembley history - not just the football but every aspect. With over 100 photos/images (a mix of archive and our own original photos), a timeline, an index of every football match ever played at the old Wembley and every gig played there. RRP £12.99 Published by Dewi Lewis Media (www.dewilewismedia.com)
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PLEASE NOTE - WE ARE INDEPENDENT OF WNSL (Wembley National Stadium Ltd) & THE F.A. (Football Association)
"In a world so devoted to sport there is no arena that can compare with Wembley."
Although this sounds like it could be from PR about the new stadium, this quote is actually from the 1924 guide to the British Empire Exhibition, tempting visitors to the original stadium. And with good reason. Wembley was after all the biggest and best in the world at the time.
Decades later, with football now a truly global game, you can go anywhere in the world and find people who know of Wembley. Pele called it the 'Church of Football', and for many, many years Wembley has held pride of place amongst the world's top venues. The old Wembley was home to over 200 England internationals, including England's 1966 World Cup victory, 72 F.A. Cup Finals, Euro '96, as well as the 1948 Olympic Games, countless major concerts, most notably Live Aid in 1985, and much much more.
However, by the 1990s the stadium of legends had begun to show its age. So as the new millennium began, Wembley embarked on a major transformation and a magnificent new stadium rose from the rubble of the old. With its spectacular arch, the new building is now a dramatic addition to the London skyline.
Through unique photographs, the later sections tell the story of the transition from old to new, from the faded grandeur of the old stadium, through its demolition, especially the heartbreaking destruction of the twin-towers, to the construction of the new building and its dramatic arch.
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