{"product_id":"london-turf-wars-steve-tongue-9781836804383","title":"London Turf Wars: A Football History","description":"Few cities in the world have as many professional football clubs as London and none have the history explored in this book by journalist and broadcaster Steve Tongue. It was in the English capital that the Football Association - the first of its kind anywhere - was founded in 1863 and that the FA Cup, the world's most famous domestic cup competition, was born. After the North and Midlands dominated the first forty-odd years of league football, three clubs in particular - Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea - began to challenge them and eventually succeeded, joining West Ham United as trophy winners not only at home but in Europe. Between those four clubs, and more than a dozen other professional clubs past and present, grew the turf wars that are the bedrock of the great rivalries and derbies across England's most vibrant football city. \u003ci\u003eTurf Wars\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of football in the capital.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Tongue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1836804385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836804383\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pitch Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Steve Tongue","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001163751679,"sku":"9781836804383","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/london-turf-wars-steve-tongue-9781836804383","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}