Ten years ago today my first ever book, The Boy in Brazil, was published. Thanks to Ian Ridley 💙 and Floodlit Dreams for making it happen and to anyone who’s ever bought a copy.

𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | THE SOCCER SYNDROME by John Moynihan One of the all-time football writing classics, first published in 1966 and wonderfully evokes the spirit of the age. W/ foreword by Patrick Barclay and afterword by Leo Moynihan Floodlit Dreams 🛒 stanchionbooks.com/products/the-s…

𝐍𝐄𝐖 | NAMASTE, GEEZER by Shekhar Bhatia A revealing and trenchant memoir by one of England’s top national newspaper reporters, who has seen and covered it all, from the Heysel disaster to World Cups. @pitchpublishing @fdpublishing 🛒 stanchionbooks.com/products/namas…

𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | DOUBLE ACTS by Julie Welch A revealing and exhilarating account of the club's roller-coaster journey down the decades through the prism of its key strike partnerships. Pitch Publishing 📚 Sports Books @fdpublishing #FootballShorts 🛒 stanchionbooks.com/products/doubl…

Book launch for ⁦Shekhar Bhatia⁩ great new book in the #FootballShorts series, #NamasteGeezer. It’s selling well, thankfully.

So pleased, and so well deserved! 🤩

A great night at Shekhar Bhatia’s book launch. Namaste, Geezer is the latest in the #FootballShorts series.

Out now! Written by top news reporter Shekhar Bhatia, Namaste, Geezer is a sometimes shocking, but ultimately joyous tale of beating prejudice in football and journalism. It's the latest in our #FootballShorts series with Floodlit Dreams: buff.ly/3VY18Yx

From the Lionesses’ historic victory, the gender gap in women's football, to personal stories of bereavement, determination and success - the 2024 shortlist for the Vikki Orvice Women's Sports Writing Award in association with DAZN is a triumph. Here's a closer look at the

Very well deserved!

Tonight’s the night! Good luck to shortlisted authors Jane Purdon and Andy Hamilton at The Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards. 🤞

#HTB (Haway the book for southerners)

With my fellow Pitch Publishing 📚 Sports Books and Floodlit Dreams #FootballShorts author (and all round nice and v v funny guy) Andy Hamilton #ReadingForSport #CTSBA24

𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐂𝐊 | DOUBLE ACTS by Julie Welch A revealing and exhilarating account of the club's roller-coaster journey down the decades through the prism of its key strike partnerships. Pitch Publishing 📚 Sports Books @fdpublishing #FootballShorts 🛒 stanchionbooks.com/products/doubl…

This man, Steve Leard, designs our covers at Floodlit Dreams and for this year's offerings in the #FootballShorts series, the collaboration between Floodlit Dreams and Pitch Publishing 📚 Sports Books. He is brilliant and a lovely man. Congratulations Steve.

My current reading material. Bloody love this Seth Burkett 👏👏👏

👍🏼| Sponsorship Deal Secured We are pleased to announce Floodlit Dreams will be continuing their support with us for another season. They are an independent publishing house specialising in sports literature. Check them out: floodlitdreams.com

Delighted to be supporting my old mate Steve Claridge and the lovely little club 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐅𝐂 🚁 he manages again this season. Against all odds, he got them to the Velocity Wessex League Div 1 play-offs last season. Would love him to get them up this season.

With the #OlympicGames officially opening tonight, thought I might flag this, which we at Floodlit Dreams released ahead of golf's return to the Games at Rio 2016. I've never thought the book got the love it deserved, as it's so rigorously researched and beautifully written by Alan