From Neymar Jr to Marcus Rashford, via George Best, Cristiano Ronaldo, Megan Rapinoe, Lionel Messi, and Diego Maradona, fans all over the world have immortalised their footballing idols in paint. This is the first book to celebrate these towering works of art.

Football murals are an often impressive, iconic and crucially dominant element of football culture, and this mid-sized illustrated book showcases these epic and undeniably fascinating wonders.

Written and curated by respected football writer Andy Brassell, this ground-breaking book features more than 130 murals from around the world, capturing the scale, grandeur and wit of the popular art form.

Alongside the visual aspect, the book explores why the murals are there – it's often more than what a player does on the pitch (although that helps) – and through short essays and extended captions, Andy Brassell shares the players' stories, discusses the cultural politics at play and explains why they have such an impact.

Divided into five broad themes (Home, Away, Icons, Fans, Communities), the book focuses on the themes important to fans worldwide, no matter their clubs, their expectations, and whatever language they speak.

This stunning book offers a fresh, highly visual perspective on the global game.