A Football Odyssey - in conversation with Rob Potts
Stockport
Sports
25 Jun 2026
Thursday 25 June
Join us in Stockport on Thursday 25th June as we celebrate the release of Rob Potts' A Football Odyssey - a new football book written by fans for fans. Inthe book, Rob travels the five continents looking at how over 80 clubs have transformed their communities and highlightling the history, politics and passion that fans around the world have for the beautiful game. The talk will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing.
Tickets are £5.00 each or £15.00 including a copy of A Football Odyssey.
Event starts at 6:30pm (doors at 6pm)
About the book:
A football book written by fans for fans that travels the five continents and looks at how over 80 clubs have transformed their communities. It tells you how to get there, where to stay and where best to eat on a budget that would embarrass the prawn sandwich brigade. Did you know two of drug lord Pablo Escobar's passions were hippos and football and he bankrolled his own club Atlético Nacional? Unlike Pablo, the hippos are still roaming free. What's the best way to travel to St. Pauli in Germany? And where do you get the cheapest pint and a pie? And which ULTRA fans combined to bring down a government? A Football Odyssey - Passion, Politics and The Beautiful Game is a brilliant resource guide to the history, politics and passion that fans of over 80 clubs around the world still have for the beautiful game.
About the author:
Rob Potts has been combining his passion for sport and travel for the past three decades. Born in Salford in 1975, Rob now works as a teacher in Bradford. Prior to his career in education, Rob worked as a journalist, covering a range of sports including football, rugby league and rugby union. His first educational book was published in 2021 and he continues to write periodically for a range of publications.
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