FAIR GAME? WHEN POLITICS AND SPORT CLASH

Pitch Publishing is a fantastic imprint.
They do all the great Got, Not Got series
and plenty of other retro sports titles.

James Brown, The Late Tackle, talkSPORT

Pitch Publishing show the way for enterprising
sports book publishers and remains a beacon
of hope for sports authors aspiring or established.

The Sports Bookshelf.com

Pitch Publishing, an outfit whose "pitch perfect"
commissioning of boxing material stands
as a rebuke to more established houses

Boxing Monthly

Pitch capture the real spirit of sport with entertaining
and clever ideas. They work out what the aficionado
would want to read, then deliver it with great verve.

Paul Hayward, The Daily Telegraph

Pitch have enabled me to write in the ways I enjoy most.
Their production support is superb, delivering eye-catching
designs, attentive proof-reading, energetic marketing and helpful advice.

Tim Quelch, Good Old Sussex by the Sea, Orient to the Emirates, Underdog!

Pitch are willing to back out-of-the-blue and innovative
ideas and turn them into viable, entertaining books.
They do so with great presentation and editorial flair.

Justin Parkinson, Then Came Massacre

Pitch saw the potential in my story, used their expertise
to polish it, published it and helped inspire thousands
around the world to get into the sport of triathlon.

Andy Holgate, Can’t Swim, Can’t Ride, Can’t Run & Can't Sleep, Can't Train, Can't Stop

The process of working with Pitch to produce Picking up the Threads
was enjoyable and rewarding, with the final edition surpassing
expectations and becoming a resounding success.

John Chandler, Picking up the Threads

Pitch will take a chance on books that other publishers won't
and realise that interest in football extends beyond the
Premier League and the top 20 countries in the FIFA rankings.

Steve Menary, Outcasts!

Pitch have the vision to look beyond the obvious,
seeking out interesting ideas and subjects and
matching them with the right target audience.

David Tossell, Tony Greig, The Great English Final, Grovel!, Natural

Pitch have been an absolute joy to work with,
contributing their passion, expertise, knowledge
and experience to help produce a brilliant book.

Sam Pilger, Ashes Match of My Life

Pitch took our original concept and further enhanced it,
using their knowledge, experience and expertise, and helped
make Got, Not Got one of the football books of the year for 2011.

Derek Hammond, Got, Not Got series of books

Pitch bought into the concept of development through football,
channeling profits and proceeds from Eleven into helping
some of the most disadvantaged young people in the world.

Steve Fleming, Eleven

In the highly competitive world of sport publishing,
Pitch have consistently demonstrated the happy
knack of spotting, nurturing and promoting winners.

Neil Dunkin, Anfield of Dreams

15 Jun

FAIR GAME? WHEN POLITICS AND SPORT CLASH

In an Olympic year with accusations of state-sponsored doping and even state-sanctioned football hooliganism at Euro 2016, here’s a guide to how politics and organised sport have clashed for more than a century.

Fair Game? Politics Tackling Sport! looks back at controversial moments when sport and politics have mixed. Some are tragic, others sinister or bizarre; but all are the subject of hot dispute.

Journalist John Leonard investigates – and shows how sport has been cynically manipulated by some of the most unsavoury characters in world history, where athletes and fans have ultimately ended up as losers.

How Jesse Owen’s foiled Adolf Hitler’s planned propaganda coup at the Berlin Olympics
When the FA shamed England by ordering its players to give the Nazi salute
How and why rugby union bosses defied calls to boycott apartheid South Africa
Why El Salvador and Honduras went to war over a World Cup qualifier
When Soviet and Hungarian water polo players fought a proxy Cold War battle in the pool
How England’s rugby players were welcomed to the Irish nationalist shrine of Croke Park
The sporting battle for US civil rights in baseball and at the Olympic Games
Plus the good news – inspirational moments on the sport/politics interface, featuring Nelson Mandela, and more.

Click here for more information, or to read a sample from Fair Game?