The Very Best of Pitch Invasion is an anthology of 39 essays from the pioneering and award-winning online soccer publication, Pitch Invasion. These essays feature sharp and critical perspectives on soccer history, culture, identity and the meaning of fandom in a global soccer world - from Japan to the the United States . Edited by Pitch Invasion's founder Tom Dunmore, contributors from England, Finland, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, North America and Poland explore supporter culture worldwide and the sport beyond the headlines. Praise: Pitch Invasion won the Gold Medal in the 2009 When Saturday Comes magazine Web Awards. WSC praised Pitch Invasion's "Quality writing as a vehicle for intelligent, commentary-led journalism looking at football from a photographic, historical, cultural, political and economic perspective." Contributors: Gary Andrews Marc Bahnsen Dave Boyle Bobby Brandon Jennifer Doyle Zach Dundas Shay Golub Andrew Guest Mike Innes Michal Karas David Keyes Benjamin Kumming Jack Lord JL Murtaugh Supriya Nair Brian Phillips Egan Richardson Chris Taylor Mike Tuckerman Alex Usher Richard Whittall Vanda Wilcox Peter Wilt