A Load of Old Balls: The Qi History of Sport

by Anna Ptaszynski and James Harkin

The most improbable, fascinating and endlessly entertaining sporting facts and stories, from prehistory to the present day.

Did you know that Henry VIII owned the first pair of football boots? Or that David Attenborough is responsible for yellow tennis balls?

A Load of Old Balls is the curious story of us and sport. It's about our mind-blowingly determined attempts to be the fastest, the strongest, the most skillful...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0571372546
• ISBN13: 9780571372546
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Length: 400 Pages