The Sports Advent Calendar

288 amazing sports facts. 24 days. Zero chocolate required.Every December brings the same cardboard calendar and the same stale chocolate. This year, unwrap something that actually lasts.The Sports Advent Calendar turns the countdown to Christmas into 24 days of surprising, funny and genuinely fascinating sports trivia. Open a new day, discover twelve fresh facts, and find out why the game you love is stranger than you ever imagined.What you'll discover inside- 288 hand-picked facts covering legends, records, disasters and beautiful accidents- 24 themed days - a different corner of the sporting world every single day- 12 facts per day, spread across three pages so nobody has to fight over the book- Every major game covered: football, basketball, soccer, baseball, hockey, tennis, golf, motorsport, boxing, rugby, cricket, cycling and the Olympics- The weird stuff too - cheese rolling, wife carrying, chess boxing, toe wrestling and underwater hockey- A festive finale - Day 24 is all about sport at Christmas, saved for Christmas EveA few of the things you'll learnWhy an NFL football contains no pig whatsoever. How a rain-soaked Olympic basketball final finished 19-8 on a muddy tennis court. Which world record was broken by more than half a metre and then stood untouched for 23 years. Why umpires rub every baseball with mud from a secret riverbank. And what really happened in No Man's Land on Christmas Day, 1914.Perfect for- Families who want a countdown tradition that isn't made of foil and sugar- Kids, teens and adults - the facts are written to work at any age- Trivia nights, car journeys, breakfast tables and bedtime reading- Reluctant readers who'll happily devour a page at a time- Coaches, teachers and teammates who enjoy a little friendly competition- Anyone hunting…