In late 2013 and early 2014, Paul Baaijens embarked on a special journey to the motherland of football and its world capital, London. Over the course of 35 days, he attended 17 matches from all 13 London clubs that were competing in the four professional leagues at that time. He spoke with fans and officials, tourists and locals; discovered history and stories, as well as culinary delights (ales and pies). With MATCHDAYS, he presents a comprehensive guidebook for every football-loving traveler to London and England fan. This book was a notable success in the Netherlands, achieved solely through self-promotion without the assistance of a publisher. Through their shared passion for "Football in London," Christoph Beutenmüller, publisher of pretty good books, took notice of MATCHDAYS and initiated this German-language edition.