Welcome to Wanderland

Welcome to Wanderland is Michael Visontay’s insightful and passionate account of the Western Sydney Wanderers. The club has achieved a combination of football success and civic pride that redefines sporting passion in Australia. In four short years, the Wanderers have reached three grand finals and won the coveted Asian Champions League. Through this remarkable honour roll, the Wanderers have given the people of western Sydney a new pride in where they live. To their fans, the Wanderers are much more than a club. They are family.

Welcome To Wanderland charts the Western Sydney Wanderers’ dramatic journey on the football field and off, through interviews with key players and officials, and the fascinating stories of its supporters. It reveals the secrets of coach Tony Popovic’s success and tells the untold stories from Saudi Arabia. This book salutes the power of football, the passion of fans and the way sport has transformed a community.

‘Like the club itself, this vibrant account will stand the test of time. In years to come it should be sitting (...) on supporters’ bookshelves, all over western Sydney and beyond.’

SIMON HILL, Foxtel football commentator