The World Cup in 100 Objects: A History of the World's Greatest Football Tournament - Hardcover

Iain Spragg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0233005196 ISBN 13: 9780233005195

Publisher: Welbeck Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

Never has the FIFA World Cup been explored in such a way - The History of the FIFA World Cup in 100 Objects tells the 85-year history of the world's most celebrated sporting event from a unique perspective and proudly boasts the most fascinating collection of artefacts from FIFA World Cup history. Every object tells a rich and fascinating story...From the actual ball used in the very first FIFA World Cup final and the collar of Pickles the dog who found the stolen FIFA World Cup trophy in 1966 to the football boots of Pele worn at the 1970 finals and the shirt Diego Maradona wore when he scored his infamous "Hand of God" goal in 1986. Other objects include the official team sheets revealing Ronaldo's withdrawal and reinstatement before the 1998 FIFA World Cup final and the scoreboard from the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals which displayed the historic score of Brazil 1 Germany 7. Richly illustrated, authoritatively researched and expertly compiled, the entries will be accompanied by approximately 300 words of detailed and entertaining text - and supplementary photographs - to put the item in context and highlight its significance. The History of the FIFA World Cup in 100 Objects is produced in association with the National Football Museum (the world's leading football museum) and the official FIFA Collection. With text written by respected footballer authority Martin Smith, this is the FIFA World Cup as never before.

About this title

About the Author:

Martin Smith has been a sports journalist for nearly 40 years, and for over half that time he has worked at the Daily Telegraph as a football writer and as an assistant editor. He is the author and editor of a number of successful books, including Not In My Day, Sir!, The Daily Telegraph Football Years, The Daily Telegraph Book of the Rugby World Cup and The Daily Telegraph Book of the Tour de France. He has reported on a number of FIFA World Cups and European Championships. The National Football Museum in Manchester attracts over 450,000 visitors each year and has already attracted over one million visitors. It is the world's most visited football museum and has more than 2,500 items on display at any time, and more than 140,000 in total.

About this edition

• Publisher: Welbeck Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0233005196
• ISBN 13: 9780233005195
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256