The essential illustrated guide to football, charting more than 100 years of the game worldwide. Detailed biographies of star players past and present, and profiles of the world's top clubs and international sides. Fully updated for 2005 including results of Euro 2004. The World Encyclopedia of Football has been updated for 2005 to provide an up-to-the-minute profile of the world's number one sport. The book charts the history of the global game and relives some of the magic with flashbacks to dream teams such as Arsenal in the 1930s, Real Madrid in the 50s and Brazil in the 70s. There are features on the World Cup finals and the major championships of Europe, South America, Africa and Asia, including the Euro 2004 finals. Next, there are profiles of individual careers to show how stars such as Pele, Diego Maradona, Ronaldo, Luis Figo and David Beckham made their mark on the game. Finally, the book looks at the world's leading club and international sides, and at the players and personalities that gave them their greatest eras. Full results of the 2003-4 season and the 2004 European Championship finals are included. Illustrated on every page with colour photographs and archive material, this is the ultimate reference guide to the beautiful game. It is essential reading for football fans everywhere.
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Tom MacDonald, the chief author, is a sports writer, editor and publisher. A wide variety of expert contributions from leading football writers and consultants is also included.
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256 Seiten, Mit zahlreichen Farbfotos im Text, ausführlichem Statistikteil und Index. In englischer Sprache. Gutes Exemplar Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1700 Original-Pappe, 23x30cm, Zustand: 2. Seller Inventory # 75996