WHO INVENTED THE STEPOVER?: and other crucial football conundrums - Softcover

SIMPSON, PAUL

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781250065 ISBN 13: 9781781250068

Publisher: Profile Books, 2013

Synopsis

Have you ever wondered who invented the 4-4-2 formation? Why footballers used to celebrate success by releasing a platitudinous pop single? And who has really scored the most goals in the history of the game?

You can find the answers to all these questions and more in a book which takes the time to consider the debt the stepover may owe to Dutch speed skaters, explores the most surprising world transfer record and celebrates the most dysfunctional World Cup campaign ever.

Through a series of answers to puzzling and perennial questions, the book sheds unexpected light on the beautiful game, challenging conventional wisdom, discovering neglected heroes and destroying a few urban myths along the way.

About this title

Review:

Praise for Uli Hesse's Tor! The History of German Football:

'Beautifully crafted...demolishes myths with the cold-blooded efficiency of a literary Gerd Muller

(The Times)

A model of how history should be written (FourFourTwo)

Book Description:

A rollicking ride through the game's myths and mysteries to surprise and delight even the most seasoned of football buffs.

About this edition

• Publisher: Profile Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1781250065
• ISBN 13: 9781781250068
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288