Going Oriental: Football After World Cup 2002 (Mainstream Sport) - Softcover

Perryman, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840186771 ISBN 13: 9781840186772

Publisher: Mainstream Publishing, 2002

Synopsis

World Cup 2002 was 31 days that shook the world of football and had fans everywhere gasping for more. There has arguably never been a tournament like it, with an upset arising almost every day. Cup holders France returned home without scoring a single goal; Portugal was humbled by the USA; Italy was eliminated by South Korea; and David Beckham defeated his, and England's, nemesis Argentina—a result witnessed during a very long nationwide lunch break. This was also a World Cup of firsts—the first of the new millennium, the first to be held in Asia, and the first to be co-hosted and hooligan-free. The passion of the Japanese and South Korean fans helped restore the ethic of the people's game to a contest that had been in danger of turning into a corporate bonanza. Going Oriental explores the substantial impact of World Cup 2002.

About this title

About the Author

Mark Perryman has edited a number of other Mainstream publications including The Ingerland Factor, Philosophical Football and Hooligan Wars. He regularly contributes to When Saturday Comes, Total Football and The New Statesman.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840186771
• ISBN 13: 9781840186772
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192