The Complete Book of Football

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Telling the whole story of the game, The Complete Book of Football, offers a one-stop source for everything you want to know about the world's greatest game. Beginning with the origins of the game, this comprehensive, readable and highly illustrated book, examines the history, the rules, the stars of bygone eras and of the modern game, the great clubs, every footballing nation and all the competitions that make it such an enduring and world-wide phenomenon. competitions at international and club level - with every FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship covered in detail, including many unusually detailed statistical sidebars and player ratings for the great finals. The great players of the game, modern and historical, are described with individual biographies. There are sections devoted to the great clubs and great stadiums of the world and with a short history of each of the countries that play the game, the book also concludes with a list of historic winners of each of the countries' domestic league and cup winners. It is richly illustrated with over 550 photographs, sourced internationally, and a variety of specially commissioned graphics, formations and charts.