The World Encyclopedia Of Football

The essential illustrated guide to soccer charting more than 100 years of the game worldwide: the teams, the triumphs, the tragedies of the world's number one sport.

A global view of soccer and its remarkable growth and development in the U.S.

For over 80 years, the action, drama, and talent of the National Football League have thrilled fans everywhere. The Super Bowl, the league's annual championship, is the most popular single-day sporting event in the world! You'd need a lot of room to cover all that amazing history--and that's why we've created The Child's World Encyclopedia of the NFL. This four-volume set lets kids read about the sport's pioneers, learn the 'inside language' of the game, and meet the game's greatest heroes. It's as close as young readers can come to life in the NFL without getting tackled!

Traces the growth of soccer from its 19th-century roots, profiles individual careers, and covers the top 36 FIFA teams and 42 clubs.

The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Footballis the ultimate celebration of the most popular sport on the planet. This comprehensive and fully illustrated book is written by one of the world's leading football writers and describes the history and development of the game, its legendary players, clubs and international teams, notable coaches and stadia. There is also in-depth information on the major competitions at both national and club levels. Each entry comes with graphical statistical information to show the greatest achievements of each player, club or nation. It even includes the action and results of the 2017/18 season and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Spanning the wide world of sports, this volume is packed with every conceivable fact that anyone would possibly want to know about nearly 300 sports, including history and practice worldwide.