World Football Records

The popularity of football is such that it is almost a global language. From the time that British and German troops stopped fighting during World War I to stage an impromptu game of football in no-man's-land, to the wall-to-wall television coverage during major competitions, football fans have something in common. FIFA Official World Football Records 2010 is an indispensable guide to what Pele called "The Beautiful Game". But this is more than just a records book. Complementing the various lists on an incredible range of topics are numerous biographies of football legends, stories behind records and brief reports of famous matches. Country by country all the important facts and statistics can be found.

This latest edition includes updated stats and stories for all major nations, plus fact-filled reviews of the rescheduled UEFA EURO 2020 and Copa América.

This latest edition includes updated stats and stories for all major nations, plus a preview of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. World Football Records offers a unique presentation of facts and stats from the world of international football. Focusing simultaneously on all the major world and continental tournaments, national team records, exceptional matches and the stars who made it all possible, this exhaustively researched annual tells the stories of these key moments and some of the tales behind them. Updated stats and facts for all recent major tournaments, awards and international teams. The latest record-breaking achievements of more than 35 featured nations from around the world, including a sidebar with key stats, as well as updates and records for most of the other 170 FIFA members.

The world's most watched sport, live and on television, football's profile has never been higher. This title is packed with amazing facts and stats about the beautiful game, it's essential reading for all football lovers.

The best-selling collection of football facts, stats and stories is back! World Football Records 2024 is packed full of facts and stats from the world of international football. Focusing on all the major world and continental tournaments, national team records, exceptional matches and the stars who made it all possible, this exhaustively researched annual tells the stories of these key moments and some of the tales behind them. • Updated stats and facts for all recent major tournaments, awards and international teams. • The latest record-breaking achievements of more than 35 featured nations from around the world, including a sidebar with key stats, as well as updates and records for most of the other 170+ FIFA members.

This ambitious and fascinating history considers why, in the space of sixty years between 1850 and 1910, football grew from a marginal and unorganised activity to become the dominant winter entertainment for millions of people around the world. The book explores how the world’s football codes - soccer, rugby league, rugby union, American, Australian, Canadian and Gaelic - developed as part of the commercialised leisure industry in the nineteenth century. Football, however and wherever it was played, was a product of the second industrial revolution, the rise of the mass media, and the spirit of the age of the masses. Important reading for students of sports studies, history, sociology, development and management, this book is also a valuable resource for scholars and academics involved in the study of football in all its forms, as well as an engrossing read for anyone interested in the early history of football.

FIFA World Soccer Records 2022 offers a unique presentation of facts and stats from the world of international soccer. Focusing simultaneously on all the major world and continental tournaments, national team records, exceptional matches and the stars who made it all possible, this exhaustively researched book tells the stories of these key moments and some of the tales behind them. Updated stats and facts for all recent major tournaments, awards and international teams. The latest record-breaking achievements of more than 35 featured nations from around the world, including a sidebar with key stats, as well as updates and records for most of the other 170+ FIFA members.

World Football Records has been a worldwide best-seller for seven years in a row, and the fully updated and revised eighth edition follows the same successful formula, with a number of exciting new features, including: * Updates for major tournaments played in 2015 and 2016, most notably the CONCACAF Gold Cup USA/Canada 2015 * FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 * FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 * UEFA European Championship France 2016 * Copa America Centenario USA 2016 * Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup Zurich 2016 * FIFA Ballon d'Or 2015 * Other FIFA awards * The latest record-breaking achievements of all the 37 featured countries, including a sidebar with team records (biggest win), player records (most caps and most goals) and other records (most successful coaches), as well as updates and statistics on most of the other 172 full members of FIFA. * FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings July 2016.