Publisher's Synopsis
An authoritative and compelling account of the history of the world's most popular sport from the origins of the modern game to the present day
Set out in a season-by-season, chronological format and written from the British perspective, this chronicle includes articles on all the notable soccer stories of the last one and half centuries, together with key soccer statistics and memorable quotes. Special feature spreads are allocated to each major tournament and the year-by-year reportage is also interspersed with special essays on the leading characters and milestone events of the history of football. Authoritatively written and illustrated with more than 650 photographs, this is one of the most comprehensive chronological histories of the game ever published.
