100 Years Of Football: The FIFA Centennial Book - Hardcover

Eisenberg, Christiane; Lanfranachi, Pierre; Mason, Tony; Wahl, Alfred

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0297843869 ISBN 13: 9780297843863

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

FIFA, the International Football Federation, celebrates 100 years of soccer with a beautiful gift book that every fan will cherish--the first official publication on the sport's history, and the most comprehensive and wide-ranging. It's filled with rare and breathtaking images, interviews with soccer's top personalities, and other material from FIFA's extensive archives.

FIFA has spared no expense in creating this lavish volume, which celebrates a century of soccer--and the care shows on every page. It's the fullest, most fabulous history ever of this global sport, beginning with the ancient ball games that were soccer's direct ancestors, moving on to the establishment of official rules (in a London pub in 1863), and continuing right to the present day. All the richness and diversity of this extraordinary sport come through in an examination of different styles of play, various stadiums throughout the world, the international media coverage, and the growing importance of women's teams. Money, politics, personalities, fan mania, the youthful players who are soccer's future--they're all here. Above all, there are the amazing pictures, which not only capture the excitement of the game (with players caught flying in midair, and even upside down) but also feature posters, images from magazines and newspapers, and paintings by soccer-loving artists. Like the sport itself, it's simply magnificent.

About this title

About the Author

Pierre Lanfranchi is research professor in history at De Montfort University, Leicester, and has written extensively about football. Christiane Eisenberg is professor of British history at the Humboldt University in Berlin where her work focuses on the cultural and social history of sport. Tony Mason is research professor in history at De Montfort University, Leicester, where his work is internationally regarded as pioneering research on the social history of football. Alfred Wahl is professor of contemporary history at the University of Metz where he specialises in the history of football

Review

'Intelligent texts and a wealth of period photographs combine in a survey of the game's social origins, a global evolution, that might interest non-supporters too. Meanwhile the fan in the stands can enjoy snippets contributed by idols such as Pele, Platini, Bobby Charlton and Cruyff...' THE INDEPENDENT '...a wonderful pictorial history...' THE GUARDIAN

Edition details

• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0297843869
• ISBN 13: 9780297843863
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 311