The Complete Book of Soccer captures the color and passion of the world's most popular spectator sport. This revised and updated edition is packed with new photographs and new content, including the stats of the World Cup 2010 and post-cup results.

Editor Chris Hunt outlines a comprehensive history of the game, profiles its greatest stars and includes data on every key tournament, along with team and club histories and statistics galore. Here are some of the features:

Informative biographies of 200 of the greatest players of all time
Profiles of more than 100 top contemporary players
Stories of the legendary coaches and teams
Detailed histories of the World Cup and European championships
Origins and evolution of soccer and its rules of play
500 action photographs

There is new content in every section of the book, including Soccer Nations of the World, Great Clubs of the World, Legends of Soccer, Great Players of Today, Great Managers and Women's Soccer. Experts also examine controversial topics, such as the increasing power of clubs, the latest disasters and international scandals.

Hunt tells the whole story of the world's major competitions, including the Champions League, the World Club Cup, the UEFA Cup, the Copa Libertadores, the Olympic soccer competitions, the African Nations Cup, the Copa America, the Asian Cup and the Women's World Cup. Fans will find the answer to most any question about the great game of soccer.

About the Author

Chris Hunt is a sports journalist and managing editor of Match, a soccer weekly.

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