The Kingfisher Football Encyclopedia
by Clive Gifford
Buy on AmazonThe Kingfisher Soccer Encyclopedia captures the triumph and despair of pivotal moments in world soccer. Packed with pictures and profiles of the world's most skilful soccer players - old and new - from Beckham to Messi, Pele to Ronaldo, Rooney to Neymar. Over 40 of the best sides to have lit up the game are covered in detail, including the U.S's men's and women's teams, Brazil, Manchester United, Arsenal, and Spain.
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"This book explains everything about football from tactics to famous past players. It literally explains everything. That is what surprised me so much, the amount of information put into that book. They mentioned Real Madrid vs Eintracht Frankfurt who they beat 7-3, even though that was in 1960. They mentioned who scored and what minute they scored in, and the order, even though it was more than half a century ago!"
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