The book covers the game from every angle, from its beginnings in the villages or towns of rural England during the Middle Ages to Japan/South Korea 2002. There are features on the greatest players, the best managers, and the great matches like England’s famous victory over Germany in the 1966 World Cup Final. With sections in competitions, internationals, the women’s game, fan culture, tactics, equipment, the scandals and the tragedies.

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