| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 475 pages) |
| Contents |
FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1. THE WORLD CUPIS BORN; Chapter 2. THE FIRST STEPS; Chapter 3. BRAZIL IS BORN; Chapter 4. PELÉ THE KING; Chapter 5. TOTAL FOOTBALL; Chapter 6. THE HAND OF GOD; Chapter 7. A NEW FRONTIER; Chapter 8. "FOUR"-ZA ITALIA!; Chapter 9. VIVA ESPAÑA; GLOSSARY; APPENDIX A: WORLD CUP STATS; APPENDIX B: WORLD CUP RECORDS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
| Summary |
There is no sporting event more popular than the World Cup. For one month every four years, hundreds of millions of people around the world turn their attention to the tournament. People call in sick to work, fans pack into bars to watch games or stay home for days at a time glued to their TV sets, and even wars stop. Nothing else seems to matter. In A History of the World Cup: 1930-2010, Clemente Lisi chronicles this international phenomenon, providing vivid accounts of individual games from the tournament's origins in 1930 to modern times. It features a glossary of terms, statistics for eac |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 469) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
World Cup (Soccer) -- History
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World Cup (Soccer) fast |
| Subject |
Soccer -- History
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Soccer.
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Soccer
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2010049016 |
| ISBN |
9780810877542 |
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0810877546 |
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1283030993 |
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9781283030991 |
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9786613030993 |
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6613030996 |
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