Complete Encyclopedia Of Soccer

by Keir Radnedge

• ISBN13: 9781844426362
• ISBN10: 184442636X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-10-01
• Publisher: Carlton Books

Summary

Soccer is the world's most popular sport, played regularly by millions and watched by billions around the globe. The Complete Encyclopedia of Soccer is a celebration of the sport, describing the history, organization, legendary players, clubs, notable coaches and stadium, as well as providing in-depth information on the major competitions and highlighting the laws and tactics as they have evolved over the past 130 years.

Author Biography

Keir Radnedge is one of the world's best-known writers on soccer. A founding director of goalnetwork.com and a long-time correspondent of London's Daily Mail newspaper, he was also Executive Editor of World Soccer magazine. He has also broadcast widely for, among others, CNN, Sky Sports and the BBC, as well as writing numerous books on soccer.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 6
Preface	p. 8
Introduction	p. 10
The Origins of Soccer	p. 12
The Laws of Soccer	p. 18
International Soccer Tournaments And Competitions	p. 24
The History of the World Cup	p. 28
World Cup Results	p. 66
European Championship History	p. 76
European Championship Final Stadiums	p. 89
European Championship Final Results	p. 97
Olympic Games	p. 100
Olympic Games Finals Results	p. 101
Copa America	p. 102
Copa America Results	p. 106
African Nations Cup	p. 108
African Nations Cup Results	p. 111
Asian Games and Asian Cup	p. 113
Asian Games Results	p. 115
Asian Cup Results	p. 116
Concacaf Championship	p. 117
Concacaf Championship Results	p. 119
FIFA Under-17 and Youth Championship	p. 120
FIFA Under-17 and Youth Championship Results	p. 121
Women's World Championship	p. 123
European Youth and Under-21 Championships	p. 124
International Club Competitions	p. 130
World Club Cup	p. 132
World Club Cup Results	p. 136
Copa Libertadores	p. 140
Copa Libertadores Results	p. 143
South American Super Copa	p. 146
Super Copa Results	p. 147
South American Recopa	p. 148
Copa Interamericana	p. 149
South American Copa Conmebol	p. 150
European Champion Clubs Cup	p. 152
European Champions Cup Results	p. 172
European Cup-winners Cup	p. 178
European Cup-winners Cup Results	p. 195
Inter Cities Fairs/UEFA Cup	p. 200
UEFA/Fairs Cup Results	p. 216
European Super Cup	p. 223
European Super Cup Results	p. 224
Mitropa Cup	p. 226
Mitropa Cup Results	p. 227
Latin Cup	p. 229
Concacaf Champions Cup	p. 230
Concacaf Champions Cup and Concacaf Cup-winners Cup Results	p. 231
African Champions Cup	p. 232
African Champions Cup Results	p. 234
African Cup-winners Cup Results	p. 235
CAF Cup and African Super Cup Results	p. 236
The Countries	p. 238
European (UEFA)	p. 240
South America (Conmebol)	p. 294
Africa	p. 306
Asia	p. 324
North and Central America and the Caribbean (Concacaf)	p. 336
Oceania	p. 344
The Great Clubs	p. 346
European Clubs	p. 348
South American Clubs	p. 384
Other Clubs of the World	p. 390
The Great Players	p. 394
The Great Coaches	p. 510
Great Britain And Ireland International Results	p. 526
International Results - England	p. 528
International Results - Scotland	p. 536
International Results - Northern Ireland	p. 543
International Results - Wales	p. 549
International Results - Republic of Ireland	p. 555
Great Britain And Ireland International Players' Records	p. 560
England International Players' Records	p. 562
Scotland International Players; Records	p. 568
Northern Ireland International Players' Records	p. 573
Wales International Players' Records	p. 577
Republic of Ireland International Players' Records	p. 581
Other International Players' Records	p. 584
German International Players' Records	p. 586
French International Players' Records	p. 592
Dutch International Players' Records	p. 598
Spanish International Players' Records	p. 604
Italian International Players' Records	p. 609
Argentinan International Players' Records	p. 613
Brazilian International Players' Records	p. 621
Records	p. 628
International Records	p. 630
British International Records	p. 630
European International Records	p. 631
South American International Records	p. 634
British Top Division Club Records	p. 635
Player Awards	p. 639
Glossary	p. 640
Index	p. 641
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