World Soccer Records 2018

by Radnedge, Keir

• ISBN13: 9781787390133
• ISBN10: 1787390136
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2017-11-07
• Publisher: Carlton Books

Summary

An updated edition of the bestselling guide to the world’s most popular sport!
Soccer’s profile has never been higher—and it continues to grow. Illustrated with 575 photos, along with numerous cutouts and innovative background designs, this revised edition of World Soccer Records is a must for every fan. It contains the latest record-breaking achievements, including a sidebar with key stats, updates, and records for most of the other 172 full members of FIFA, and Top 10 lists of the most-capped players and leading goal scorers for all 37 featured nations.
 
This revised edition features the same successful formula, but now with exciting new features, including:
• Updates for all recent major tournaments, including: 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Russia
• 2017 CAF Africa Cup of Nations Gabon
• CONCACAF 2017 Copa Centroamericana Panama
• 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia qualifiers
• FIFA 2016 Club World Cup Japan
• FIFA 2017 U-20 World Cup Korea Republic
• FIFA Ballon d’Or 2016
• Other FIFA awards
• FIFA/Cola-Cola World Rankings

Author Biography

Keir Radnedge has been covering soccer for more than 50 years and has written countless books on the subject, from tournament guides to comprehensive and highly respected encyclopedias. His distinguished career in journalism includes covering sport for the Daily Mail, the Guardian, and other newspapers and magazines in the UK and internationally. He is a former editor of World Soccer, generally recognized as the premier English-language magazine on global soccer. In addition to his writing, Keir has been a regular analyst for cable television news channel CNN and in the UK for BBC radio and television, as well as Sky Sports.