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The Football Encyclopedia
Publisher:
Kingfisher
| Author:
Clive Gifford
| Language:
English
| Format:
Paperback
Publisher:
Kingfisher
Author:
Clive Gifford
Language:
English
Format:
Paperback
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With a fill-in EURO 2024 results wallchart, The Football Encyclopedia brings you all the latest information, stats and facts from the world of football. Read about superstar players from Kylian Mbappé and Leah Williamson to Erling Haaland and Bukayo Sako. Follow your favourite teams in the Premier League, La Liga, the Bundesliga and around the globe. And get the lowdown on the greatest tournaments and competitions, from the FA Cup to the FIFA World Cup. The book now features expanded material on women’s football, one of the world’s fastest-growing sports. It’s packed with pictures and profiles of the world’s most skilful players—old and new—from Harry Kane to Mohamed Salah, Kylian Mbappé to Kevin de Bruyne, and Alexia Putellas to Neymar. Over 50 of the best sides to have lit up the game are covered in detail, including the England men’s and women’s teams, Brazil, Manchester City, Liverpool and Real Madrid. Football fans will get the key information about the top tournaments and leagues around the world, including the English Premier League, the EUROs, and the UEFA Champion’s League. All the drama of the “beautiful game” is fully analysed with dynamic full-spread photos and artworks that recreate famous moves and goals, and there is in-depth coverage of every aspect of football, including rules and skills; fans and the media; coaches and tactics. Packed with the latest statistics and fully updated for this new edition, this is a superbly detailed reference book for all the family.
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With a fill-in EURO 2024 results wallchart, The Football Encyclopedia brings you all the latest information, stats and facts from the world of football. Read about superstar players from Kylian Mbappé and Leah Williamson to Erling Haaland and Bukayo Sako. Follow your favourite teams in the Premier League, La Liga, the Bundesliga and around the globe. And get the lowdown on the greatest tournaments and competitions, from the FA Cup to the FIFA World Cup. The book now features expanded material on women’s football, one of the world’s fastest-growing sports. It’s packed with pictures and profiles of the world’s most skilful players—old and new—from Harry Kane to Mohamed Salah, Kylian Mbappé to Kevin de Bruyne, and Alexia Putellas to Neymar. Over 50 of the best sides to have lit up the game are covered in detail, including the England men’s and women’s teams, Brazil, Manchester City, Liverpool and Real Madrid. Football fans will get the key information about the top tournaments and leagues around the world, including the English Premier League, the EUROs, and the UEFA Champion’s League. All the drama of the “beautiful game” is fully analysed with dynamic full-spread photos and artworks that recreate famous moves and goals, and there is in-depth coverage of every aspect of football, including rules and skills; fans and the media; coaches and tactics. Packed with the latest statistics and fully updated for this new edition, this is a superbly detailed reference book for all the family.
About Author
Clive Gifford is an award-winning author of over 180 books for children and adults including This Is Not A Science Book (Ivy Press), The Race To Space (QED) and Eye Benders: The Science of Seeing - winner of the prestigious Royal Society Young People's Book Prize.
Clive's The Colours of History (QED) won the Blue Peter Best Book With Facts in 2019.
His other books range from the serious (Refugees, Living On The Veg, Robots, Guardians of the Planet) and sporty (with books on the Olympics, football and rugby) to the fictional and downright silly (Pants Attack, Kelly's Smelly Wellies, The Huge Rude Duke).
Clive has travelled through 70 countries, formed and run a computer games company and taken part in all manner of sports from parachuting and gliding to Ultimate Frisbee (he was top scorer at the European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg back in the nineties).
His books have been shortlisted for the TES Information Book of the Year and the British Book Awards as well as winning Smithsonian, Children's Choice, NAPPA, Sainsburys and PBS awards. Sir Ranulph Fiennes called Clive's Ten People: Explorers, "An inspiration to all adventurers," whilst The Guardian declared that his Kingfisher Book Of Football "was worth a season's training."
Clive's The Colours of History (QED) won the Blue Peter Best Book With Facts in 2019.
His other books range from the serious (Refugees, Living On The Veg, Robots, Guardians of the Planet) and sporty (with books on the Olympics, football and rugby) to the fictional and downright silly (Pants Attack, Kelly's Smelly Wellies, The Huge Rude Duke).
Clive has travelled through 70 countries, formed and run a computer games company and taken part in all manner of sports from parachuting and gliding to Ultimate Frisbee (he was top scorer at the European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg back in the nineties).
His books have been shortlisted for the TES Information Book of the Year and the British Book Awards as well as winning Smithsonian, Children's Choice, NAPPA, Sainsburys and PBS awards. Sir Ranulph Fiennes called Clive's Ten People: Explorers, "An inspiration to all adventurers," whilst The Guardian declared that his Kingfisher Book Of Football "was worth a season's training."
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