The Concise Encyclopedia of World FOOTBALL /
The People's Game. For all its simplicity, football has ever been played on a grand scale. It began with whole villages playing each other in matches that lasted days at a time; now it involves the global village, with international competitions and worldwide television. Throughout, soccer has...
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Bath, U.K. : Parragon,
1998
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| Summary: | The People's Game. For all its simplicity, football has ever been played on a grand scale. It began with whole villages playing each other in matches that lasted days at a time; now it involves the global village, with international competitions and worldwide television. Throughout, soccer has remained the ultimate people's game, capturing hearts and minds from Iceland to New Zealand, from Mexico to Saudi Arabia. |
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