Author: Chris Cowlin
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1910295736
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
England's performance at the FIFA World Cup has been one of football's most debated topics over the years. From post-war optimism and finally lifting the coveted trophy in 1966 through to subsequent near misses and defeats, this book details England’s World Cup journey. Who managed England during the 1950 World Cup Finals? How many different England captains have there been in England’s 62 World Cup Final matches? Which defender was the youngest footballer in England’s World Cup squad in 2014, aged just 18 years old? The answers to these questions and many more fascinating facts about England’s participation on the World Cup stage can be found in this exciting new book. England at the World Cup Finals includes facts about the players, captains, managers, opponents, goalscorers and goalkeepers as well as all the statistics and records that make up England’s World Cup story from 1950 to 2014. As entertaining as it is educational, this is a book that football fans of all ages will want to own.
England at the World Cup Finals
Author: Chris Cowlin
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1910295736
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
England's performance at the FIFA World Cup has been one of football's most debated topics over the years. From post-war optimism and finally lifting the coveted trophy in 1966 through to subsequent near misses and defeats, this book details England’s World Cup journey. Who managed England during the 1950 World Cup Finals? How many different England captains have there been in England’s 62 World Cup Final matches? Which defender was the youngest footballer in England’s World Cup squad in 2014, aged just 18 years old? The answers to these questions and many more fascinating facts about England’s participation on the World Cup stage can be found in this exciting new book. England at the World Cup Finals includes facts about the players, captains, managers, opponents, goalscorers and goalkeepers as well as all the statistics and records that make up England’s World Cup story from 1950 to 2014. As entertaining as it is educational, this is a book that football fans of all ages will want to own.
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1910295736
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
England's performance at the FIFA World Cup has been one of football's most debated topics over the years. From post-war optimism and finally lifting the coveted trophy in 1966 through to subsequent near misses and defeats, this book details England’s World Cup journey. Who managed England during the 1950 World Cup Finals? How many different England captains have there been in England’s 62 World Cup Final matches? Which defender was the youngest footballer in England’s World Cup squad in 2014, aged just 18 years old? The answers to these questions and many more fascinating facts about England’s participation on the World Cup stage can be found in this exciting new book. England at the World Cup Finals includes facts about the players, captains, managers, opponents, goalscorers and goalkeepers as well as all the statistics and records that make up England’s World Cup story from 1950 to 2014. As entertaining as it is educational, this is a book that football fans of all ages will want to own.
England's World Cup Story
Author: Andy Groom
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1908582545
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Are you a loyal England supporter? Do you look forward to the World Cup and eagerly follow England's progress? Would you like to find out more about the history of your national team and their past performance in top flight football? If so, this book is certain to appeal to you. England's World Cup Story documents England’s journey in the World Cup from 1950 under the guidance of Sir Walter Winterbottom up to 2010 with Fabio Capello at the helm as manager. Packed with fascinating facts, quotes and profiles of many of the all-time great players, this book tells the story of the England team through the years from the many near misses and disappointments to victory in 1966 and beyond. Who can forget the likes of Gordon Banks, Bobby Moore and Sir Stanley Matthews to name but a few? They are all in this book together with more recent heroes such as David Beckham, Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney. As one of only eight national sides to have lifted the World Cup trophy, this book is a fitting tribute to the England team. This is a must-have for all fans of the beautiful game and anyone with an interest in the history of the World Cup.
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 1908582545
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Are you a loyal England supporter? Do you look forward to the World Cup and eagerly follow England's progress? Would you like to find out more about the history of your national team and their past performance in top flight football? If so, this book is certain to appeal to you. England's World Cup Story documents England’s journey in the World Cup from 1950 under the guidance of Sir Walter Winterbottom up to 2010 with Fabio Capello at the helm as manager. Packed with fascinating facts, quotes and profiles of many of the all-time great players, this book tells the story of the England team through the years from the many near misses and disappointments to victory in 1966 and beyond. Who can forget the likes of Gordon Banks, Bobby Moore and Sir Stanley Matthews to name but a few? They are all in this book together with more recent heroes such as David Beckham, Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney. As one of only eight national sides to have lifted the World Cup trophy, this book is a fitting tribute to the England team. This is a must-have for all fans of the beautiful game and anyone with an interest in the history of the World Cup.
Unofficial Football World Champions
Author: Paul Brown
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781986024969
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Unofficial Football World Championships is probably the most exciting football competition on Earth. Its amazing story involves legendary teams and footballing minnows, classic finals and forgotten friendlies, celebrated players and unsung heroes. An alternative soccer history, Unofficial Football World Champions reveals international football's real champions and offers up a fresh perspective on the greatest game in the world. This fourth edition is fully updated for 2018.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781986024969
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The Unofficial Football World Championships is probably the most exciting football competition on Earth. Its amazing story involves legendary teams and footballing minnows, classic finals and forgotten friendlies, celebrated players and unsung heroes. An alternative soccer history, Unofficial Football World Champions reveals international football's real champions and offers up a fresh perspective on the greatest game in the world. This fourth edition is fully updated for 2018.
England and the 1966 World Cup
Author: John Hughson
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526100185
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
England and the 1966 World Cup presents a cultural analysis of what is considered a key 'moment of modernity' in the nation's post-war history. Regarded as having an importance beyond its primary sporting purpose, the World Cup in England is examined within the complexity of the cultural, social and political changes that characterised the mid-1960s. Yet, although addressing the importance of non-sport related connections, the book maintains a focus on football, discussing it as a 'cultural form' and presenting an original perspective on the aesthetic accomplishment in football tactics by England's manager, Alf Ramsey. The study considers the World Cup in relation to the cup tradition, England as the World Cup host nation, the England squad and masculinity, the modernism of England's manager Alf Ramsey, design and commercial aspects of the World Cup, a critical engagement within existing academic accounts, and an examination of how England's victory has been remembered and commemorated.
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526100185
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
England and the 1966 World Cup presents a cultural analysis of what is considered a key 'moment of modernity' in the nation's post-war history. Regarded as having an importance beyond its primary sporting purpose, the World Cup in England is examined within the complexity of the cultural, social and political changes that characterised the mid-1960s. Yet, although addressing the importance of non-sport related connections, the book maintains a focus on football, discussing it as a 'cultural form' and presenting an original perspective on the aesthetic accomplishment in football tactics by England's manager, Alf Ramsey. The study considers the World Cup in relation to the cup tradition, England as the World Cup host nation, the England squad and masculinity, the modernism of England's manager Alf Ramsey, design and commercial aspects of the World Cup, a critical engagement within existing academic accounts, and an examination of how England's victory has been remembered and commemorated.
The Boys of ’66 - The Unseen Story Behind England’s World Cup Glory
Author: John Rowlinson
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0753551861
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
Wembley, 30 July 1966... Geoff Hurst completes his hat trick... England are the World Cup champions. Everyone knows how the story ends, but how did it begin? How did Alf Ramsey assemble an England team to win the trophy for the first, and so far only time? The choice of the final eleven was far from straightforward: in just over three years Ramsey selected no less than fifty players and, at the start of 1966, two of the winning team had still to make their debuts for England. This book charts the chequered path to eventual victory, assesses both the players who made the final squad and those who lost out and, with the help of previously unpublished photographs, provides a unique chronicle of professional football over fifty years ago.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0753551861
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
Wembley, 30 July 1966... Geoff Hurst completes his hat trick... England are the World Cup champions. Everyone knows how the story ends, but how did it begin? How did Alf Ramsey assemble an England team to win the trophy for the first, and so far only time? The choice of the final eleven was far from straightforward: in just over three years Ramsey selected no less than fifty players and, at the start of 1966, two of the winning team had still to make their debuts for England. This book charts the chequered path to eventual victory, assesses both the players who made the final squad and those who lost out and, with the help of previously unpublished photographs, provides a unique chronicle of professional football over fifty years ago.
African Soccerscapes
Author: Peter Alegi
Publisher: Ohio University Press
ISBN: 0896804720
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
From Accra and Algiers to Zanzibar and Zululand, Africans have wrested control of soccer from the hands of Europeans, and through the rise of different playing styles, the rituals of spectatorship, and the presence of magicians and healers, have turned soccer into a distinctively African activity. African Soccerscapes explores how Africans adopted soccer for their own reasons and on their own terms. Soccer was a rare form of “national culture” in postcolonial Africa, where stadiums and clubhouses became arenas in which Africans challenged colonial power and expressed a commitment to racial equality and self-determination. New nations staged matches as part of their independence celexadbrations and joined the world body, FIFA. The Confédération africaine de football democratized the global game through antiapartheid sanctions and increased the number of African teams in the World Cup finals. In this compact, highly readable book Alegi shows that the result of this success has been the departure of huge numbers of players to overseas clubs and the growing influence of private commercial interests on the African game. But the growth of women’s soccer and South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 World Cup also challenge the one-dimensional notion of Africa as a backward, “tribal” continent populated by victims of war, corruption, famine, and disease.
Publisher: Ohio University Press
ISBN: 0896804720
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
From Accra and Algiers to Zanzibar and Zululand, Africans have wrested control of soccer from the hands of Europeans, and through the rise of different playing styles, the rituals of spectatorship, and the presence of magicians and healers, have turned soccer into a distinctively African activity. African Soccerscapes explores how Africans adopted soccer for their own reasons and on their own terms. Soccer was a rare form of “national culture” in postcolonial Africa, where stadiums and clubhouses became arenas in which Africans challenged colonial power and expressed a commitment to racial equality and self-determination. New nations staged matches as part of their independence celexadbrations and joined the world body, FIFA. The Confédération africaine de football democratized the global game through antiapartheid sanctions and increased the number of African teams in the World Cup finals. In this compact, highly readable book Alegi shows that the result of this success has been the departure of huge numbers of players to overseas clubs and the growing influence of private commercial interests on the African game. But the growth of women’s soccer and South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 World Cup also challenge the one-dimensional notion of Africa as a backward, “tribal” continent populated by victims of war, corruption, famine, and disease.
The Times England's World Cup
Author: Edited by Richard Whitehead
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750993537
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The Cricket World Cup in 2019 was the first to be held in England for 20 years and expectations were high. It did not disappoint. Over six weeks and 48 matches it showcased the best that the one-day game has to offer, with compelling individual performances and spellbinding matches – all culminating in England's unforgettable victory over New Zealand in the final. The Times England's World Cup gives you a chance to relive the drama as it happened with the best of cricket writers.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750993537
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
The Cricket World Cup in 2019 was the first to be held in England for 20 years and expectations were high. It did not disappoint. Over six weeks and 48 matches it showcased the best that the one-day game has to offer, with compelling individual performances and spellbinding matches – all culminating in England's unforgettable victory over New Zealand in the final. The Times England's World Cup gives you a chance to relive the drama as it happened with the best of cricket writers.
Encyclopedia of the FIFA World Cup
Author: Tom Dunmore
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810887436
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
Every four years, the FIFA World Cup captures the global imagination like no other sporting spectacle. With a cumulative television audience of several billion people tuning in to the 2014 World Cup, and an estimated 700 million watching the finals—including more than 25 million in the United States alone—the World Cup is the world’s most-watched sporting event. The Encyclopedia of the FIFA World Cup provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date information available on the history of this incomparable event. An introductory narrative explains the origins and historical progression of the World Cup, while a chronology traces the development of the World Cup since it was first held in 1930. Hundreds of entries cover the players and coaches who have participated in the World Cup and made the most memorable contributions to the event’s history. Additional entries include officials, stadiums, overviews of each major country’s performances, and more. A separate section provides detailed entries for each World Cup finals tournament. Appendixes contain details on every participant in World Cup history, as well as top performers, officials, and World Cup records. Including an indispensable bibliography on the key World Cup texts, Encyclopedia of the FIFA World Cup is an essential reference for soccer fans, players, and researchers alike.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810887436
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 407
Book Description
Every four years, the FIFA World Cup captures the global imagination like no other sporting spectacle. With a cumulative television audience of several billion people tuning in to the 2014 World Cup, and an estimated 700 million watching the finals—including more than 25 million in the United States alone—the World Cup is the world’s most-watched sporting event. The Encyclopedia of the FIFA World Cup provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date information available on the history of this incomparable event. An introductory narrative explains the origins and historical progression of the World Cup, while a chronology traces the development of the World Cup since it was first held in 1930. Hundreds of entries cover the players and coaches who have participated in the World Cup and made the most memorable contributions to the event’s history. Additional entries include officials, stadiums, overviews of each major country’s performances, and more. A separate section provides detailed entries for each World Cup finals tournament. Appendixes contain details on every participant in World Cup history, as well as top performers, officials, and World Cup records. Including an indispensable bibliography on the key World Cup texts, Encyclopedia of the FIFA World Cup is an essential reference for soccer fans, players, and researchers alike.
England in the World Cup
Author: Tony Matthews
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445619660
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
An in-depth study of England's World Cup appearances 1950-2014
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445619660
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
An in-depth study of England's World Cup appearances 1950-2014
All Played Out
Author: Pete Davies
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0224059548
Category : Soccer
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Italia '90 - Gazza cried and football changed forever. Once you could ignore football, avoid the back pages, turn the telly over, leave the pub. Now that's not possible because on 4 July 1990 in Turin's Stadium of the Alps gazza cried, England lost and football changed forever. Pete Davies witnessed all of this first hand. The players, the hooligans, the agents, the journalists, the fans - the full cast of football's rowdy circus. For nine month he had access to the England squad and their manager, Bobby Robson, talking to them freely about their hopes, their fears, their methods and their lives. So this is the real story, the unedited verdion. All Played Out - the first and last book to give the inside story of the greatest show on Earth. 'Pete Davies is incapable of writing a dull sentence...one of the most outrageously entertaining books of the year' Daily Post.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0224059548
Category : Soccer
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Italia '90 - Gazza cried and football changed forever. Once you could ignore football, avoid the back pages, turn the telly over, leave the pub. Now that's not possible because on 4 July 1990 in Turin's Stadium of the Alps gazza cried, England lost and football changed forever. Pete Davies witnessed all of this first hand. The players, the hooligans, the agents, the journalists, the fans - the full cast of football's rowdy circus. For nine month he had access to the England squad and their manager, Bobby Robson, talking to them freely about their hopes, their fears, their methods and their lives. So this is the real story, the unedited verdion. All Played Out - the first and last book to give the inside story of the greatest show on Earth. 'Pete Davies is incapable of writing a dull sentence...one of the most outrageously entertaining books of the year' Daily Post.