The Beautiful Game

The Beautiful Game

Hardback (02 Jun 2016)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Who scored the fastest hat-trick? 
Where is the world's oldest football club?
What is tattooed on the back of Lionel Messi's left calf?
Who holds the world keepy-uppy record? 

From the legend-makers Brazil and their World Cup heroics, the top leagues and their star performers, to the tallest, shortest, oldest, youngest, richest, quickest and even most superstitious players in the game, these striking and fun infographics ask football's most compelling questions. Who's best - Ronaldo or Messi? Which goalie has the safest hands? How do you perform a 'Cruyff turn'? 

The Beautiful Game puts the stats to the test, embracing the planet's footballing finest to present a bumper crop of fascinating facts and entertaining trivia from the whole wide world of football. 

Book information

ISBN: 9781781315262
Publisher: Aurum
Imprint: Aurum Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 796.33402
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 192
Weight: 966g
Height: 197mm
Width: 252mm
Spine width: 22mm