The Big Book of Soccer by MUNDIAL

Description

Dive into the world of soccer with this mega book of everything to do with the beautiful game. Learn all the lingo; meet the greatest players, managers, and teams from both the men’s and women’s games; take masterclasses with the pros; wander through the haircut hall of fame; learn the most iconic goal celebrations; and more.

Written by the team at MUNDIAL, the celebrated football lifestyle magazine, and filled with fun, colorful illustrations, The Big Book of Soccer by Mundial covers it all:

• The basics and the lingo that will have you talking like a soccer expert in no time.
• History of soccer, including how we got from playing with a ball made of feathers to using high-tech soccer balls, the greatest teams of all time and the evolution of soccer cleats.
• The great players, including Paolo Maldini, Lev Yashin, Joy Fawcett, Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruyff, Michelle Akers, Sir Stanley Matthews, and Marta Vieira da Silva.
• Legendary managers and how they did it—learn the favorite killer formations of greats like Rinus Michels and Sir Alex Ferguson.
• The big cups, with their histories and greatest players.
• The world’s most amazing stadiums, including Wembley, Melbourne Cricket Ground, and San Siro.
• Uniform hall of fame, from the USSR’s (now Russia) classic red sweatshirt with ‘CCCP’ written across the front to Mexico’s green home shirt with Aztec patterns and the giant face of the Aztec god of death.
• How to take the perfect shot like Ji So-yun, take the perfect set piece like David Beckham, take penalties like Matt Le Tissier, beat the offside trap like Fernando Torres, do the perfect attacking header like Didier Drogba, and more.
• Weird and wonderful, from the way we describe things that happen in the game (a fox in the box) to the way we celebrate a goal (by pretending to be a robot) or do our hair (shaving it all off except for a triangle at the front).
• The culture and people surrounding the game, from traditional pre-game food to the referee, commentator, and all-important crowd.

This great big book is your essential guide to the wonderful world of soccer.Dive into the wonderful world of soccer with this essential guide containing everything you'll ever need to know about the beautiful game. 

MUNDIAL is the number one multi-platform choice for soccer fans across the world. Whether through an award-winning series of audio documentaries made exclusively with Spotify, a single Tweet about a Cruyff goal that we’d forgotten about, a 142-page magazine featuring stories from every facet of soccer in every corner of the globe, a season-long social media collaboration with the FA, or a loving series of films created about fans and the individual communities within the club they’ve supported their whole lives—MUNDIAL reminds people why they love soccer.

Damien Weighill is an illustrator from the North East of England, based in London. Damien creates illustrations that are full of ideas (of both the smart and the joyfully silly kind). His work has been used by all sorts of publications, museums, and brands including Adidas, V&A, The Guardian, The Times, Google, The New Statesman, Cadbury, and New York Magazine.

INTRODUCTION
THE BASICS AND THE LINGO
HISTORY OF SOCCER THE GAME THROUGH TIME
THE GREATEST TEAMS OF ALL TIME
SOCCER CLEATS PAST TO PRESENT
THE EVOLUTION OF THE BALL THE GREAT PLAYERS
LEGENDARY COACHES AND HOW THEY DID IT THE KEY POSITIONS
COACHES AND FORMATIONS THE BIG CUPS
AMAZING STADIUMS
COOLEST UNIFORMS
HOW TO… TAKE THE PERFECT SHOT LIKE JI SO-YUN
MAKE THE PERFECT SLIDE TACKLE LIKE ALESSANDRO NESTA
TAKE THE PERFECT SET PIECE LIKE DAVID BECKHAM
PLAY THE PERFECT LONG BALL LIKE XABI ALONSO
TAKE PENALTIES LIKE MATT LE TISSIER
DO NUTMEGS LIKE LUIS SUáREZ
HAVE THE PERFECT FIRST TOUCH LIKE DENNIS BERGKAMP
PLAY THE PERFECT THROUGH BALL LIKE XAVI
BEAT THE OFFSIDE TRAP LIKE FERNANDO TORRES
DO THE PERFECT ATTACKING HEADER LIKE DIDIER DROGBA
DO THE PERFECT DEFENSIVE HEADER LIKE KALIDOU KOULIBALY WEIRD AND WONDERFUL THE HAIRCUTS
THE CELEBRATIONS
THE BIGGEST, THE BEST, AND THE WEIRDEST
A STIR-FRIED AIRPLANE MORE THAN THE GAME RESPECTING THE REF
THE OTHER JOBS
THE GAME DAY
THE CROWD INDEX

"Definitely a GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL."

—Kirkus Reviews"Equally appealing for browsers and avid ­readers, this is a recommended ­purchase."—Abby Bussen, School Library Journal

Additional information

Dimensions	0.8 × 10.3 × 12.5 in
Imprint	Wide Eyed Editions
Format	General Trade
ISBN-13	09780711249103
ISBN-10	0711249105
Audience	Children
BISAC	JNF048040
Subjects	fifa world cup, jobs, aged 6-12, goalies, goalkeepers, tournament, premier league, dictionary, David beckham, men's, women's, crowd, alex ferguson, sport, match, haircuts, referee, trivia, wacky, history, how to play, formations, drills, Barcelona, Juventus, Olympique De Marseille, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, fantastic, champions, shootout, euro championship, Liverpool, fun facts, copa 90s, kalidou koulibaly, Didier Drogba, Fernando torres, luis suarez, matt le tissier, xabi Alonso, alessandro nesta, ji so-yun, international, quiz, skills, junior, Celebrations, world, Manchester United, middle school, girls, boys, star, American, terms, english, celebrity, children, soccer, culture, best, primary, famous, heroes, british, Football book for kids, positions, lingo, teams, feet, greatest players of all time, rules, all about, encyclopaedia, encyclopedia, Euro2021, Euro 2020, JNF048040, preteen, goalscorer, icons, techniques, weird, 6 year old, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12