Overview

Dive into the world of football 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, colourful illustrations, The Big Book of Football by Mundial covers it all:The basics and the lingo that will have you talking like a football expert in no time.History of football, including how we got from playing with a ball made of feathers to using high-tech footballs, the greatest teams of all time and the evolution of football boots.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 favourite 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.Kits 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 football.

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Author:   MUNDIAL ,  Damien Weighill
Publisher:   Quarto Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Wide Eyed Editions
ISBN:  

9780711258204

ISBN 10:   0711258201
Pages:   112
Publication Date:   05 May 2020
Recommended Age:   From 6 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

The Basics and the LingoHistory of Football       The Game Through Time      The Greatest Teams of All Time      Football Boots Past to Present       The Evolution of The Ball  The Great Players  Legendary Managers and how they did it       The Key Positions       Managers and Formations  The Big Cups Amazing Stadiums Coolest Kits 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 Suarez      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     Haircuts     Celebrations     The Big and the Small      Football Lingo from Around the World: A Stir Fried Aeroplane More than the Game       Respect the Referee       Who’s Who?       The Match Day       Crowds and Chants   

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MUNDIAL is the number one multi-platform choice for football 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 football 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 football.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.

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