By far the world’s most popular sport, soccer - also known as 'association football' - has some 250 million registered players in more than 200 of the world’s countries. This book explores the vast and rich history of soccer, the evolution of the game, as well as some interesting historical events which contributed to sculpting the game into what it is today. Gain a new appreciation for the game of soccer as a spotlight is shone on its very early beginnings, its contemporary history as a formalized sport, how money affected the course of the game’s history, and what the records reveal about soccer's super-powers. A game which has managed to touch the lives of half of the world’s entire population has incredibly rich history that extends far beyond the field, so expect plenty of interesting off-field historical information and stories within these pages as well. An attempt to cover the entire history of soccer in detail would require an entire set of encyclopedias, a dedicated museum, and a dynamically expanding cloud-storage server, so our focus will be limited to only the most pertinent and interesting events that have formed this incredible sport.
Language
English
Pages
46
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
September 30, 2015
The History of Soccer: Gain a New Appreciation for Soccer Through Its History, Evolution, and Development Into the Sport It Is Today
By far the world’s most popular sport, soccer - also known as 'association football' - has some 250 million registered players in more than 200 of the world’s countries. This book explores the vast and rich history of soccer, the evolution of the game, as well as some interesting historical events which contributed to sculpting the game into what it is today. Gain a new appreciation for the game of soccer as a spotlight is shone on its very early beginnings, its contemporary history as a formalized sport, how money affected the course of the game’s history, and what the records reveal about soccer's super-powers. A game which has managed to touch the lives of half of the world’s entire population has incredibly rich history that extends far beyond the field, so expect plenty of interesting off-field historical information and stories within these pages as well. An attempt to cover the entire history of soccer in detail would require an entire set of encyclopedias, a dedicated museum, and a dynamically expanding cloud-storage server, so our focus will be limited to only the most pertinent and interesting events that have formed this incredible sport.