Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-330) and index
Contents:
Soccer : how did it get here, and what does it want? -- Belo Horizonte and all that : what was so special about 1950? -- That was then, what about now? : the Cosmos and the birth of modern soccer -- Let's call it a league : how did soccer kick off in the first place? -- The global game : are all leagues the same? -- The greatest competition in the world : we're going to win the Cup...aren't we? -- Okay, there's a lot riding on this game...but is it really a matter of life and death? -- We are the champions. Probably. Who are the greatest teams? -- Simply the (George) Best : who are the finest players? -- The unfathomable joy of being the underdog : does everybody really love a winner? -- The buck stops here : who's the boss? -- Soccer songs : what are they singing in the background there? -- What did he just say? : a collection of soccer quotations -- Continental competitions : when is a league not a league? -- The biggest stage of all : club? or country? -- On top of the world : but it's not all about FIFA, is it?
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