Augustyn A. (editor) The Britannica Guide to Soccer
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Introduction by Adam Augustyn
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The Britannica guide to soccer / edited by Adam Augustyn.
p. cm.—(The world of sports)
“In association with Britannica Educational Publishing, Rosen Educational Services.”
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-61530-581-0 (eBook)
1. Soccer. I. Augustyn, Adam.
GV943.B75 2012
796.334—dc22
2011009794
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Contents
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Introduction x
Chapter 1: The History of Soccer 1
The Early Years 2
Football Association 4
Professionalism 4
Football League 7
International Competition 7
World Cup 9
Diego Maradona 12
Chapter 2: Soccer Around the
World 15
Europe 15
Ferenc Puskás 16
European Championship 20
North and Central America and the
Caribbean 20
Mia Hamm 22
South America 24
Pelé 25
Copa América 28
Africa 29
African Cup of Nations 30
Asia and Oceania 33
Asian Cup 35
Spectator Problems 36
Eric Cantona 40
Chapter 3: Play of the Game 43
Equipment and the Field 43
Fouls 44
Rules 44
Strategy and Tactics 46
Johan Cruyff 51
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Chapter 4: Notable Soccer Clubs
from Around the World 54
Europe 54
AC Milan 54
Ajax 57
Rinus Michels 58
Arsenal 58
AS Roma 60
Bayern Munich 61
Gerd Müller 63
Celtic 64
Chelsea FC 65
Dynamo Kiev 67
FC Barcelona 68
Inter Milan 70
Juventus 71
Liverpool FC 72
Manchester United 75
Sir Bobby Charlton 76
Olympique de Marseille 77
Rangers 78
Real Madrid 80
Zinedine Zidane 81
Red Star Belgrade 83
Africa and South America 84
Al-Ahly 84
Boca Juniors 85
Sao Paulo FC 87
Kaká 88
Chapter 5: Past Soccer Greats 90
Europe 90
Viv Anderson 90
Roberto Baggio 91
Franz Beckenbauer 92
George Best 94
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Giorgio Chinaglia 96
Laurie Cunningham 98
Eusebio 99
Oliver Kahn 99
Lothar Matthäus 100
Sir Stanley Matthews 101
Bobby Moore 103
Michel Platini 104
Hristo Stoichkov 106
Marco van Basten 107
Lev Yashin 108
Africa 110
Abedi Ayew Pelé 110
Salif Keita 111
Roger Milla 112
George Weah 113
South America 115
Alfredo Di Stefano 115
Garrincha 116
José Manuel Moreno 117
Rivaldo 118
Romário 120
Ronaldo 122
Chapter 6: Soccer’s Current Stars 124
Europe and the U.S. 124
Michael Ballack 124
David Beckham 126
Fabio Cannavaro 129
Landon Donovan 129
Steven Gerrard 132
Thierry Henry 133
Birgit Prinz 136
Cristiano Ronaldo 137
Wayne Rooney 139
Xavi 141
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Africa and South America 142
El Hadji Diouf 143
Didier Drogba 145
Michael Essien 147
Samuel Eto’o 149
Diego Forlán 151
Lionel Messi 152
Epilogue 154
Appendix: Soccer Championship
Winners 155
FIFA Men’s World Cup Results 155
FIFA Women’s World Cup
Results 156
European Championship Results 156
Copa América Results 157
African Cup of Nations Results 158
Asian Cup Results 159
UEFA Champions League Results 160
Glossary 164
Bibliography 168
Index 170
