Ultimate Encyclopedia of Soccer the defenitive illustrated guide to world soccer

- 16 million people play soccer in the United States and family involvement through coaching, refereeing, and parent's touchline support for kids makes a group of 50 or 60 million involved with the sport. - Soccer is the world's most popular sport, played by over 117 million registered athletes-among them six million women-and viewed by billions of fans in stadiums and on worldwide television. - Thematic structure provides greater in-depth coverage of key players and clubs, great matches, soccer rules and tactics and soccer culture. - Outstanding collection of around 250 painstakingly researched soccer photos, with numerous cutouts to add impact on the page. - An A-Z of over 200 players and information on every country affiliated to FIFA as well as the top 50 clubs.Radnedge, Keir is the author of 'Ultimate Encyclopedia of Soccer the defenitive illustrated guide to world soccer', published 2004 under ISBN 9781844427420 and ISBN 1844427420.