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.