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World's Game:

A History of Soccer

ISBN-13: 9780252067181
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
By Bill Murray
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Local release date: 16/03/1998
Format: Paperback 256 pages Weight: 0g
Categories: Sport & leisure industries [KNSP]

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Google Preview: Known as much for the emotional outbursts and violence of its fans as for its own stars, soccer (or football, as it is known outside the United States) is a global game. Its international controlling body, FIFA, boasts more members than the United Nations. Bill Murray traces the growth of what during pre-industrial times was call ''the simplest game'' through its codification in the nineteenth century to the 1994 World cup, held for the first time in the United States. Murray weaves the sport's growth into the culture and politics of the countries where it has been taken up, analyzing its reputation as a game that has seen more riots and on-field brawls than all other types of football combines. He vividly illustrates how soccer has become the world's more popular sport, one that has resisted the interference of politicians, dictators, and profiteers and - more recently - the demands of television, through which it has spread to virtually every corner of the globe. The World's Game will be entertaining and enlightening to anyone from the most avid, knowledgeable fan to those who merely hope to learn a little about the sport.; ''A landmark work on the sport of soccer.'' -- John Haydon, The Washington Times ''Witty and passionate, scholarly and literate... Unhesitatingly, I would classify The World's Game as the most satisfying book on football that has ever come to my attention.'' -- J. Neville Turner, Bulletin of the Australian Society for Sport History ''Well researched ... readable, factual and informative.'' -- John Weir, author of The Absolute Game ''Presents an excellent case for why soccer is the sport of the globe.'' -- Adam Korengold, The American Reporter Book Review ''One of the finest chronicles of soccer... Gives you reason to appreciate why the world's game has continued to flourish.'' -- Adelaide Advertiser, Australia ''Bill Murray has accomplished the seemingly impossible. He has masterfully rendered the complexities of soccer's history into a single vividly written story.'' -- Benjamin Rader, author of Baseball: A History of America's Game ''Spiced with colorful evidence and stories...The World's Game is a very interesting book packed with arresting detail.'' -- James Walvin, author of The People's Game: The History of Football Revisited; Google Preview content

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