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Informationen zum Autor Tom Dunmore is the author of Historical Dictionary of Soccer! and the editor of several soccer websites and blogs including XI Quarterly. He is an avid Chicago Fire fan. Scott Murray is a soccer writer for The Guardian and FourFourTwo. Klappentext Helps you learn to get a handle on soccer rules and regulations and grasp the basic moves and plays. This book includes history, stats, and rules. It also includes tips on coaching, how to keep fit, and tells how club soccer is organized across the world. Zusammenfassung Helps you learn to get a handle on soccer rules and regulations and grasp the basic moves and plays. This book includes history! stats! and rules. It also includes tips on coaching! how to keep fit! and tells how club soccer is organized across the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Part I: Kicking Off 7 Chapter 1: Introducing Planet Soccer 9 Chapter 2: Getting the Ball Rolling: A Brief History of Soccer 19 Chapter 3: Getting Your Game On: The Gear You Need 33 Part II: Playing the Game 47 Chapter 4: Laying Down the Laws 49 Chapter 5: Players! Positions! and Tactics 69 Chapter 6: Honing Your Skills 95 Chapter 7: Keeping in Shape for Soccer 119 Chapter 8: Coaching For Success 133 Chapter 9: Getting the Game On 145 Part III: Exploring the World of Soccer 159 Chapter 10: The World Cup 161 Chapter 11: Surveying the International Scene 175 Chapter 12: Playing Together: Clubs and Leagues Around The World 193 Chapter 13: Focusing on Famous Clubs 217 Chapter 14: Women's Soccer 241 Part IV: The Fans' Enclosure: Following the Game 257 Chapter 15: Going to the Game 259 Chapter 16: Compelling Viewing: Soccer on Screen 269 Chapter 17: Reading All About It 281 Chapter 18: Finding Other Soccer-Based Pastimes 297 Part V: The Part of Tens 307 Chapter 19: Ten Great Players 309 Chapter 20: The Ten Greatest Teams of All Time 319 Chapter 21: Ten Great Games 329 Appendix A: Roll of Honor 337 Appendix B: Glossary 351 Index 359 ...
