{"product_id":"9780711258204","title":"The Big Book of Football by MUNDIAL","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  MUNDIAL \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 9 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5 May 2020 by Quarto Publishing PLC (Wide Eyed Editions) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 112 pages\u003cbr\u003e262 x 318 x 13 | 946g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDive into the world of football with this mega book of everything to do with the beautiful game. Learn all the lingo; meet the greatest players, managers and teams from both the men’s and women’s games; take masterclasses with the pros; wander through the haircut hall of fame; learn the most iconic goal celebrations and more.  Written by the team at MUNDIAL, the celebrated football lifestyle magazine, and filled with fun, colourful illustrations, The Big Book of Football by Mundial covers it all:The basics and the lingo that will have you talking like a football expert in no time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory of football, including how we got from playing with a ball made of feathers to using high-tech footballs, the greatest teams of all time and the evolution of football boots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe great players, including Paolo Maldini, Lev Yashin, Joy Fawcett, Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruyff, Michelle Akers, Sir Stanley Matthews and Marta Vieira da Silva.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLegendary managers and how they did it – learn the favourite killer formations of greats like Rinus Michels and Sir Alex Ferguson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe big cups, with their histories and greatest players.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world’s most amazing stadiums, including Wembley, Melbourne Cricket Ground and San Siro.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKits hall of fame, from the USSR’s (now Russia) classic red sweatshirt with ‘CCCP’ written across the front to Mexico’s green home shirt with Aztec patterns and the giant face of the Aztec god of death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to take the perfect shot like Ji So-yun, take the perfect set piece like David Beckham, take penalties like Matt Le Tissier, beat the offside trap like Fernando Torres, do the perfect attacking header like Didier Drogba and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeird and wonderful, from the way we describe things that happen in the game (a fox in the box) to the way we celebrate a goal (by pretending to be a robot) or do our hair (shaving it all off except for a triangle at the front).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe culture and people surrounding the game, from traditional pre-game food to the referee, commentator and all-important crowd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis great big book is your essential guide to the wonderful world of football.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55767615603063,"sku":"9780711258204","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780711258204.jpg?v=1757679107","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9780711258204","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}