History of the World Cup 1930-2006 - Tapa blanda

This accessible, informative volume is a fine addition to the sports-history literature. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers, all levels. -- February 2008 * CHOICE, (Vol. 45, No. 6) * From the first World Cup won in 1930 by Uruguay to Italy's 2006 victory, New York Post reporter Lisi's thorough history introduces novices and fans to the world's biggest sporting event. Also includes short biographies of prominent players. An appendix details the matches, plus a list of records. -- July 5, 2008 * Library Journal * This history traces the development of the World Cup from its origins in 1920 up to 2006. The aim is to recount its history to an American audience that is unfamiliar with the tournament's past, describing the major players and specific games throughout this period....The appendix lists statistics from 1930 to 2006. * Reference and Research Book News, November 2007 * Clemente Lisi, a sports journalist, who has published widely-including via the Internet-has done a tremendous job in gathering all the pertinent facts associated with the World Cup into one volume. Starting with the first ever World Cup, in 1930, staged in Uruguay, the author takes the reader through all the successive championships, finishing his story in 2006 with the memorable Italy v. France final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. He provides the reader with all the background detail associated with the selection process for hosting the tournaments; the changing rules of the event and the mediatization and commercialization of the event. . . . [A] splendid publication. * Sport in History, March 1, 2009 *

A History of the World Cup: 1930-2006 chronicles this international phenomenon, providing vivid accounts of individual games, highlighting the players and coaches who left their mark on the competition over the past six decades, and featuring a glossary of terms, statistics for each competition, photos, and profiles of the most memorable-and controversial-figures of the sport.