Strange History of Football

Author: (English) Andrew Ward
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The "Western Sports Bestseller Translation Series" has won the love of readers in Western countries with its unique perspective, humorous language, and illustrated format. It has published books on 24 different sports; each book is named after a well-known sport and introduces the formation, evolution, and development history of that sport. The authors of each book are either sports experts or seasoned sports journalists or sports columnists. Each book has been a bestseller in Europe and America upon publication and has been translated into dozens of languages, spreading far and wide. This book is the latest work by the globally renowned sports columnist (English) Andrew Ward. The author has collected extraordinary and unimaginable real events from a century of football history, including: matches without spectators; matches that lasted four hours and spanned four days; matches involving three parties; matches decided by a hypnotist; a single player scoring four goals for both teams, with two managers from the same team—everything seems incredible when viewed from today's football perspective. But it is these seemingly special and even laughable interesting matches that have linked together the vibrant history of football today. They inspire us while also celebrating the football world today. Football is known as the "world's game," but the football industry in our country has always struggled to reach the pinnacle of world competitions due to its late start and lack of technical excellence, leaving fans feeling both love and frustration, with a deep sense of pain over the failure to live up to expectations. Although there are now more and more publications about sports, especially football, that are well-received, this book stands out with its story after story of hilarious tales and mind-boggling highlights, and it is sure to be at the top of all sports bestsellers. This book collects extraordinary and unimaginable real events from a century of world football history. It includes: matches without spectators; matches that lasted four hours and spanned four days; matches involving three parties; matches decided by a hypnotist, and more.