Soccer Memorabilia: A Collectors' Guide

A fascinating collectors' guide to soccer memorabilia, covering the sport from its formative years to the present day.

The World Cup: The Complete History

All the matches, all the players, all the scores are here—from every World Cup tournament. This guide's statistical content is astoundingly comprehensive. For every tournament, from the first ever in Uruguay in 1930, it provides every match: the date it was played, the venue, the names of all the players, and the referee, and of course the result. These tables are accompanied by exhaustive summaries, round by round, of all the matches, their drama, and their goals, as well as by league tables of how every group of matches finished up. So, for any World Cup watcher, whether they want to know which two-dozen players have been awarded the Golden Boot over the history of the tournament, or simply study the players of the four first-time African nations in the World Cup in 2006, this is the source.

The History of the World Cup 2010

This lively history of the world's greatest sporting event outside the Olympics is told by veteran soccer journalist and historian Brian Glanville and read by the former Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson. There is a full account of each of the Finals since the first event in 1922 - the goals, the controversies, the rivalries - with the national anthems of each host country setting the scene all the way to the 2006 event in Germany. A spectacular addition is the personal view of one of the great heroes of the game, Sir Bobby Charlton, who speaks eloquently of his passion for the event and the game itself.

The "Sun" Guide to the 2010 World Cup

The bestselling World Cup guide teams up with the nation's most popular newspaper to deliver the fans' favourite tournament preview. The Sun Guide to the 2010 World Cup is the book all football fans will want beside them on the sofa as millions begin limbering up for the summer's World Cup finals in South Africa. The guide contains the most informative preview on the market of the 32 teams and roughly 800 players competing in front of sport's largest TV audience. It breaks down each of the team's qualifying campaigns and analyses every player's club record to reveal their pre-tournament form. This results in a unique rating system identifying and ranking the top strikers, defenders, midfielders and goalkeepers going to South Africa. The same analysis forms the basis for the Sun's world-beating 'Dream Team' game, giving its 750,000 players a chance to steal a march on their rivals with their fantasy league squads. Illustrated with around 250 stunning colour photographs, and complete with group-by-group analysis by a big name pundit from the Sun, this fabulous preview guide will be the last word in pre-tournament preparation.

Soccer World Cup Preview 2010

World Cup 2010: The Indispensable Guide to Soccer and Geopolitics

The World Cup is the planet's biggest event. Yet no one on this side of the pond has ever set out to explain comprehensively why it matters and what's likely to happen this time around.

In this sharp, fun, and sassy guide, Stark & Stark lay it all out for both the casual and impassioned fan - the spectacle, the tradition, and the teams. Learn why Spain never wins, Brazil often does, and what the US and Mexico really need to do to win the Cup. Discover, too, what the first World Cup in Africa will mean - from Mandela to mythical spirits. Each team profile features a squad breakdown, players to watch, predictions, and an analysis of team tactics, tradition, coaching techniques, and even the national anthems that will be played before each match. Through it all, the book highlights the cultural politics that still make every England game resemble the Charge of the Light Brigade, as one writer put it, and every Italian team a cross between Machiavelli and Michelangelo.

You'll laugh out loud, you'll argue, but when it's all over, you'll know more about the World Cup and soccer than an ESPN analyst. This is not only the best introduction to the 2010 World Cup; it's a book about soccer you'll want to read and reread for years to come.

Secrets of Sun Tzu'S Art Of War and World Cup 2010 Predictions

Victor works on probabilities and set himself apart from the rest by revealing these secrets. Victor is using this as a simple project as a logical step to further explore these ancient wisdom and blending it with 21th century ideas and concepts. You will hope that this do not get into the hands of those you are predicting against.
Like the sayings of the ancient Chinese strategist Sun Tzu in "The Art of War", Victor 's secret analysis is simple, yet powerful in application. These predictions were accurate up to more than 80% for 2006 world cup. Today, he is revealing the usage of this ancient wisdom for 2010 world cup. The only challenge stand facing you is overcoming your human greed while internalising this wisdom.

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Official Book

"The 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Official Book" is an authoritative and comprehensive preview of football's greatest tournament. Packed with stunning photographs and expert analysis of each team, its star players and its prospects in the finals, this is essential reading for football fans everywhere. The book also features a guide to each of the stadiums and host cities, a history of the World Cup and a tournament progress chart that can be filled in as the competition progresses. No other event in the sporting world can rival the glamour, impact, fervent following and universal appeal of the World Cup - and no other tournament comes close to the "2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Official Guide".