Football - Anton Rippon

Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: Footballexplores some of the most bizarrefootball events throughout history,from its birth during the IndustrialRevolution, to the major tournamentsof the Beautiful Game in the21st century.From the player sold for 10 and a boxof kippers, to unusual injuries on thepitch, this book gathers some of themost curious moments of footballinghistory, a game that continues tobe both an amazing entertainmentspectacle and extraordinarily accessibleto people everywhere.Brief, accessible and entertainingpieces on a wide variety of subjectsmakes it the perfect book to dip in to.The amazing and extraordinary factsseries presents interesting, surprisingand little-known facts and storiesabout a wide range of topics whichare guaranteed to inform, absorb andentertain in equal measure.