Previously published under the title The Complete Encyclopedia of Football, this comprehensive and authoritative work of reference remains a joyous celebration of the world s No. 1 sport. Fully revised and updated and including coverage of the 2002 World Cup, it provides essential information on the leading international and club competitions, the famous players, the great clubs and the classic matches. Containing comprehensive statistical coverage of the world game and all the principal records, the book is illustrated with 200 photographs from the archives of the game. Written by an acknowledged expert on the international soccer scene, this book will be obligatory reading for all lovers of what Pele famously described as the beautiful game.

KEIR RADNEDGE is a founder of goalnetwork.com and a recognized authority on the international game. He has also worked on the sports desk of the Daily Mail since 1975, and now broadcasts regularly on international soccer on national radio in the U.K, as well as hosting CNN Internationals World Soccer programming. He has scripted World Cup and many other football video/television programs, includes The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Soccer, The Ultimate Encyclopedia of European Soccer and the acclaimed World Club Directory among previous publications and was the 1990 British Sports Magazine Writer of the Year.