The perfect guide for any football fan who wants to know everything about the "beautiful game" - from World Cup winners and champions past and present, to football skills and techniques.

With billions of people watching the 2018 FIFA World Cup and around 265 million players worldwide, football really is the world's best-loved sport. Get in the know and learn about all things football with Eyewitness Football, packed with fascinating facts and amazing images - helping football come alive for fanatics everywhere.

Action-packed pictures help you to relive those moments of glory, while record breakers and national team profiles are listed for quick-fire mastery of famous football history. Results from recent tournaments, including the UEFA Women's EUR0 2017, bring you up-to-date with football facts. Club shirts and memorabilia are pictured from years gone by, as well as shining trophies, and bite-sized biographies of well-known players, from Lionel Messi to Zinedine Zidane, fill you in on those important details needed to impress. You can also read up on tricky tactics, freshen up your football skills knowledge, and get to grip with the science and technology. Eyewitness Football also includes a fold-out poster to hang on your wall.

Eyewitness Football has all the facts you need to become a football know-it-all.

Previous edition 9781409349365

This book is part of a book series called Dk Eyewitness .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 72 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: The global game
• 2: History of football
• 3: Laws of the game
• 4: The referee
• 5: The pitch
• 6: Football skills
• 7: Goalkeepers
• 8: Tactics
• 9: Injury time
• 10: Footballs
• 11: Boots
• 12: Football kit
• 13: Accessories
• 14: Famous players
• 15: Winning feeling
• 16: Big clubs
• 17: The fans
• 18: Match day
• 19: The stadium
• 20: The World Cup
• 21: Top trophies
• 22: Playing the game
• 23: Memorabilia
• 24: The business of football
• 25: The science of football
• 26: Did you know?
• 27: Who's who?
• 28: World Cup wins
• 29: National teams
• 30: Find out more
• 31: Glossary
• 32: Index