Soccer! The Game and the World Cup

Written by the writers and editors of La Gazzetta dello Sport, Europe's leading daily sports newspaperForewards by Joseph S. Blatter, FIFA, and Alan Rothenberg, Chairman and CEO, World Cup USA170 colorplates and 60 black-and-white illustrations from Europe's and America's leading soccer photographers and historic archivesIncluded in this World Cup USA 1994: How the teams qualified, who are the stars1994 World Cup ScheduleToday's soccer stars and top international and national teams from around the worldQuotes from soccer's top Italy's Roberto Baggio, Holland's Marco Van Basten and Ruud Gullit, Argentina's Diego MaradonaPreview of Team USA and coach Bora MilutinovicHistory of the game, its origins, and its developmentA detailed history of the World Cup tournament from 1930 to 1994Profiles of Pele and MaradonaHistory of soccer in the U.S.A.Evolution of the rules of soccerFull display of development of tacticsCompendium of statistics about the World Cup and international soccerOverview of soccer around the world the fans, African soccer, women's soccer