Football
- ISBN-10
- 0876371152
- ISBN-13
- 9780876371152
- Series
- Football
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993-03-04
- Publisher
- House of Collectibles
- Author
- James Beckett
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