The Beautiful Game: The infographic Book of Soccer

The Beautiful Game: The infographic Book of Soccer
ISBN-10
1781316678
ISBN-13
9781781316672
Series
The Beautiful Game
Category
Sports & Recreation
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
2017-08-03
Publisher
Aurum Press
Author
John Andrews

Description

See the world of soccer brought to life with photos, illustrations, and stunning infographics. The Beautiful Game is loaded with facts, stats, profiles on player personalities, bios, history, and much more to make the beautiful game leap out at you like you’ve never seen before. Whether it’s uncovering the most goals scored in an international tournament, or comparing the left-foot of the world's best players, the intriguing, and often surprising, truths of soccer are completely at your disposal. Who has scored more penalty shots, Ronaldo or Messi? Which goalie has the safest hands? Who has received the most red cards? These striking and fun infographics put the game's most intriguing questions to the test.

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