Did you know that heading a ball in the 1870s could be fatal? Or that goalkeepers train harder than any other player on the pitch? From stats to obscure facts about the world's favourite sport, be an eyewitness to the beautiful game.

 

This book features in the following series: Dk Eyewitness, Dk Eyewitness Guides .

There are 72 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 2004 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

Sarah Phillips is the founder of Baking911. com. Formerly the baking expert at iVillage, Phillips develops recipes for the bakeware company Chicago Metallic. Her recipes have been published in Prevention" magazine. She lives in New York. Since graduating from Brighton University Nadine Wickenden has worked as a full time illustrator on advertising, packaging, editorial commissions, and more recently in children's books. Her style incorporates traditional watercolor and mixed media collage. She lives in the UK.