Nothing unites--and excites--the sporting planet like a
World Cup. For one month every four years, billions of
people rearrange their lives, play hooky, and ignore their
loved ones in order to watch 22 men kick a ball in pursuit
of a small gold statue and athletic immortality. On the eve
of one of the most historically significant World Cup of
all--the first to be held in Africa--you need a tour guide
more than ever. Learned yet lively, elegantly designed, and
bursting with historical photos, The ESPN World Cup
Companion celebrates every World Cup since 1930,
highlighting each era's Greatest Players, Games, Teams,
Players, Rivalries, and Cult Figures. But coauthors David
Hirshey and Roger Bennett relish the game for all its beauty
and vulgarity, subtlety and brutality, examining every
aspect of World Cup culture; here you'll find a rogue's
gallery of the game's biggest divas and divers, the DNA of
the world's powerhouses, the psychodrama of the penalty
shoot out, the physics of the free kick, the five soccer
fans you'll meet in hell, and even the art of scoring "off"
the field. The ESPN World Cup Companion captures all the
sweat, blood, tears, and bad hairdos of the last 80 years.
Whether you're a casual fan or a long-time aficionado of the
sport, this book bridges the gap between merely watching the
planet's biggest sporting event and truly understanding it.
So paint your face, hoist your vuvuzela, or just grab your
trusty remote, but whatever you do make sure The ESPN World
Cup Companion is by your side.
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