Soccer's Most Wanted™: The Top 10 Book of Clumsy Keepers, Clever Crosses, and Outlandish Oddities

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Potomac Books, Inc., 30 sept. 2001 - 304 pages
Ernie Brandts of the Netherlands scored a goal for each team and injured his own goalkeeper in a 1978 World Cup match against Italy. Liverpool’s Robbie Fowler was suspended for four games and fined for pretending to snort the white chalk endline while celebrating a goal. In 1970, after El Salvador defeated Honduras in a World Cup qualifying match, the two countries severed diplomatic relations, and a four-day “Soccer War” broke out, in which more than 10,000 people died. A 1995 match in South Africa between the host Moroka Swallows and the Qwa Qwa Stars was delayed after the visiting team accused the host of using magical powers against them.

Soccer's Most Wanted™ features the most outrageous players, the oddest injuries, the strangest matches, the most fantastic finishes, the greatest champions, and the most inept teams. In short, it covers the best and worst moments in the history of world soccer. Die-hard fans as well as newcomers to the sport will enjoy this irreverent guide to soccer trivia.
 

Table des matières

Introduction
13
World Cup Firsts
23
Why Are We Here?
So Close Yet So
NotSoGreat Moments in U S Soccer History
Going for the Gold
Americans Abroad
Origins
Fantastic Finishes in Club and College Matches
Animal Farm
Last Line of Defense
Notorious Matches
Food for Thought
Suspensions and Banishments
SoccerStyle Kickers
A Kick in the Head

British Hooliganism

Expressions et termes fréquents

À propos de l'auteur (2001)

John Snyder has a master's degree in history from the University of Cincinnati and a passion for baseball. He has authored twelve books on baseball, soccer, football, hockey, tennis, and travel, including Day by Day in Cincinnati Reds History, which he co-authored with Floyd Conner. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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