num_pages: 256
description: Traces the growth of what during pre-industrial times was called the simplest game through its codification in the nineteenth century to the 1994 World Cup. This title weaves the sport's growth into the culture and politics of the countries where it has been taken up.
language: English
title: The World's Game: A History of Soccer
titlecomplete: The World's Game: A History of Soccer
genres: Football, Soccer, Nonfiction, Sports, History
ratings_count: 39
publisher: University of Illinois Press