THE SOCCER BOOK US_001-011_PRELIMS.indd 1 01/06/18 4:12 PM US_001-011_PRELIMS.indd 2 01/06/18 4:12 PM THE SOCCER BOOK THE TEAMS THE RULES THE LEAGUES THE TACTICS US_001-011_PRELIMS.indd 3 01/06/18 4:12 PM Writers David Goldblatt, Johnny Acton REVISED EDITION DK DELHI Senior Editor Conor Kilgallon Senior Art Editor Michael Duffy Senior Art Editor Stuti Tiwari Bhatia Editors Bob Bridle, Chris Hawkes, Chris Stone Editors Tina Jindal, Riji Raju Designers Katie Eke, Brian Flynn, Assistant Editors Antara Raghavan, Phil Gamble, Jillian Burr Rishi Bryan Editorial Assistant Rory Thomas Assistant Art Editors Simar Dhamija, Researcher Neil Mason Ankita Sharma Illustrators Phil Gamble, Mike Garland, Senior Illustrator Arun Pottirayil Mark Walker Senior Picture Researcher Production Editor Tony Phipps Surya Sankash Sarangi Production Controller Imogen Boase Senior DTP Designer Neeraj Bhatia Managing Editor Stephanie Farrow DTP Designers Nand Kishor Acharya, Managing Art Editor Lee Griffiths Jaypal Singh Chauhan Publisher Jonathan Metcalf Jacket Designer Juhi Sheth Art Director Bryn Walls Editorial Coordinator Priyanka Sharma US Editors Jenny Wilson, Margaret Parrish DTP Designer Harish Aggarwal Produced with assistance from Senior Managing Editor Rohan Sinha Cooling Brown Managing Art Editor Sudakshina Basu US_001-011_PRELIMS.indd 4 19/06/18 3:40 PM Managing Jackets Editor Saloni Talwar This American Edition, 2018 Published in Great Britain by Preproduction Manager Balwant Singh Dorling Kindersley Limited. First American Edition, 2009 Production Manager Pankaj Sharma Published in the United States by DK Publishing A catalog record for this book is available from 345 Hudson Street the Library of Congress. New York, New York 10014 DK LONDON ISBN: 978-1-4654-6923-6 Copyright © 2009, 2010, 2014, 2018 Senior Art Editor Helen Spencer Dorling Kindersley Limited DK books are available at special discounts when Project Art Editor Katie Cavanagh DK, a Division of Penguin Random House LLC purchased in bulk for sales promotions, premiums, Editor Kate Taylor fund-raising, or educational use. For details, contact: Senior Producer Mandy Inness 18 19 20 21 22 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 DK Publishing Special Markets, 345 Hudson Street, Producer, Preproduction Andy Hilliard, 001–309602–Oct/2018 New York, New York 10014 Jacqueline Street [email protected] Managing Editor Gareth Jones All rights reserved. Managing Art Editor Lee Griffiths Without limiting the rights under the copyright Printed and bound in China Associate Publisher Liz Wheeler reserved above, no part of this publication may be Art Director Karen Self reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval A WORLD OF IDEAS: Publishing Director Jonathan Metcalf system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means SEE ALL THERE IS TO KNOW (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or Design Director Phil Ormerod otherwise), without the prior written permission of the US Editor Jennette ElNaggar copyright owner. www.dk.com US_001-011_PRELIMS.indd 5 19/06/18 3:40 PM CONTENTS Introduction 010 The officials 056 Soccer technologies 060 THE WORLD’S GAME The rules 062 Ancient ball games 014 Using set pieces 064 From folk to association 016 The offside rule 066 The global game 018 Fouls and infringements 068 Into the 20th century 020 Shirts, shorts, and socks 070 Futsal (Futebol de salão) 022 Boots and protective gear 072 Beach soccer 024 Shirts and haircuts 074 Indoor/Street soccer 026 The ball 076 Freestyle soccer 028 The goal 078 Paralympic soccer 030 Sing when you’re winning 080 Grassroots soccer 032 Watching the game 034 Fan culture 036 TEAMWORK Teamwork: key concepts 084 Formations 086 HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED Defensive strategies 090 The field 040 How to fix a soccer match 094 Defenders 042 Set pieces 096 Midfielders 046 Attacking strategies 098 Forwards 050 Managers and coaches 102 Goalkeepers 054 The anatomy of a club 106 US_001-011_PRELIMS.indd 6 24/08/2018 12:25 INDIVIDUAL SKILLS PLANET SOCCER Anatomy of a player 110 FIFA Confederations 154 Mind of a player 112 EUROPE: UEFA 156 Warming up 114 England 158 Training 116 Famous venues: Wembley Stadium 160 Controlling the ball 118 England: the northern clubs 162 England: the southern clubs 164 Passing 120 Scotland 166 Running with the ball 122 Wales 168 Step overs 124 Northern Ireland 169 Spins and turns 126 Republic of Ireland 170 Fakes 128 Belgium 171 Shooting 130 Money madness 172 Volleying 132 France 174 Heading 134 French clubs 176 Throw-ins and corners 136 Netherlands 178 Dutch clubs: the big three 180 Free kicks 138 Denmark 182 Penalties 140 Sweden 183 Goalkeeping 142 Norway 184 Tackling 146 Finland 185 Freestyle skills 148 Germany 186 Injuries 150 German clubs 188 US_001-011_PRELIMS.indd 7 01/06/18 4:12 PM Austria 190 Brazilian clubs 236 Switzerland 191 Global migration 238 Spain 192 Paraguay/Uruguay 240 Spain’s big two 194 Chile/Bolivia 241 Famous venues: Braga Stadium 196 Peru/Ecuador 242 Spain: the chasing pack 198 Venezuela/Colombia 243 Portugal 200 Portuguese clubs 202 NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA Italy 204 AND THE CARIBBEAN: Italy: Juventus and Inter 206 CONCACAF 244 Famous games: AC Milan vs Liverpool 208 US 246 Italy: AC Milan and Roma 210 Canada 247 Greece 212 Mexico 248 Turkey 213 CONCACAF: top clubs 250 Bulgaria 214 Romania 215 AFRICA: CAF 252 Croatia 216 Algeria/Egypt 254 Czech Republic 217 Morocco/Tunisia 255 Serbia 218 Nigeria 256 Hungary 219 Cameroon 257 Famous games: England vs Hungary 220 Ivory Coast 258 Poland 222 Ghana 259 Ukraine 223 DR Congo 260 Russia 224 South Africa 261 Israel 225 Africa: top clubs 262 UEFA minnows 226 ASIA AND OCEANIA: SOUTH AMERICA: CONMEBOL 228 AFC AND OFC 264 Argentina 230 Iran/Iraq 266 Argentinian clubs 232 Saudi Arabia/UAE 267 Brazil 234 Famous venues: King Fahd Stadium 268 US_001-011_PRELIMS.indd 8 01/06/18 4:12 PM