The Amazing World Cup Compendium - Tapa dura

Revised and updated World Cup trivia book to capitalise on World Cup fever in 2010 Attractive and eye-catching gift book format The World Cup is footballing Nirvana - the ultimate global competition, where the world's greatest footballing nations battle it out as the world watches. The Amazing World Cup Compendium contains a wealth of illuminating and essential trivia on the facts and history of the World Cup. This is the perfect guide to everything about the competition: legendary players; great matches; goals and the personalities that have passed through the ages. The book is the ideal companion for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and is a must-read for every fan of footy facts and trivia.

Nick Brownlee is an author, journalist and sports aficionado. His passion for football and professional cycling have led to a role as writer and researcher for Motson's FA Cup Odyssey, Motson's World Cup Extravaganza and Fotheringham's Extraordinary Sporting Pastimes. Nick also runs his own freelance news agency and is the author of three crime fiction novels in the Jake and Jouma series set in Mombasa, Kenya, published by Piatkus.