How Britain brought football to the world
Laycock, Stuart2022
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Even though many countries play football better than we do, they'll forever have to thank Britain for giving them the fun, the excitement, the tragedy, the triumph, the pain, the pleasure and the sheer gloriousness of the beautiful game. This is the amazing story of how Britons brought football to the world, including the British naval officer who introduced it to Japan's naval academy, the Cornish miners who took pasties and football to Mexico, the first club in Uruguay, which was called Albion FC, and the German teachers who got a round ball from Britain. Authors Stuart Laycock and Philip Laycock explore how despite not always being very good at it, we never asked for our ball back!
Main title:
How Britain brought football to the world / Stuart Laycock, Philip Laycock.
Author:
Laycock, Stuart, authorLaycock, Philip, author
Imprint:
Cheltenham : The History Press, 2022.
Collation:
320 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9780750998796 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
796.33409796.33409 LAY
Language:
English
BRN:
2558576