The Soccer Book

A revised and updated edition of the ultimate guide to soccer, featuring the results of the 2022 World Cup, and a preview of the 2023 Women’s World Cup

This is the ultimate guide for any soccer fan who wants to know everything about the "beautiful game"—from World Cup winners to soccer skills and techniques.

Whether you are a keen player, a lifelong supporter, or an armchair team manager, this book illustrates every aspect of the most popular sport in the world. The Soccer Book reveals the story behind the game—from the history of the sport to the results of the Qatar ‘22 World Cup, and the buildup to the Women’s India ‘23 World Cup

Bold step-by-step artwork and jargon-free text profile the roles of players, equipment, team formations, strategies, and individual skills, while maps, quotes, and statistics give you all of the key facts on national teams, league teams, and iconic players, as well as the greatest competitions around the world.

About the Author

DK Publishing was founded in London in 1974 and is now the world's leading illustrated reference publisher and part of Penguin Random House, formed on July 1, 2013. DK publishes highly visual, photographic nonfiction for adults and children, and produces content for consumers in more than 87 countries and 62 languages, with offices in Delhi, London, Melbourne, Munich, New York, and Toronto. DK's aim is to inform, enrich, and entertain readers of all ages, and everything DK publishes, whether print or digital, embodies the unique DK design approach. DK brings unrivaled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. It has a reputation for innovation in design for both print and digital products. DK's adult range spans travel—including the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel Guides—history, science, nature, sport, gardening, cookery, and parenting. DK's extensive children's list showcases a fantastic store of information for children, toddlers, and babies. DK covers everything from animals and the human body, to homework help and craft activities, together with an impressive list of licensing titles, including the bestselling LEGObooks. DK acts as the parent company for Alpha Books, publisher of the Idiot's Guides series and Prima Games, video gaming publishers, as well as the award-winning travel publisher Rough Guides.