Football and other Ball Games

Did you know that a badminton shuttlecock can travel as fast as 260 km/h? That hockey is one of the oldest sports in the world? Or that football was once banned by royal decree?

This book comprehensively explores football in Olympic competition:

• Background history of the event.

• The rules of the event, and how the competitor wins.

• The skills and tactics.

• Clothing, equipment and the place where the event is held.

• The men and women who have made Olympic history.

• Great Olympic moments.

• Amazing statistics.

• “Did you know” facts – ranging from the heroic to the bizarre!