- 16 million people play soccer in the United States and family involvement through coaching, refereeing, and parent's touchline support for kids makes a group of 50 or 60 million involved with the sport.
- Soccer is the world's most popular sport, played by over 117 million registered athletes-among them six million women-and viewed by billions of fans in stadiums and on worldwide television.
- Thematic structure provides greater in-depth coverage of key players and clubs, great matches, soccer rules and tactics and soccer culture.
- Outstanding collection of around 250 painstakingly researched soccer photos, with numerous cutouts to add impact on the page.
- An A-Z of over 200 players and information on every country affiliated to FIFA as well as the top 50 clubs.
- Soccer is the world's most popular sport, played by over 117 million registered athletes-among them six million women-and viewed by billions of fans in stadiums and on worldwide television.
- Thematic structure provides greater in-depth coverage of key players and clubs, great matches, soccer rules and tactics and soccer culture.
- Outstanding collection of around 250 painstakingly researched soccer photos, with numerous cutouts to add impact on the page.
- An A-Z of over 200 players and information on every country affiliated to FIFA as well as the top 50 clubs.




