Zusammenfassung
The first complete history of the FIFA World Cup with a preview of the 2022 event in Qatar.
Every four years, the world’s best national soccer teams compete for the FIFA World Cup. Billions of people tune in from around the world to experience the remarkable events unfolding live, both on and off the field. From Diego Maradona’s first goal against England at the 1986 World Cup to Nelson Mandela’s surprise appearance at the 2010 final in South Africa, these unforgettable World Cup moments have helped to create a global phenomenon.
In The FIFA World Cup: A History of the Planet's Biggest Sporting Event, veteran soccer reporter Clemente A. Lisi chronicles the tournament from 1930 to today, including a preview of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Lisi provides vivid accounts of individual games, details the innovations that impacted the sport across the decades, and offers biographical sketches of greats such as Pelé, Diego Maradona, and Lionel Messi. In addition, Lisi includes needed, objective coverage of off-field controversies such as the FIFA corruption case, making this book the only complete and impartial history of the tournament.
Featuring personal interviews and behind-the-scenes stories from the author’s many years attending and covering the World Cup, as well as stunning color photography, The FIFA World Cup is the definitive history of this global event.
Schlagworte
Germany Italy Brazil Pelé FIFA football history world cup history Qatar Qatar 2022 Ronaldo World Cup Zinedine Zidane Diego Maradona FIFA World cup Franz Beckenbauer 2022 World Cup soccer history Lionel MessiKeywords
soccer Argentina- 371–374 Appendix 371–374
- 375–378 Bibliography 375–378
- 379–384 Index 379–384
- 385–386 About the Author 385–386
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- „... : PeléConsidered one of the best players in the game’s history, Pelé became a superstar with his performances at ...” „... 1962 World Cups, the Seleção set its sights on a third at Mexico ’70. Pelé, out to prove that he wasn’t ...” „... , Pelé added that he didn’t “intend to play in any more World Cups, because I’m not lucky in them.”“This ...”
- „... record, and no other place can say it is the birthplace of Pelé, arguably the best player the game has ...” „... attacking midfielder, who was a member of Brazil’s 1950 World Cup squad, was the best player Pelé said he ...” „... so many World Cups, the country never really got over losing that tournament. Pelé, just nine at the ...”
- „... experienced wherever he went during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.Like Pelé, he was one of the greatest ...” „... era that included Pelé, Bobby Charlton, and Johan Cruyff. Portugal’s imperialism in Africa, which can ...” „... disappoint in their opening match. Second-half goals by Zagallo and Pelé were enough to down Mexico. Pelé’s ...”
- „... Cupindividual reCordsMost championships3, Pelé (Brazil, 1958, 1962, 1970)Most appearances in a World Cup final3 ...” „... 1998)Most assists overall10, Pelé (Brazil, 1958–1970)Most assists in a single tournament6, Pelé (Brazil ...”
- „... the best player the planet had seen since Pelé.Uruguay’s Héctor Castro (right) scores his team’s ...” „... Norman Whiteside broke Pelé’s record as the youngest player to appear in a World Cup game at age 17 years ...” „... Mário Zagallo (right) and Pelé share a hug ahead of the 1970 World Cup. MINISTÉRIO DA JUSTIÇA E ...”
- „... the great Pelé exiting Subway—the sandwich chain, not the train—in Rio, where he was making a stop to ...” „... European nation of just four million. Maybe you cheer for Brazil because you like Pelé or the country’s ...”
- „... : Storia di un Italiano. Rome: Società Stampa Sportiva, 2001.Harris, Harry. Pelé: His Life and Times ...”
- „... , 144–45, 154, 164Patenaude, Bert, 12Pelé, 35–36, 45, 63–67, 69–70, 77–78, 80–81, 83–85, 90–91, 102–3 ...”
- „... looked up to Pelé, but the inte-gration of the U.S. team in the ensuing years certainly helped change ...” „... players other than Pelé that Black kids can look up to.”Pope, who played at the 1998, 2002, and 2006 World ...” „... “for the people who suffer so many problems.”Even Pelé had vouched for Romário’s inclusion, saying, “A ...”
- „... Copa nos va a traer, Maradona es más grande que Pelé.That translates to:Brazil, tell me how it feels ...” „... much better than Pelé.With Brazil’s failure one of the biggest story lines to come out of the ...”
- „... MaradonaWidely considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game, Maradona, along with Pelé, was ...” „... , Maradona was placed second behind Pelé by World Soccer in the magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest Players ...” „... time, behind Pelé. Later that year, he was ranked second in the Guardian’s list of the 100 greatest ...”
- „... , referring to FIFA mem-bers. “That will be the legacy for the future.”Pelé, the always smiling spokesman whom ...”