ISBN 978-0-9803131-6-1
Category: Sport
Extent: 192 pp 105 mono and colour images
62,600 words
Format: Quilted material in the shape and feel of a football
Size: 300mm x 300mm round
Release Date: September 2008
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he FIFA World Cup ended up in Italian hands in 2006 after an Azzurri triumph that owed everything to teamwork. The
abiding memory of the Final at Berlin's Olympic Stadium may
be of Zinedine Zidane's meltdown, the France veteran earning
an red card for headbutting Marco Materazzi, but there was much to
admire about the Italian effort that earned them a
fourth world crown. But this FIFA World Cup was not simply an
Italian success story.
Jurgen Klinsmann's
young Germany side took
third place on the back of an
attractive brand of high-tempo,
attacking football. The hosts finished as
top scorers with 14 goals - five of them from
adidas Golden Shoe winner Miroslav Klose and three from
Lukas Podolski, the Gillette Best Young Player.
The month of football in Germany captivated not just the 3,359,439
spectators attending matches in the 12 magnificent stadiums (and Fan
Fest millions) but also an estimated worldwide audience of more than 30
billion people. All looked on as a cast list incorporating 32 teams from
Angola to the USA conspired to excite, enthral and occasionally
exasperate during a 64-match, 147-goal marathon. Now we look forward to the 2010 World Cup to be played in South
Africa with great anticipation. World Cup 2010 prepares us for the
event and looks back at the 2006 event and every World Cup played
since 1930. The book also includes all the great players and teams of
the World Cup and incorporates many beautiful and memorable images.
This is an absolute must for every football fan.
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he FIFA World Cup ended up in Italian hands in 2006 after an Azzurri triumph that owed everything to teamwork. 
The
abiding memory of the Final at Berlin's Olympic Stadium may
be of Zinedine Zidane's meltdown, the France veteran earning
an red card for headbutting Marco Materazzi, but there was much to
admire about the Italian effort that earned them a
fourth world crown.
But this FIFA World Cup was not simply an
Italian success story.
Jurgen Klinsmann's
young Germany side took
third place on the back of an
attractive brand of high-tempo,
attacking football. The hosts finished as
top scorers with 14 goals - five of them from
adidas Golden Shoe winner Miroslav Klose and three from
Lukas Podolski, the Gillette Best Young Player.
The month of football in Germany captivated not just the 3,359,439
spectators attending matches in the 12 magnificent stadiums (and Fan
Fest millions) but also an estimated worldwide audience of more than 30
billion people. All looked on as a cast list incorporating 32 teams from
Angola to the USA conspired to excite, enthral and occasionally
exasperate during a 64-match, 147-goal marathon.
Now we look forward to the 2010 World Cup to be played in South
Africa with great anticipation. World Cup 2010 prepares us for the
event and looks back at the 2006 event and every World Cup played
since 1930. The book also includes all the great players and teams of
the World Cup and incorporates many beautiful and memorable images.
This is an absolute must for every football fan.
