Product Description
by Clemente A. Lisi (Author)
This book chronicles the World Cup from its origins in 1930 to the present day. It features highlights from each tournament, photos, player profiles, statistics, and World Cup records. This new edition includes coverage of the FIFA corruption scandal, the use of video technology, a profile of 2018 Golden Ball winner Luka Modric, and much more.
Author Biography
Clemente A. Lisi has worked as a journalist and editor for more than two decades. In that time, he has been an editor at major metropolitan dailies such as the New York Post and the New York Daily News and served as senior editor at ABCNews.com. He is the author of The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story (2013), A History of the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team (2017), and the previous editions of A History of the World Cup. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
