Data Portal @ linkeddatafragments.org

Matches in Harvard for { <http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/007171025/catalog> ?p ?o. }

• catalog abstract "The Simplest Game is the definitive reference to soccer, the world's most popular sport. Fully revised to coincide with the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and the continuing explosion of American interest in the game since the 1994 World Cup, The Simplest Game explores the game, its players, and its history. Paul Gardner provides an authoritative and entertaining view of soccer's colorful history and lore. Originally published in 1976, The Simplest Game was. Heralded as "a storehouse of valuable information" by the U.S. Soccer Federation. Now completely revised and updated to reflect the changes the game has undergone since then and published for the first time with photos of the most memorable and talented players, the book offers a wealth of facts, figures, and anecdotes that enable one to become part of the knowledgeable fraternity that speaks intelligently about the sport. The Simplest Game traces the evolution of soccer. From a crude, rustic pastime into a sophisticated worldwide business. It sketches the history and achievements of soccer, highlights world competitions and important players, examines the growth of divergent national playing styles, and spells out what is needed for the United States to develop an indigenous style of play and players of international caliber. The Simplest Game is for anyone searching for an introduction to, or a better understanding of, the world's most. Followed sport.".
• catalog contributor b9919305.
• catalog created "c1996.".
• catalog date "1996".
• catalog date "c1996.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
• catalog description "1. Beginnings -- 2. The World Cup, 1930-1954 -- 3. The World Cup, 1958-1974 -- 4. The World Cup, 1978-1990 -- 5. The World Cup, 1994 -- 6. Soccer in the Olympic Games -- 7. Soccer in the nineties -- 8. Tactics -- 9. The changing game -- 10. Soccer comes to the United States -- 11. American soccer : the present and the future -- Appendices -- A. Glossary -- B. The rules of soccer -- C. The members of FIFA -- D. Worldwide winners -- E. The United States.".
• catalog description "Followed sport.".
• catalog description "From a crude, rustic pastime into a sophisticated worldwide business. It sketches the history and achievements of soccer, highlights world competitions and important players, examines the growth of divergent national playing styles, and spells out what is needed for the United States to develop an indigenous style of play and players of international caliber. The Simplest Game is for anyone searching for an introduction to, or a better understanding of, the world's most.".
• catalog description "Heralded as "a storehouse of valuable information" by the U.S. Soccer Federation. Now completely revised and updated to reflect the changes the game has undergone since then and published for the first time with photos of the most memorable and talented players, the book offers a wealth of facts, figures, and anecdotes that enable one to become part of the knowledgeable fraternity that speaks intelligently about the sport. The Simplest Game traces the evolution of soccer.".
• catalog description "The Simplest Game is the definitive reference to soccer, the world's most popular sport. Fully revised to coincide with the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and the continuing explosion of American interest in the game since the 1994 World Cup, The Simplest Game explores the game, its players, and its history. Paul Gardner provides an authoritative and entertaining view of soccer's colorful history and lore. Originally published in 1976, The Simplest Game was.".
• catalog extent "xxiv, 360 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0028604016".
• catalog issued "1996".
• catalog issued "c1996.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Macmillan USA,".
• catalog subject "796.334 20".
• catalog subject "GV943 .G28 1996".
• catalog subject "Soccer History.".
• catalog subject "Soccer.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. Beginnings -- 2. The World Cup, 1930-1954 -- 3. The World Cup, 1958-1974 -- 4. The World Cup, 1978-1990 -- 5. The World Cup, 1994 -- 6. Soccer in the Olympic Games -- 7. Soccer in the nineties -- 8. Tactics -- 9. The changing game -- 10. Soccer comes to the United States -- 11. American soccer : the present and the future -- Appendices -- A. Glossary -- B. The rules of soccer -- C. The members of FIFA -- D. Worldwide winners -- E. The United States.".
• catalog title "The simplest game : the intelligent fan's guide to the world of soccer / Paul Gardner ; with a foreword by Pelé.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".