by Brian Glanville · Faber & Faber · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571210589
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«The Story of the World Cup» is Brian Glanville's historical chronicle of the soccer World Cup, published by Faber & Faber in paperback (400 pages, in English).
The book covers the history of the soccer World Cup from the first edition in Uruguay (1930) to the 1998 tournament in France, with match reports, off-field stories and portraits of players and coaches. The work's subtitle presents it as an essential companion for the 2002 Japan World Cup.
The 2001 edition carries the subtitle «The Essential Companion to Japan 2002».
A reference work for soccer fans interested in the history of the tournament and its protagonists.
Brian Lester Glanville was an English football writer and novelist. He was described by The Times as "the doyen of football writers—arguably the finest football writer of his—or any other—generation", and by American journalist Paul Zimmerman as "the greatest football writer of all time."
