Title Details

Scott Murray is a freelance journalist who writes for The Guardian, FourFourTwo, Men's Health and Shortlist, amongst others. Prior to this he was the Sports Editor of guardian.co.uk. Scott is the co-author of the football miscellany, Day of the Match.

Part I: Kicking Off.

Chapter 1: Welcome to Planet Football.

Chapter 2: The Ball Starts Rolling: A Potted History of Football.

Chapter 3: Getting Your Boots On: The Gear You Need.

Part II: Playing the Game.

Chapter 4: Laying Down the Laws.

Chapter 5: Players, Positions and Tactics.

Chapter 6: Honing Your Skills.

Chapter 7: Keeping Fit for Football.

Chapter 8: Coaching, Managing and Leadership.

Chapter 9: Getting the Game On.

Part III: Exploring the World of Football.

Chapter 10: The World Cup.

Chapter 11: Surveying the International Scene.

Chapter 12: The Club Scene.

Chapter 13: Focusing on Famous Clubs.

Chapter 14: Women’s Football.

Part IV: The Fans’ Enclosure: Following the Game.

Chapter 15: Going to the Match.

Chapter 16: Compulsive Viewing: Football on Screen.

Chapter 17: Read All About It!

Chapter 18: Other Football-based Pastimes.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 19: Ten Great Players.

Chapter 20: The Ten Greatest Teams of All Time.

Chapter 21: Ten Great Matches.

Part VI: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Roll of Honour.

Appendix B: Glossary.

Index.