1 Half Title; 2-3 Copyright and Title; 4-5 Contents Page; Section 1 Introduction; 6-7 The Beautiful Game; The universal appeal of football across the globe; 8-9 From Early Days to the Modern Game; Historical overview from ancient China to the 20th century; 10-11 The Pitch and Players; The field of play - dimensions, pitch markings, number of players; 12-13 The Officials; The referee and assistants - their role, signals and red cards; 14-15 Key Rules; Laws of the game, infringements, the off-side rule; 16-17 Ready to Play; Kit, warm-up routines, avoidance of injuries, mental attitude; Section 2 Skills; 18-19 Ball Control; Trapping, bringing the ball down with the body, skills drills; 20-21 Passing 1; When to pass the ball, the variety of pass types; 22-23 Passing 2; Sidefoot short passing, longer passes, crossing the ball; 24-25 Movement and Space 1; How to make space, ghosting, dummies and feinting; 26-27 Movement and Space 2; Triangular drills, using the flanks, link-up play; 28-29 Tackling; Block tackles, side tackles and practice drills; 30-31 Shooting; Effective striking of the ball, volleying, half-volleying; 32-33 Heading; Controlling headers, power headers, diving headers; 34-35 Five-A-Side; Adapting skills and tacties to small-sided games; 36-37 Fancy Skills and Tricks; Swerving the ball, lobbing, overhead kicks and the flick-up; Section 3 Positions and Play; 38-39 Goalkeeping 1; Positioning, spotting danger, saving, punching and clearing; 40-41 Goalkeeping 2; Dealing with crosses, commanding your area, the back pass rule; 42-43 Attacking 1; Timing runs, through balls, scoring goals; 44-45 Attacking 2; Dummying, overlaps and attacking plays; 46-47 Defending 1; Closing down space and marking; 48-49 Defending 2; Zone defence, role of the sweeper; Section 4 Set Pieces; 50-51 Restarts: Kick-Offs, Throw-Ins; Rules and techniques, long and short throws; 52-53 Corners; Advantages of corners, long and short corners; 54-55 Free-Kicks 1; Direct, indirect, classic moves and plays; 56-57 Free-Kicks 2; Defending free-kicks, the wall, free-kick specialists; 58-59 Penalties; Taking penalties, penalty shoot-outs, mental preparation; Section 5 Tactics; 60-61 The Manager and Coach; How manager's tactics can win or lose a game; 62-63 Formations; Selection of effective formations, past and present; 64-65 Formations and Tactics; Use of wing backs, flexible formations, off-side traps; 66-67 Tactics Within a Game; From kick-off to final whistle. Changing tactics mid-game; Section 6 The Professional Game; 68-69 A Pro's Life; Excitement, glamour, commitments and responsibilities; 70-71 Clubs and Supporters; Transfer systems, clubs, stadia, 72-73 Broadcasting and Technology; Commentators, analysis, cameras and technology; 74-75 Stadiums; Great stadiums around the world; Section 7 The Greats; 76-77 The Great Competitions; Domestic and international - from Copa America, African Nations Cup, FA Cup and more; 78-79 The Great Games 1; England v Hungary 1953, Real Madrid v Eintracht Frankfurt 1960, Italy v Brazil 1970; 80-81 The Great Games 2; Congo v Mali, W. Germany v Holland 1974, France v Portugal 1984; 82-83 The Great Games 3; Argentina v Nigeria 1996, China v Norway 1999, Yugoslavia v Spain 2000; 84-85 The Great Players 1; Including Lev Yashin, Pele, Cruyff, Maradona, Platini; 86-87 The Great Players 2; Including Eusebio, Beckenbauer, George Weah, Zidane, Mia Hamm; Section 8 Reference; 88-89 Domestic Leagues and Competitions 1; Cups and leagues; 90-91 Domestic Leagues and Competitions 2; Cups and leagues continued, timeline, players not covered elsewhere; 92-93 Glossary/Websites; Full glossary and useful web addresses; 94-95 Index; 96 Acknowledgements
