This volume provides an account of the history of the football, from the origins of the modern game in the 1870s to 1993. Presented in a page-by-page chronological format and written from the British perspective, the book includes articles on notable football stories of the 20th century, together with brief soccer statistics, quotes and the rest of the football news in brief. A special spread is allocated to every World Cup finals, and the year-by-year reportage is also interspersed with special feature spreads on the legendary figures of the game.