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The Treasures Of The World Cup

In the late 1920s, Frenchman Jules Rimet had a grand vision for a global football tournament: he named it the World Cup. Just 13 teams contested the inaugural tournament in 1930, and the hosts Uruguay emerged as winners. From these tentative beginnings, the World Cup has grown exponentially into a truly all-embracing international competition, involving more than 200 countries. It has provided the stage for such footballing legends as Bobby Charlton, Eusebio, Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruff, Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and the incomparable Pele, and has furnished many football fans with their most cherished sporting memories. It is the biggest prize in competitive team sport. The Treasures of the World Cup tells the story of the quadrennial festival of
world football. It comprises an authoritative narrative account of all 19 tournaments played to date and a preview of Brazil 2014. The reportage is complemented by features on the superstars and the memorable moments for each of the finals, as well as maps of the venues and results boxes. It also contains more than 30 facsimile items of rare football memorabilia integrated into the pages of the book. The reader can relive the dramatic events that have entranced the watching millions by holding and examining football programmes, match tickets, posters, stickers, postcards and items of correspondence, filed or exhibited in the National Football Museum and other private collections around the world.
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In the late 1920s, Frenchman Jules Rimet had a grand vision for a global football tournament: he named it the World Cup. Just 13 teams contested the inaugural tournament in 1930, & the hosts Uruguay emerged as winners. From these tentative beginnings, the World Cup has grown exponentially into a truly all-embracing international competition, involving more than 200 countries. It has provided the stage for such footballing legends as Bobby Charlton, Eusebio, Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruff, Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Lionel Messi & the incomparable Pele, & has furnished many football fans with their most cherished sporting memories. It is the biggest prize in competitive team sport. The Treasures of the World Cup tells the story of the quadrennial festival of world football. It comprises an authoritative narrative account of all 19 tournaments played to date & a preview of Brazil 2014. The reportage is complemented by features on the superstars & the memorable moments for each of the finals, as well as maps of the venues & results boxes. It also contains more than 30 facsimile items of rare football memorabilia integrated into the pages of the book. The reader can relive the dramatic events that have entranced the watching millions by holding & examining football programmes, match tickets, posters, stickers, postcards & items of correspondence, filed or exhibited in the National Football Museum & other private collections around the world.

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Football - A sport involving kicking a ball and trying to score a goal
Date - A day on a calendar
Date - A social activity whith a current or potential partner
World Cup - A type of sporting competition.
Brazil - A country in South America
team - A group of people or animals linked by a common purpose.
World - A physical grouping, commonly used to describe earth and everything associated with ti
Correspondence - A means of communicating back to someone.
Festival - A period usually occurring once a year for celebration, typically for religious reasons.
Museum - A building which exhibits old artefacts for viewing of people who show interest.
Vision - To be able to imagine, also can mean what you can see.

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With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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