How Britain Brought Football to the World

by Philip Laycock and Stuart Laycock

Even though many countries play football better than we do, they'll forever have to thank Britain for giving them the fun, the excitement, the tragedy, the triumph, the pain, the pleasure and the sheer gloriousness of the beautiful game. This is the amazing story of how Britons brought football to the world, including the British naval officer who introduced it to Japan's naval academy, the Cornish miners who took pasties and football to Mexico, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750998792
• ISBN13: 9780750998796
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 320 Pages