Match of the Century: England, Hungary, and the Game That Changed Football Forever

by Matt Clough

On 25 November 1953, the footballing landscape was altered forever. In a mist-shrouded Wembley Stadium, the beautiful game's historic dominant force England met the most exciting team of the 1950s, Hungary. What followed sent shockwaves through the very foundations that the sport was built upon. England played with the crushing weight of expectation upon their shoulders, defending their proud unbeaten home record in a year when, after years of crumbling...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750998148
• ISBN13: 9780750998147
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 256 Pages