About the Book: Shortest History of Football: Just in Time for the FIFA World
Cup 2026!
From ancient kicking games to the worlds most popular sport
Humans have enjoyed kicking balls around for thousands of years, whether in
Ancient China or sixteenth-century North America. Football as we know it today
was born from two vastly different British traditions: rough-and-tumble folk
football and the games played in elite boarding schools. So how did it go from a
local pastime to the pinnacle of global sport?
Brian D. Bunk traces the incredible history of football, comprised of both
glories and tragedies: from muddy World War