An illustrated guide to the world's most popular sport: starting with the history and birth of football and retracing the rules, techniques and tactics of the game. The book offers children and young people taking up competitive sport an aid to take their first steps into the world of football. An extensive tutorial section suggests how to get started in this sport; fun and colourful drawings explain the basic concepts, illustrated halfway between play and didactics. The final part of the book offers an overview of the teams and players who have helped make football the most popular sport on the planet.