This is exactly what it says on the cover, the history of the World Cup. Each chapter covers one tournament, in chronological order. It’s very methodical and always informative. Sometimes, it’s even entertaining. But, and perhaps this is just my imagination, I thought I could feel author Jonathan Wilson’s interest in the subject diminish as we approached the present day. Whether this is out of some disillusionment with the game due to FIFA corruption and over-commercialization, or just because he was rushing to hit a […]