On Sale: Aug 6, 2024
Page Count: 528 pages
Publisher: Bold Type Books
ISBN-13: 9781645030522

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Fully revised and updated, this fifteenth-anniversary editionn soccer book chronicles the evolution of the sport and how it has affected the lives of players, coaches, and fans–perfect for those who adore the timeless game.

In Inverting the Pyramid, Jonathan Wilson offers a masterly global history of the world’s game, from unruly beginnings to contemporary strategy. He analyses the 2022 World Cup, charting the influence of the great Spanish, German and Portuguese tacticians of the last decade, whilst pondering the effects of football’s increased globalization and commercialization.

Inverting the Pyramid has been called the “Big Daddy” (Zonal Marking) of soccer tactics books; it is essential for all soccer aficionados.

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"A wonderful and comprehensive treatment of this important topic. Make sure to secure the revised and updated edition, of course."
Stan Veuge, Senior Fellow, Economic Policy, American Enterprise Institute
“Here, for the first time in decades, is a top-class book on how soccer is actually played on the field.”
Simon Kuper, New York Times–bestselling coauthor of Soccernomics

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Jonathan Wilson

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Jonathan Wilson is a columnist for The Guardian and the cohost of the football history podcast It Was What It Was. He has written thirteen books, including Inverting the Pyramid, and is the founder and editor of The Blizzard. He lives in London.

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