Scarecrow Press
Pages: 136
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Trim: 6¼ x 9¼
978-0-8108-8779-4 • Hardback • March 2013 • $123.00 • (£95.00)
978-0-8108-8780-0 • eBook • March 2013 • $116.50 • (£90.00)
Tomasz Malolepszy is assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Zielona Góra in Poland. A mathematician, sport historian, and statistician, he is the author of Historia Koszykówki - Mistrzostwa Europy od Szwajcarii 1935 r. do Polski 2009 r., a history of the European Basketball Championships published in his native Polish.
This book charts the growth and history of soccer in Europe, a sport that has experienced enormous growth in the past 50 years. In fact, the 2012 European Soccer Championship was attended by nearly 1.5 million people and was the third most watched sporting event in the world. This work is largely a statistical recap of men's and women's competitions dating from the first competition of the sport in Europe in 1958 through 2012. The work begins with a two-page introduction to the history of the sport. . . .The bulk of the volume consists of statistics on game results, team rosters, medalists, and standings for European championship games. The work also includes a list of unique records, some of which have never been published. While soccer is a popular sport in Europe and has experienced grow over the years, it may have less appeal to an American audience.
— American Reference Books Annual