It's a Funny Game |
Contents
Introduction | 4 |
Mascots on the run | 6 |
Playing with skins and skulls | 8 |
Oops | 10 |
Mighty Mouse and the Special K | 12 |
Hats off | 13 |
Go Arthur Go Andrew | 14 |
A hero called Pickles | 16 |
Women are tops | 28 |
No legs please | 30 |
Pick a straw | 31 |
Engineers in pyjamas | 32 |
Whats in a name? | 34 |
Red card for Willie | 36 |
Spot the camera | 37 |
The Little Tin Idol | 38 |
World Cup trophy stolen again | 18 |
The vuvuwhat? | 19 |
Death on the field | 20 |
Soccer is banned | 22 |
Barefoot or nothing | 23 |
Pancakes and the pitch | 24 |
Meet Edison Arantes do Nascimento | 26 |
Break a leg | 40 |
Own goals | 42 |
Ouch | 43 |
Hooray for Rosie | 44 |
Pope on the pitch | 46 |
Words to know | 48 |
Common terms and phrases
100 years ago 149 own goals 1950 World Cup 300 matches allowed to play Andrew Watson Arantes do Nascimento Arthur Wharton Banyana became known bladder Brazil Celestine Babayaro Cup after World Edison Arantes FA Cup found the stolen funny girl helicopter India isiZulu Italy Kevin Keegan kicked the ball Little Tin Idol long sleeves long socks Luigi Meazza's Mighty Mouse named national team Pancake Day Pelé play for Celtic play for Chelsea play soccer players over 100 popular pyjamas red card referee Rose Reilly became Royal Engineers scored a goal Scotland shorts Shrove Tuesday soccer ball soccer club soccer fans soccer field soccer matches soccer officials soccer teams SOE scored soldiers somersaults South Africa Special K special mascot sport stolen World Cup team good luck top soccer trophy was stolen Turkey vuvuzela Willie Johnston women's match women's soccer became women's team wore World Cup trophy young Karol いい