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Sport 7 *-*%*-*%´W3J½GMEP0MGIRWIH4VSHYGX0SKSWERHXLI)QFPIQW Mascots, Posters and Trophies of the FIFA World Cup™ tournaments are copyrights and/or trademarks of FIFA. MANUFACTURED UNDER LICENCE BY CARLTON BOOKS. No sport has greater coverage around the world than football and Carlton Books is at the forefront of football publishing, with every type of illustrated book.There are books for statisticians, historians, trivia buffs and loyal supporters. Every age group is catered to, stalwarts of the grandstand or armchair experts. Sport 8 THE WORLD CUP IN 100 THE WORLD OF OPTA: WORLD FOOTBALL THE RANDOM HISTORY OBJECTS FOOTBALL INFOGRAPHICS OF FOOTBALL 978-0-23300-519-5 978-1-78097-997-7 978-1-78097-995-3 978-1-85375-991-8 £25.00 £25.00 £25.00 £7.99 8+ 8+ 8+ WORLD FOOTBALL FOOTBALL NUMBER FOOTBALL CRAZY! 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