Wesson J. The science of soccer

Philadelphia, Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd, 2002, 189 p., ISBN: 0-7503-0813-3Football is by far the world’s most popular game. Millions play the game and hundreds of millions are entertained by it, either at football grounds or through television. Despite this the scientific aspects of the game have hardly been recognised, let alone discussed and analysed. This is in contrast to some other games which have received much more attention, particularly so in the case of golf.The ball and the bounce
The kick
Throwing, heading, catching
The ball in flight
The laws
Game theory
The best team
The players
Economics
Mathematics