About the Book
Welcome to Soccer Legends-the exciting
book packed with the performance stats of the biggest stars in world of soccer
today!
We have chosen more than 100 players and managers from the
world's top five leagues: the Bundesliga in Germany, La Liga in Spain, France's
Ligue 1, the Italian Serie A, and the English Premier League.
You can use this book to figure out who you think the best
performers are, or you could even get together with friends and play a sort of
trading-cards game, comparing the performance records of today's finest
defenders, midfielders, forwards, goalkeepers, and managers.
The types of stats featured for each position vary, as each
position performs a specific role on the field. For example, a defender's main
job is to stop the opposition from scoring, so the stats focus mainly on this
part of their game. Likewise, a striker's tackling is not as relevant as their
goals or assists tally. What you will find for all the players is the heat map,
which shows how much of the field a player covers or, with goalkeepers, whether
their strengths lie in the six-yard box or playing as sweeper keepers who are
comfortable all around the penalty area.
The stats span a player's career to date, playing for teams
belonging to one of the top five European leagues. The figures have been
collected from domestic league and European match appearances only, and exclude
data from domestic cup, super cups, and international games. This narrow data
pool means that the information is instantly comparable so you can decide for
yourself who truly deserves to be known as a living legend of the beautiful
game.
