Everything You Need To Know About The World Cup

Just in time for the kick-off in South Africa, David Hirshey and Roger Bennett have published The ESPN World Cup Companion: Everything You Need to Know About the Planet's Biggest Sports Event.  Combining hundreds of photos with irreverent expert analysis, authors Bennett, who is a contributor to ESPN's magazine and web site, and Hirshey, executive editor at HarperCollins Publishers and ex-MSC coach and Board member, bring to life the players and games, heroes and villains, from the beginning of the 80-year old tournament to the present.  With a forward by noted football fanatic, Steve Nash of the NBA's Phoenix Suns, The ESPN World Cup Companion may be a definitive way to enhance your enjoyment of the festivities that begin June 12.