In order to add the missing detail to his file cabinet, I.P. Kulzhinsky is in correspondence with hundreds of correspondents, the same passionate football players as himself. In the same way, bit by bit, for many years this book was created - the first set of information on football in the Soviet Union, from the inception of the game to the present day. The reader will find in the "Dictionary" historical references, the rules of the game, rich statistical material related not only to domestic, but also to world football. In short, in this book everything from "A" to "I" is only about the game beloved by millions.