Editor Gavin Hamilton Frequency Monthly Year founded 1960 | Categories Sport Publisher IPC Media, Time Inc. | |
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Circulation 30,182 (ABC Jan - Dec 2013)
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World Soccer is an English language football magazine published by IPC Media. The magazine was established in 1960. It specialises in the international football scene. Its regular contributing writers include Brian Glanville, Sid Lowe and Tim Vickery. World Soccer is a member of the European Sports Magazines (ESM), an umbrella group of similar magazines printed in other languages. Other members include A Bola, Don Balón, Kicker, La Gazzetta dello Sport and Sport Express. The members of this group elect a European "Team of the Month" and a European "Team of the Year".
Contents
- Writerscorrespondents
- Young Player of the Year
- Referee of the Year
- Greatest XI of all time
- Greatest managers of all time
- The Greatest Players of the 20th century
- References
Since 1982, World Soccer has also organised "Player of the Year", "Manager of the Year" and "Team of the Year" awards. In 2005 awards for the best "Young Player of the Year" and "Referee of the Year" were also introduced. In the December 1999 issue of World Soccer, a readers' poll listing the 100 greatest football players of the 20th century was published.
The magazine marked its 50th anniversary in 2010 with a series of articles looking back on the past 50 years in international soccer.
Writers/correspondents
Young Player of the Year
Referee of the Year
Greatest XI of all time
(Published in July 2013)
Greatest managers of all time
The list is based on votes of 73 experts around the world. Every expert could choose five managers whom they considered the greatest.
(Published July 2013)
The following managers only received one vote (1.37%):
The Greatest Players of the 20th century
(Published December 1999)