The book covers the main themes, events and issues in the history of sport over the last 200 years. Written in an accessible style in short, themed chapters the book covers everything from bare-knuckle boxing to global mega-events like the FIFA World Cup. In addition there are short biographies of ten key sportsmen and women in history that illustrate the controversies that have wracked sport down the ages. For lecturers and teachers there are also sections of primary source materials, historic photographs and a contextual timeline that can be used for classroom discussion, essays or student project work.