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World Soccer Magazine (WSM) is a long running (perhaps longest) international football magazine. The title reflects pretty much its aim except that they annoyingly use the word 'Soccer' instead of... more

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  • 49 of 49 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    dblock

    4 Stars Still Going Strong 24/07/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Wonderful analysis and insight and pleasing to read and very detailed

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Monthly publication makes it seem out of context at times.

    World Soccer Magazine (WSM) is a long running (perhaps longest) international football magazine. The title reflects pretty much its aim except that they annoyingly use the word 'Soccer' instead of football despite the publication being British and having little to do with the U.S . Oh well, it's a corporate world we live in I suppose we just have to accept that fact. I began buying this magazine around the turn of the millenium when avid football fans may realise, that Italian league football (Serie A) was taken off our screens. Being in the pre-sky digital era I was forced to keep up to date ... more
  • 11 of 11 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    BIGHORSE

    4 Stars Comprehensively the best all rounder 30/03/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Comprehensive

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Little mention of England barring Manchester United's name every page or so

    For those of you that have not heard of World Soccer, admiteddly it gets no special billing nor does it advertise heavily, it is the journal through which the prestigious World Player of the Year award is awarded. This is separate from the FIFA player of the Year, but about equal in importance and prestige to the players, which says quite a lot. The magazine is comfortably the best in its field, with a world service section in the middle which attempts to keep you up to spped with all kinds of matches going on around the globe which have any significance whatsoever. Of couse, at the moment it ... more
  • 20 of 20 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    polydeuces

    3 Stars How Much Do You Need To Know 20/08/2001
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Very comprehensive

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Are there many football fans who wish to know so much

    I have been a regular reader of World Soccer for over 20 years now. When I first started to get the magazine the football world was indeed very different. Almost all the national leagues of Europe had players from within that country playing in the league. International transfers did happen but they were very rare and usually consisted of world class players moving to Italy. Nowadays World Soccer could be a working title for a magazine which only covered the English Premiership. World Soccer magazine was many years ago a specialist magazine for the limited number of people who had an interest ... more
  • 13 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    SMacdonald

    5 Stars A True World Beater As Soccer Magazines Go 07/07/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Big names,Big stories, Wide range of leagues covered worldwide, Limited advertising

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Only one edition for each season(ie 4 per year)

    I recently bought my first ever copy of this "International Football Magazine" and I have been pleasantly surprised by its content. There are so many different sports magazines, particularly football magazines, which means that unfortunately there seems to be an emphasis on quantity rather than quality. So I didn't know quite what to expect-luckily this was certainly not a disappointing read. If you are like me and have a strong interest in football abroad as well as in the UK, then I am confident that you would thoroughly enjoy this detailed yet expansive magazine. There is coverage from ... more
  • 16 of 16 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    aprose

    4 Stars Best for World Football 09/02/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages great range of coverage

    Disadvantages Disadvantages A little Anoracky

    I enjoy following football from all over the world and it has always frustrated me that non-European leagues and internationals have had, at most, minimal coverage in the British media. The coverage that does exist, such as Sky Sports ‘Futball Mundial, is hopelessly truncated and often outdated. The antidote to this is to buy World Soccer, a monthly magazine costing £2.60. Inside you will find all the statistics from every national league and cup competition in the world as well as international games, each national league is analysed in detail. You will also find all the transfer news ... more

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