《书虫·牛津英汉双语读物（百科类） 美妙的运动——足球》属于体育赛事类话题，适合中国初二、初三的学生或同等英语水平的英语学习者阅读。这本书主要介绍了足球运动的起源和发展、足球运动的规则、足球赛事、足球明星、足球的商业运营、足球行业的黑暗面以及足球的未来。

1 The beautiful game 1
2 What kind of football? 3
3 Playing the game 7
4 The story of football 12
5 We won the cup 16
6 Women’s football 22
7 Stars of football 26
8 The business of football 32
9 The dark side of football 35
10 Football today and tomorrow 38
GLOSSARY 41
ACTIVITIES: Before Reading 44
ACTIVITIES: While Reading 45
ACTIVITIES: After Reading 49
TRANSLATION 参考译文 52