Anthony Jucha of Jucha Legal will release his book, titled 2002: A World Cup Odyssey or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Game, on the eve of this year's World Cup final.

The book's concept is simple: take a young and enthusiastic man (Jucha), who knows very little about football, plonk him in Europe and send him forth to watch as many World Cup games - with as many locals in as many countries - as is humanly possible.

"At the start I wasn't 100 per cent committed, but as I went on I became completely obsessed," says Jucha.

"At one stage I ended up doing seven countries and seven matches in seven days. At first I was happy to miss a game or two, but then I was ... caught up in the physical and intellectual challenge: how can I get from here to there in time?"

The result is a witty travelogue detailing the myriad challenges, pubs, near-misses, pubs, crazed fans, pubs, train trips and well, more pubs, he encountered along the way.

Although it has taken Jucha eight years to publish what is effectively a series of blogs written in the midst of his European tour, he is still proud of his work and looks back on his experience with a mix of admiration and lighthearted concern.

"Reading it eight years later, I look back and think, 'What was I doing?' I have trouble relating to the author. I think he's got issues," laughs Jucha.

"It's still me, it's just a younger more exuberant me. I feel the difference in age and energy level ... There is an absence of cynicism and just a complete enthusiasm. There is a bit of reverie in going back into it and looking at this younger, crazier me."

You can find more information on the book at http://www.anthonyjucha.com