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How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization
Book · 2004
How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization
Grown-upsBest for parents & coaches★ 3.8
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Foer tours the world club by club, using each as a window on something bigger: Rangers-Celtic on sectarianism, Barcelona on regional identity, Brazilian soccer on corruption, and a closing chapter on why soccer became a culture-war marker in America. Sports Illustrated named it one of the five most influential sports books of its decade.
Why we picked it
When a kid asks why the whole world cares about this game, this is the readable adult answer.
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