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Soccer in Sun and Shadow
Book · 1995
Soccer in Sun and Shadow
Grown-upsBest for parents & coaches★ 4.2
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The Uruguayan writer tells the story of the game in hundreds of one-page pieces, a goal or a player or a World Cup at a time, from the 1930s to the modern era. He is unsparing about what money and power did to it and still writes like a fan.
Why we picked it
Short enough to read one piece a night, and it is the book most likely to make a parent love the sport rather than merely drive to it.
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