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The Ball Is Round: A Global History of Soccer
Book · 2006
The Ball Is Round: A Global History of Soccer
Grown-upsBest for parents & coaches★ 4.2
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The single-volume history of the world's game, nearly a thousand pages from Victorian public schools to the modern industry, told through politics, empire and money as much as matches. Reviewers' consensus: you feel your brain getting bigger as you read it.
Why we picked it
For the parent who wants the whole story behind the sport their Saturday now revolves around.
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