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| 1. | Amazon.com |
| The global power of soccer might be a little hard for Americans, living in
a country that views the game with the same skepticism used for the metric
system and the threat of killer bees, to grasp fully. But in Europe,... read full editorial |
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| 2. | From Publishers Weekly |
| Foer, a New Republic editor, scores a game-winning goal with this
analysis of the interchange between soccer and the new global economy. The
subtitle is a bit misleading, though: he doesn't really use soccer to
develop... read full editorial |
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| 3. | From The Washington Post's Book World/washingtonpost.com |
| Franklin Foer, armed with a terrific idea, took six months off from his job
as a staff writer at the New Republic to tour the soccer capitals of the
world. He set out to observe soccer as a way to understand the
consequences... read full editorial |
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| 4. | From Booklist |
| Americans are fond of jokes that play on our incomprehension of soccer,
and, at times, this ignorance seems an apt metaphor for our intellectual
disengagement from the world. But we ignore the world-- and... read full editorial |
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| 5. | Book Description |
| Soccer is much more than a game, or even a way of life. It is a perfect
window into the crosscurrents of today's world, with all of its joys and
sorrows. Soccer clubs don't represent geographic areas; they stand for
social... read full editorial |
