Stefano Bizzotto’s writing boasts that lightness of touch that makes reading what it always should be — an educative pleasure.
Ian Plenderleith
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Simon Kuper’s ‘World Cup Fever’: A considered and personal reflection of the tournament’s evolution
• World Cup Fever: A Soccer Journey in Nine Tournaments By Simon Kuper (Pegasus Books) When I went to my first World Cup in 1990 to watch Scotland with my dad and a couple of mates, it took me half a morning to organize. I booked two weeks leave and phoned the Italian sales rep of the magazine […]
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Simon Kuper’s ‘World Cup Fever’: A considered and personal reflection of the tournament’s evolution
WANT TO SHARE THIS ARTICLE? • World Cup Fever: A Soccer Journey in Nine Tournaments By Simon Kuper (Pegasus Books) When I went to my first World Cup in 1990 to watch Scotland with my dad and a couple of mates, it took me half a morning to organize. I booked two weeks leave and phoned the Italian […]
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Karl-Heinz Granitza’s engaging biography shines a German spotlight on the Chicago sports hero’s legacy in American soccer
WANT TO SHARE THIS ARTICLE? The number of readable books about American soccer history are few and far between. All the more shame that this engaging biography of the Chicago Sting’s prolific and charismatic striker, Karl-Heinz Granitza, has so far only been published in German, Granitza’s native country. It deserves a place on any bookshelf […]
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Karl-Heinz Granitza’s engaging biography shines a German spotlight on the Chicago sports hero’s legacy in American soccer
‘He made it his personal crusade that the game should grow and thrive to new heights. Not just in Chicago, but in every last nook and cranny of this country
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Managing Kids: It’s all about player power these days
An excerpt from the “Managing Kids,” a short story in Ian Plenderleith‘s latest book of soccer fiction: “The Last Amateur and Other Stories Paperback.”
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Can Soccer Sadness be countered by Hope?
There’s always room at the grassroots for coaches, referees, administrators and activist supporters.
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FIFA’s Saudi Arabia bid report — a long, long way from ‘good governance’
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the only nation bidding to host the 2034 men’s World Cup.
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Soccer’s way forward: hyper-local, not hyper-global
This is without doubt the soccer book of the year. Everyone involved with the game at any level should read it now.
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Soccer’s greats as seen through their sticker selves
In an age of advanced technological sophistication, it’s often the simplest of objects that can furnish us with the profoundest joy.