We’re thinking, books we reviewed, reported on, or excerpted, this year may very well help you find presents for your soccer family and friends. They included memoirs from one of the greatest players in MLS history and from a previous American soccer era — the NASL’s Cosmos. The latest by Simon Kuper, also interviewed recently  by Arlo Moore-Bloom, follows from behind the curtain the glory of Barcelona to its current dire straits. 

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