Stefano Bizzotto’s writing boasts that lightness of touch that makes reading what it always should be — an educative pleasure.
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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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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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Joe Machnik: An American soccer renaissance man releases his memoir
Many have chronicled American soccer, but you’ll not find one with first-hand experience in so many aspects of it as Joe Machnik.
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A soccer literature golazo: Ian Plenderleith’s short stories deliver the genre’s magic
The Last Amateur’s soccer themes range from the grassroots to the multi-billionaire dollar industry.
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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.
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When English soccer was on the edge of extinction
The Times of London in 1985: “A slum sport played in slum stadiums, and increasingly watched by slum people.”
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Gary Singh delivers a fine gift for the San Jose Earthquakes’ 50th anniversary
George Best played for the San Jose Earthquakes. As did Landon Donovan, who was born the year Best’s playing career ended.
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‘Arsène Who?’ brings into vivid focus a major turning point for English club soccer
Ryan Baldi’s nicely paced and comprehensively researched book about the Arsenal team that won the Premier League and FA Cup double.
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K+S Film Festival delivers eclectic soccer cinema from around the globe
Organizers received over 125 submissions from more than 40 countries, and from Vermont to California in the USA.