How soccer explains the world - The Library of the Uncommons

261 pages

English language

Published Nov. 20, 2004 by HarperCollins.

ISBN:: 978-0-06-621234-0
OCLC Number:: 55756745

(1 review)

"Soccer is a perfect window into the crosscurrents of today's world ... Franklin Foer takes us on a tour through the world of soccer, shattering the myths of our new global age along the way"--jacket.

3 editions

Rich Campoamor reviewed How soccer explains the world by Franklin Foer

Review of 'How soccer explains the world' on 'LibraryThing'

4 stars

Really more about soccer than globalization. Nonetheless, provides a good feel for how soccer is regarded around the world and what an outlet it is for political, religious and general tensions.

Subjects

Soccer -- Social aspects
Sports and globalization