Description
From celebrated soccer journalist Simon Kuper comes a vivid collection of portraits exploring the personalities who shape the modern game. Traveling across a football world transformed by the fall of the Soviet Union and the breakup of Eastern Europe, Kuper examines players, managers, executives, and other influential figures—and the money, ambition, power, and politics surrounding them. Rich with revealing anecdotes and sharp observation, the book moves beyond match results to consider how soccer reflects wider changes in society and global culture. Engaging, insightful, and often surprising, it offers a human-centered look at the men behind the world’s most popular sport.
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paperback
Nation Books
Published Jan 1, 2011
312 pages
ISBN: 9781568586878
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First Published
2011
Language
eng
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