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Fútbol contra el enemigo
Fútbol contra el enemigo

Fútbol contra el enemigo

SPORTS & RECREATION

368 Pages, 5.5 x 8.25

Formats: Trade Paper

Trade Paper, $22.95 (US $22.95) (CA $25.95)

Publication Date: April 2014

ISBN 9788493985035

Rights: US & CA

Contra (Apr 2014)

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Overview

"Some people believe football is a matter of life and death," the legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly once remarked. "I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that." In this, one of the seminal books on soccer, award-winning sports journalist Simon Kuper explores just how important the beautiful game can be throughout the world. Kuper traveled to 22 countries from Argentina to Cameroon, from Ukraine to the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), from Brazil to South Africa, and from the United States to Spain, to investigate the powerful influence that soccer exerts on politics, culture, and society. The result—part travelogue, part sociopolitical essay—is a fascinating and entertaining chronicle of the complex and secretive plots of ambition and power, of individual and national passions, of the sport's history, and, of course, of the beauty of the world's most popular sport.

Reviews

"[A]bly blends travelogue, political research, and social investigation." —Booklist, on the English-language edition

"If you like football, read it. If you don't like football, read it." —Times, on the English-language edition

"Kuper's youthful excitement about meeting star players and managers coexists with a mature, energetic intelligence . . . . Every chapter enthralls." —Guardian, on the English-language edition

Author Biography

Simon Kuper is a sports columnist for the Financial Times who has also written for publications including the Guardian and the Observer. He is the author of Ajax, the Dutch, the War: Football in Europe during the Second World War and The Football Men. Santiago Segurola is a sports columnist for Marca in Spain. He is the former sports editor at the Spanish newspaper El País.

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