The Ball Is Round: A Global History of Soccer by David Goldblatt

The Ball Is Round: A Global History of Soccer

David Goldblatt

974 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction sports informative slow-paced
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The definitive book about soccer, from the author of The Games: A Global History of the Olympics. There may be no cultural practice more global than soccer. Rites of birth and marriage are infinitely diverse, but the rules of soccer are universal....

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adventurous: 9%

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