So this British guy wrote this book & discussed the difference between football & soccer. It seemed a bit off to me but that wasn't the focus so will move on. He talked about a variety of things from the influence socialist countries have where people breathe, eat, sleep soccer. Of course not in the US where it has gained popularity but still has a ways to go. He also talked about the importance of club teams in the UK which is a whole other thing. He discusses some of the more popular players & their influence on people. Because let's be real, in most other countries there is nothing more important than soccer. I am not sure non soccer fans would ever read this book but that's ok, the soccer fans can debate this book & continue to stand behind our teams. With the World Cup happening this year & having teams like Iceland be part of this makes it so interesting as when going through the qualifying you never know who will make it in or who will be left out. I will just say that I found it disappointing that there was no mention of the women's teams that have taken us by storm in the past few decades.