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Description edit
Soccer is much more than a game, or even a way of life. It is a perfect window into the cross–currents of today's world, with all its joys and its sorrows. In this remarkably insightful, wide–ranging work of reportage, Franklin Foer takes us on a surprising tour through the world of soccer,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Barca: Add a description of this character.
- Alan Garrison
- Silvio Berlusconi
- Edward
- Hakoah
- Obilic
- Miranda
- Franco
- Milosevic
- Aznar
- Karpaty
- Jimmy
- Stoichkov
- Yuri
- Draza
- Khatami
- Agnelli
- Vittorio
- Krle
- Zanetti
- Ceca
- Chelsea
- Billy
- Tommaso
- Ronaldo
- Reza Shah
- Van Gaal
- Angus
- Donald Findlay
- Hitler
- Petkovic
- Teixeira
Setting & Locations edit
- Brazil
- Glasgow
- Lviv
- Tottenham
- Europe
- Italy
- Belgrade
- Scotland
- England
- Catalonia
- Latin America
- Israel
- Ukraine
- Spain
- France
- Belfast
- Madrid
- Yugoslavia
- Serbia
- London
- United States
- Washington
- Tehran
- Rome
- Vienna
- Northern Ireland
- Nigeria
- Burnley
- São Januário
- Ibrox
- Britain
- Croatia
- New York
- Bordeaux
- Austria
- Islam
- Edinburgh
- Hungary
First Sentence edit
Red Star Belgrade is the most beloved, most successful soccer team in Serbia.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Franklin Foer (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 9780060731427
Page Count: 255
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 9780060731427
Page Count: 255
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 327.1
Subjects edit
- Books › Sports › Miscellaneous › Sociology of Sports
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Popular Culture
- Books › Nonfiction › Politics › Globalization
- Books › Sports › Soccer
- Books › Sports › Football (American)
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