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Description edit
Soccer is much more than just the most popular game in the world. It is a matter of life and death for millions around the world, an international lingua franca. Simon Kuper traveled to twenty-two countries to discover the sometimes bizarre effect soccer can have on politics and culture.... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Roger Milla: Legendary Cameroonian Footballer
- Lavrenti Beria: Soviet KGB Chief
- Barca: Add a description of this character.
- Biya
- Bobby Robson
- Holland
- Herrera
- Maradona
- Tudjman
- Menem
- Klopfleisch
- Hertha
- Menotti
- Johan Cruyff
- Mandela
- Milutinovic
- Charlton
- Levon
- Stalin
- Sanchez
- Palacios
- Di Stefano
- Zelentsov
- Frank Rijkaard
- Darko
- Franz Beckenbauer
- Blazevic
- Bilardo
- Mark
- Starostin
- Julian
- Parreira
- Sodre
- Meciar
- Peter
- Franco
- Romero
- Lazaroni
- Ronald Koeman
- Michels
- Van Basten
- Garrincha
- Perlman
- Johnston
- Pujol
- Houseman
Setting & Locations edit
- Argentina
- England
- Brazil
- South Africa
- Cameroon
- Germany
- Europe
- Kiev
- Italy
- Britain
- Croatia
- Moscow
- Scotland
- Glasgow
- Nigeria
- Spain
- Lithuania
- France
- Stasi
- Usa
- Russia
- East Berlin
- Peru
- Buenos Aires
- Catalonia
- Ukraine
- Rumania
- Zagreb
- Botswana
- America
- London
- Estonia
- Mexico
- Wall
- Rio
- Belfast
- Spartak
- Yugoslavia
- Johannesburg
- Zaire
- Latvia
- Switzerland
- Poland
- Armenia
- Madrid
- Saldanha
First Sentence edit
NO ONE KNOWS HOW many soccer fans there are.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Simon Kuper (Author)
Awards edit
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 796.33409
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Political Science › Political Doctrines › Nationalism
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Anthropology › Cultural
- Books › Sports › Coaching › Soccer
- Books › Law › Perspectives on Law › Non-US Legal Systems
- Books › Sports › Soccer
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