I love to read! Whether it’s the Bible or great theology works, history, current events—you name it, I read it. And in my reading, I’ve found this: books on soccer (minus the merely tactical books) are some of my favorite. Yes, I enjoy the game a great deal, but that doesn’t encompass the totality of my love for this genre.
Soccer, unlike the other major American sports, combined the sociopolitical and socioeconomic issues of a particular country with the game played on the pitch, almost as if it’s either an extension, an escape, or a form of revolution toward a particular government or philosophy.