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Book SynopsisA monumental exploration of soccer and society in our time—by its preeminent historian.
Trade Review"Superb.… Goldblatt provides vignettes and beautifully crafted case studies, country by country, of contemporary politics and economics, told through, and around, the global game." -- TLS
"Reading David Goldblatt, you don’t just understand football better. You understand the world a bit better, too. The breadth of his research is unmatched, and the writing is always a pleasure." -- Simon Kuper, best-selling coauthor of Soccernomics
"Scintillating." -- Barney Ronay - Guardian
"A globe-trotting magnum opus." -- Tobias Jones - Sunday Times
"Essential reading not just for fans of the sport, but also for students of geopolitics." -- Kirkus (starred review)
"Next time people tell you politics has no place in football, tell them to read David Goldblatt’s
The Age of Football." -- Cas Mudde, University of Georgia
"[Goldblatt] writes about soccer with the expansive eye of a social and cultural critic." -- David Runciman - Wall Street Journal
