Throughout the world football is a potent force in the lives of billions of people. Focusing on national, political and cultural identities, football is the med

Published for the first time in the U.S. to coincide with the 2006 World Cup, an analysis of the role of professional soccer in world affairs offers insight int

Soccer is much more than just the most popular game in the world. For millions, it is a matter of life and death, an international lingua franca. Simon Kuper tr

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