The Language of the Game: How to Understand Soccer

by Laurent Dubois

Book Overview

Essential reading for soccer fans as the 2022 World Cup approaches, this lively and lyrical book is "an ideal guide to the world's most popular sport" (Simon Kuper, coauthor of Soccernomics).

Soccer is not only the world's most popular game; it's also one of the most widely shared forms of global culture. The Language of the Game is a passionate and engaging introduction to soccer's history, tactics, and human drama. Profiling...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465094481
• ISBN13: 9780465094486
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.4"