‘The Game’ book vividly captures the beauty of English football
The cliche is that a picture is worth a thousand words. Often we rely on biography and narrative to convey how important an idea is but sometimes a perfectly …
Category: Book Review
Book review: ‘Keep Possession: A World Cup Fictional Thriller’
For some reason, there is a lack of quality fictional literature centered around soccer. As the top 20 soccer books list shows, the overwhelming majority of the best soccer …
Book review: On The Field With USWNT stars
When I looked at the background of author Matt Christopher, what struck me was the depth of his work. He published over 100 books, almost entirely on sports. Some …
Review of ‘The Quiet Fan,’ Ian Plenderleith’s latest book
When we think of great books about soccer fans, we think of the fanatics. Fever Pitch – which spawned a soccer AND baseball movie – tells the story of …
Jonathan Wilson tackles how Hungarian soccer shaped the modern game
When reading about the global history of soccer, inevitably the Hungarian national teams of the 1950s comes up. One of the greatest soccer teams ever, the post-WWII Hungarians humbled …
Review of book ‘Zonal Marking: From Ajax to Zidane, the Making of Modern Soccer’
In life, it takes time to create successful ideas and concepts. Scientists and researchers spend years, even decades, analyzing and studying data to create trials or a study before …
Book review: ‘The National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer’
The 2015 World Cup validated the idea that the Women’s World Cup was a must-see event in the United States. The U.S. team became stars, TV ratings were through …
Review of ‘SoccerWomen’ book: A chance to remind yourself of women soccer history
In the U.S. soccer world, the women’s game has more success than the men’s game, but rarely does it receive more attention than the men’s. This month and the …