The Language of the Game: How to Understand Soccer [Original retail ed.] 0465094481, 978-0465094486

Essential reading for soccer fans amid the Women's World Cup in 2019, a lively and lyrical guide to appreciating th

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English Pages 320 Year 27 Mar 2018

The Language of the Game: How to Understand Soccer [Original retail ed.]
0465094481, 978-0465094486

Commentary
"Laurent Dubois always opens new windows onto the soccer world for me, and here he has done it again, revealing the sport’s component parts through a prism of smart perspectives from around the world--including his own. I love this book."―Grant Wahl, Sports Illustrated senior writer and author of Masters of Modern Soccer

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