'The World Turns Around a Spinning Ball'
Category: POLITICS
Soccer, metaphor for war, at times turns into real war. Then "sudden death" is no longer just a name for a dramatic way of deciding a tied match. As often occurs with religion, patriotism, and politics, soccer can bring tensions to a boil, and many horrors are committed in its name.
By Eduardo Galeano, ContributorAuthor, 'Children of the Days: A Calendar of Human History', 2014-06-08