The language of the game
Subtitle: how to understand soccer
By: Laurent Dubois
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9780465094486
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Soccer; Handbooks, manuals
Description: "A passionate and engaging introduction to soccer's history, tactics, and human drama. Profiling soccer's full cast of characters--goalies and position players, referees and managers, commentators and fans--historian and soccer scholar Laurent Dubois describes how the game's low scores, relentless motion, and spectacular individual performances combine to turn each match into a unique and unpredictable story. He also shows how soccer's global reach makes it an unparalleled theater for nationalism, international conflict, and human interconnectedness"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The Goalkeeper; title: The Defender; title: The Midfielder; title: The Forward; title: The Manager; title: The Referee; title: The Fan.