The ball is round
Subtitle: a global history of football
By: David Goldblatt.
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London; New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 977
ISBN-13: 9780670914807
Subjects: Soccer -- History; Soccer players -- History
Description: "David Goldblatt describes the rise of football, from a chaotic folk ritual to a sector of the global-entertainment industry. It's the story of players and managers, fans and owners, clubs and national teams: a chronicle of who won and who lost. But it's also a history of states and markets, money and power. And, above all, how all these forces interact. It attempts to locate where the line between the realm of glory and the realm of power has been crossed, and celebrates the love of the game, but knows it can be bought."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 926-933) and index.