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The Ball Is Round

A Global History of Soccer

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The Ball Is Round

De: David Goldblatt, David Goldblatt - foreword
Narrado por: Liam Gerrard
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The definitive book about soccer, from the author of The Games: A Global History of the Olympics.

There may be no cultural practice more global than soccer. Rites of birth and marriage are infinitely diverse, but the rules of soccer are universal. No world religion can match its geographical scope. The single greatest simultaneous human collective experience is the World Cup final.

In this extraordinary tour de force, David Goldblatt tells the full story of soccer's rise from chaotic folk ritual to the world's most popular sport - now poised to fully establish itself in the USA. Already celebrated internationally, The Ball Is Round illuminates soccer's role in the political and social histories of modern societies, but never loses sight of the beauty, joy, and excitement of the game itself.

©2006 David Goldblatt (P)2020 Tantor Fútbol Historia de los Deportes Sociología de los Deportes Socialismo Reino Unido Capitalismo Soccer History
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I had high hopes for this book going in as I love the game and wanted to get a feel for the origins. However, there was never a cohesive flow to it. I felt like the author created an outline with a few items of interest under them and left it at that. The performer read the bullet points. I found myself disengaged in the content more so than not. I made it through 4 hours and couldn't take it any more. I may try to continue, but I doubt it.

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This audio book is well worth the price, if you can stand the mispronounced names. You’d think that these mistakes would have been caught and corrected, or that the reader was familiar with world football pronunciations. Hearing Juventus of Turin’s nickname pronounced “Joov” instead of “You vay” was particularly grating.

Great Book, Lots Of Mispronounced Names

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I like that its long also. took time to listen to. although I knew a lot about football I still learnt a lot

long detailed history of football i

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This book, and every narrative in it, is about 5 times longer than it should be.This makes it really hard to maintain interest with so much excessive little detail. More is not always better...

Good story, poor storytelling

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