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A must for any sports collection. -- Booklist Superb: Essential reading not just for fans of the sport, but also for students of geopolitics. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Goldblatt's work is invaluable for a wide swath of readers, from soccer fans to those with interests in politics, cultural studies, and social justice. -- Publishers Weekly

[Goldblatt] writes about soccer with the expansive eye of a social and cultural critic. -- David Runciman - Wall Street Journal Next time people tell you politics has no place in football, tell them to read David Goldblatt's The Age of Football. -- Cas Mudde, University of Georgia Essential reading not just for fans of the sport, but also for students of geopolitics. -- Kirkus (starred review) A globe-trotting magnum opus. -- Tobias Jones - Sunday Times Scintillating. -- Barney Ronay - Guardian Reading David Goldblatt, you don't just understand football better. You understand the world a bit better, too. The breadth of his research is unmatched, and the writing is always a pleasure. -- Simon Kuper, best-selling coauthor of Soccernomics Superb.... Goldblatt provides vignettes and beautifully crafted case studies, country by country, of contemporary politics and economics, told through, and around, the global game. -- TLS

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David Goldblatt is the author of three acclaimed books about soccer, including the international bestseller The Ball Is Round. His podcast, Game of Our Lives, has recently been nominated for a Webby Award. He teaches at Pitzer College in Los Angeles and lives in Bristol, England.

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