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The Ball is Round: A Global History of Soccer by David Goldblatt

The Ball is Round: A Global History of Soccer

David Goldblatt
1008 pages
Riverhead Books
Jan 2008
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Traces the history of the world's most popular sport from its earliest origins to the present day, looking at the game in terms of its political, cultural, and social roles in countries around the world.
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