Women’s World Cup Book Club Must Read
Under the Lights and in the Dark: Untold Stories of Women’s Soccer, by Gwendolyn Oxenham. With the United States kicking off their World Cup campaign today, it seems like a […]
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Book reviews
The Mixer Project: Chapter 2
Cantona and Counters This is the second of 25 blog posts devoted to Michael Cox’s The Mixer: The Story of Premier League Tactics, from Route One to False Nines. In […]
The Mixer Project: Chapter 1
A Whole New Ball Game With the May 30th release of Michael Cox’s second book, Zonal Marking, now seems like a good time to reflect on his first book, The […]
Russia 2018 Reading List
With the World Cup kicking off in a matter of days, it’s probably a bit too late for a pre-Russia 2018 reading project. Moreover, Russia has proved less evocative, at […]
Review: Angels with Dirty Faces
Jonathan Wilson, Angels with Dirty Faces: The Footballing History of Argentina (Orion, 2016). xviii+411 pages with notes, bibliography, index. Jonathan Wilson’s most recent book fills a notable gap. While there are […]
World Cup Book Club – Extra
Alex Bellos, Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life With the US team eliminated and another day before the quarterfinals start, you may be feeling like you have a bit more […]
Outside Review
My World Cup Book Club post on Alex Bellos’s Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life should be finished this weekend, but in the meantime you should check out Jonathan Wilson‘s recent […]
Under the Sun
Or, February World Cup Book Club This is the first installment of a recurring feature on books you might want to read in anticipation of Brazil 2014. Although it’s a […]
World Cup Reading for January
Upcoming: World Cup Book Club A quick update on coming plans: starting in January, I’ll be kicking off a World Cup Book Club feature reviewing some relevant football books you […]
10 Blizzards
To celebrate the release of their 10th issue this Fall, The Blizzard has asked readers to submit their 10 favorite stories from Issues 0-9. If you aren’t familiar with The […]
