This is a book about football politics around the globe. It was written in the 92-94 period. It starts with a look at the Dutch national team and their hatred of the Germans. I wasn't very impressed by the initial chapter but after that the stories are excellent. The stories include a look at corruption at clubs in the former states of Russia and how East Germans would try and watch West German teams when the two countries were divided. In fact corruption is a theme that reappears in different countries throughout the book, a subject that is of great interest to me.
There is an article on Cameroonian football and how President Biya puts himself in danger of being shot when he makes the obligatory trip to see the cup final.
There is an article about why the Italians play a defensive style of football.
Further travels include Argentina, Glasgow via Ireland, South Africa, Croatia, USA... All in all this book is about three things, politics, travel and most of all, FOOTBALL!
(This book is available to buy here.)
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