'The Football Men' by Simon Kuper
Simon Kuper's 1994 book 'Football Against the Enemy' hit just the right note in
English-language football literature just at the time the English game was beginning to open up to
the world.
The sports-travelogue cum cultural study tapped into a widespread desire for intelligent and
wide-ranging football writing that had yet to be properly satisfied by publishers.
Soccerphile World Cup Blog @ Jun 9, 2011 6:06 AM EDT | Blog Profile
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