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[Editor's note: We welcome back contributing writer and longtime friend Ryan Reft. He's
kindly allowed us to repost this essay from his groupblog Tropics of Meta. For some of his past
contributions to CultFootball see here, here and here.]
Over the past fifteen to twenty years, historians have increasingly emphasized the role of
sports as both a driver and reflection of society.
As a self professed comic book nerd I can appreciate the concept of alternate realities and
multiple universes. That being said I'm generally not a big fan of sports fiction so this soccer
book is a bit of a departure from the other efforts reviewed here. Michael Maddox's "The Ten Shirt"
sort of made me feel like I was reading one of the possible alternate reality stories that I
encounter after picking up the new weekly stash of reading material on Wednesday afternoons at the
local geek store.
What a terrific weekend for the soccer fan. The EPL scheduling computer produced two games
involving teams from the top six finishers in the league last season, and the other two top-six
teams were also in action. These four matches...
Attention book nerds, there is a new American soccer tome on the block. It's called Soccer Made in
St. Louis and it's about the secret history of Toledo, OH's underground Polish badminton
leagues.
OK fine, it's about the obvious --St. Louis soccer-- and you should check it out.
We have a copy of the brand new Forest history book, Nottingham Forest: On This Day, a fantastic
read by Peter Attway (author of several previous books about the Reds and occassional contributor
to LTLF), to give away to a lucky reader. The book brings life to the daily goings-on at NFFC from
its conception [.
Hello, good morning and welcome. The spectre of derby day looms. Wafting about the dinner table
like Banquo's ghost. And what better way to mark the occasion than with a talk with Spurs fan,
Guardian columnist and author of the fantastic Vertigo: One Fan's Fear of Success. John
Crace. And if that wasn't enough, well, then, you're just plain greedy.
I haven't read the book yet but I'm sure my Canuckistani friends will enjoy it. Also, they may
enjoy the beautiful creature at the :08 mark. Quality Canadian content.
Records must have broken this year as a plethora of Forest books hit the shelves – the postman
serving the LTLF offices is currently taking three months off with a crippled spine from carrying
all the review copies that have dropped through our letterbox in the last few months. But aside
from giving postal workers back problems, what purpose are all these books serving?
Pitch Invasion Press is proud to add its second title to the Pitch Invasion ebookstore,
An Illustrated Guide to Soccer & Spanish by Elliott Turner.
The execution of this marvelous concept to teach a little bit of Spanish through a little bit of
soccer is as good as the idea, with a series of charming illustrations by Erik Ebeling making it a
breezy, informative and enjoyable read.
