A review by jsisco
How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization by Franklin Foer

5.0

An intriguing look at international relations through the scope of the Greatest Game. I went in to this book expecting a hackneyed metaphor about how football works for IR, but he actually used the sport AS his basis for discussing the problems. Football players, clubs, fans, et cetera became his concrete examples for modernization, globalization, acclimation, and other pressing issues in the the forefront of politics and society today.

Well-written, superbly researched, and completely approachable, I recommend this to anyone who is interested in politics, contemporary society, football, or good writing in general.