Soccer in Sun and Shadow

by Eduardo Galeano

Mark Fried (Translator)

This revised edition of Eduardo Galeano's riveting commentary on the history and politics of soccer includes newly written material on the 2002 World Cup, which one quarter of humanity watched.

• ISBN10: 1859844235
• ISBN13: 9781859844236
• Publish Date: 17 April 2003 (first published 17 May 1998)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 20 October 2021
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Verso Books
• Edition: 2nd Revised edition
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 256
• Language: English

Reviews

[wcs53]

This was an interesting and entertaining book about the world of soccer, written by one of Latin America's most distinguished writers, Eduardo Galeano. What made it more interesting than many of the other soccer history books out there was that it wasn't written from a European perspective and was interspersed with lots of stories about what was going on in the world at the time. There was also a lot of humour and he didn't hold back in his criticism of the so-called guardians of the beautiful game. I had started reading this book before we moved over two years ago, but never got back to it. Thanks to the fact that it is an easy book to dip in and out of, it wasn't hard to get back into it and get it finished. If you're looking for something different from the usual soccer books out there, then this is the one for you. Expect to be both entertained and educated, and don't be surprised if you find yourself laughing out loud along the way.