Football's cultural pervasiveness makes it an obvious, though ultimately unpredictable, weapon. This book is an exploration of football as a political force, sometimes emerging spontaneously as when the Dutch beat Germany and sometimes as a cynical tool used by Cold War Soviets or Argentina of the military junta. It explores football's relationship to crime, oppression and even religious intolerance but it also looks at football's redemptive powers as a means of resistance and self expression.
*The enemy it seems is whoever you disagree with . . .
(Clive Yelf - bwl 57 Summer 2010 ) |
