Readings in the beautiful game, plus The Spoken Word of Ray Hudson
Two new academic books on Africa soccer make at least this clear: that World Cup 2010 is much more than either (a) FIFA’s Disneyfied dream of a smiling, frictionless continent, or (b) South Africa as mere set design for a multinational capitalist circle jerk. (Andrew Guest/Pitch Invasion)
Tagged as: academic soccer, Africa football, Africa soccer, Andrew Guest, Chris Bolsmann, Peter Alegi, Pitch Invasion, World Cup 2010
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(Real Madrid-Barcelona, GOLTV, 16 April 2011)
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