A partial list of films and readings — suggestions for additions are welcome!
Films
History of Soccer: The Beautiful Game (2001)
Online Readings
Alastair Reid in the New Yorker on the 1966 World Cup
Nick Hornby in the New Yorker on the 2002 World Cup
Warren St. John’s New York Times Article on the Fugees in Atlanta
Achille Mbembe on the 2010 World Cup in South Africa
Books
Bill Murray, The World’s Game: A History of Soccer (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1996).
James Walvin, The Only Game: Football in Our Times (New York: Longman Press, 2002).
Edouardo Galeano, Soccer in Sun and Shadow (New York: Verso Press, 2003).
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No doubt, soccer politics providing amazing detail and discussion forum form for a game lover. May I suggest you a good addition to your Resources list is http://www.sportsshow.net where are they now blog featuring former stars of the Premier League with information on what they are doing now that they have retired from the game. Adding with the latest news about sports mania.
How They Stole the Game: – 15 Sep 2011 by David Yallop (Author) As the title says: Exposure into the perfidious nature of multi- national business/ banking elite. The fundamental sports book, definitely not a library pick, personal copy essential.
I would suggest that a good addition to your Resources list is http://www.premierleagueheroes.com which is a where are they now blog featuring ex stars of the Premier League with information on what they are doing now that they have retired from the game.
Two recs:
1) Nick Hornby’s “Fever Pitch” http://www.amazon.com/Fever-Pitch-Nick-Hornby/dp/1573226882 which I believe was also made into a movie;
2) “Looking for Eric,” Ken Loach’s very good 2009 film about football and life in today’s world. It stars Eric Cantona, the great French and Manchester United striker.