Suggested Reading & Viewing
ESPN Has Some Pretty Good 30 for 30 “Soccer Stories”
ESPN has a series of short documentary films they call 30 for 30, which debuted in 2009 as part of the celebration for the network's 30th anniversary. The popular series expanded to include "Soccer Stories" in 2014. Each film runs...
The Game of Our Lives is the One Book About English Soccer You Need to Read
If you are interested in English soccer and you want to learn more about it -- and also learn more about England and the United Kingdom in general -- I cannot recommend highly enough that you read David Goldblatt's book,...
Looking for Eric and the “Magical Thinking” of Football Supporters
As I continue to explore (and try to explain) the world of English soccer, I occasionally find out about something I feel I should have already known about. Along those lines, allow me to share with you a lovely little...
Review: The Damned United
We should make clear at the outset that neither the book nor film called The Damned United is a work of nonfiction history. Both, in varying degrees, are fictionalized accounts of a very famous time in English football, featuring a notorious...
In the Goofy and Fun Hooper’s Revolution, Soccer in America Really is a Communist Plot
In the common imagination, soccer in the United States is often seen, internally, as some insidious undermining of American culture. To outsiders, it's seen as a goofy land of cheerleaders, rules changes, semi-retired Brits and clueless fans. What if both...
