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11 iconic books on football’s history and magic 

11 iconic books on football’s history and magic 

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The poet laureate of football, Uruguay’s Eduardo Galeano, put up this sign on his door every four years: ‘Closed for Soccer’. He then spent a month watching the World Cup and writing about it. His SOCCER IN SUN AND SHADOW is the greatest book on football. Only Mexican writer Juan Villoro’s GOD IS ROUND challenges […]

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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 a look at Uruguay journalist Eduardo Galeano’s football masterpiece, Soccer in Sun and Shadow

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 a look at Uruguay journalist Eduardo Galeano’s football masterpiece, Soccer in Sun and Shadow

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Like all Uruguayan children, Galeano wanted to be a footballer, he said. And he played quite well, “when I was asleep”. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Amid a war and myriad crises, for the next few weeks, the world’s attention will be on Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Fans will churn out footballing […]

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