topic: World Cup

The Fault with Football
June 26, 2014
As the World Cup presses on, the Verso Books blog features a critique of the games , recognizing the wave of demonstrations and labor...
Reviews
Soccer: From Beauty to Duty
June 17, 2014
The opening line from Eduardo Galeano’s Soccer in Sun and Shadow lays out the trajectory of the book: “The history of soccer is a sad...
blog
No Medals for Brazil
March 11, 2014
Is it possible for a city’s government to host an international sporting event without sacrificing the social and political rights of its...