Eduardo Galeano writes a history of football, from the amateur days to the World Cup, as a series of short essays and vignettes. He describes goalkeepers, strikers, dictators who used the game, referees, fans, and the effect of money and television on the sport. Among his subjects are Pelé, Garrincha, Maradona, and the many unnamed players of the Latin American streets. Galeano mixes memory with reporting, and he treats football as a mirror of politics, class, and joy.
It suits football fans and readers who like literary nonfiction made of short pieces. Those who admire Galeano's Open Veins of Latin America will find a lighter but still political side of the same writer, and you can open the book at any page.
Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Siglo XXI
- ISBN
- 9789682319716
- Language
- ES
