Known as much for the emotional outbursts and violence of its fans
as for its own stars, soccer (or football, as it is known outside
the United States) is a global game. Its international controlling
body, FIFA, boasts more members than the United Nations. Bill
Murray traces the growth of what during pre-industrial times was
called "the simplest game" through its codification in the
nineteenth century to the 1994 World Cup, held for the first time
in the United States. Murray weaves the sport's growth into the
culture and politics of the countries where it has been taken up,
analyzing its reputation as a game that has seen more riots and
on-field brawls than all other types of football combined. He
vividly illustrates how soccer has become the world's most popular
sport, one that has resisted the interference of politicians,
dictators, and profiteers and - more recently - the demands of
television, through which it has spread to virtually every corner
of the globe. The World's Game will be entertaining and
enlightening to anyone from the most avid, knowledgeable fan to
those who merely hope to learn a little about the sport.
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