How Soccer Explains the World

“An eccentric, fascinating exposé of a world most of us know nothing about.”

— *The New York Times Book Review*

"An insightful, entertaining, brainiac sports road trip."

— *The Wall Street Journal*

"Foer’s skills as a narrator are enviable. His characterizations… are comparable to those in Norman Mailer's journalism."

— *The Boston Globe*

A groundbreaking work—named one of the five most influential sports books of the decade by *Sports Illustrated—How Soccer Explains the World* is a unique and brilliantly illuminating look at soccer, the world’s most popular sport, as a lens through which to view the pressing issues of our age, from the clash of civilizations to the global economy.