Adams, Tony, 187
Africa Cup of Nations, 55, 158, 160
African soccer
Algerian soccer, 38–39, 42–43, 165–168, 247–248, 251
Allou’s poetical radio coverage, 244–247
Didier Drogba, 153–155, 158–159
Ivory Coast, 54–56, 153, 158–160
political role of African players, 247–248
Ahly, Al, 248
Albertson, Emily, 232
Alegi, Peter, 243
Algerian soccer, 38–39, 42–43, 165–168, 247–248, 251
Ali bin-al Hussein, 222
Allende, Salvador, 248–249
Allou, 244–247
Alonso, Xabi, 208
Amar, Mohammed Ali “Nayim,” 116–117
American football, 134
Among the Thugs (Buford), 237–238
Anarchist Football, 7
Angerer, Nadine, 121
anticolonialism in soccer, 165–166, 242–243
anti-Semitism: fan violence, 235
apartheid, 247–248
Arab Spring uprising, 248
Argentina
Bielsa’s management style, 180
defenders, 69
development of Uruguayan, Argentinian, and Brazilian rivalries and tactics, 69–70
history of soccer, 140–142
la nuestra style of play, 142–144
national narratives of World Cup, 263
See also Maradona, Diego
Arsenal, 79–80, 116, 172–174, 187–188, 230
Asia Football Confederation, 222
association football, 30–31
attackers. See forwards
Ayub, Awista, 222
Baptista, Guiomar, 93
Barbosa Nascimento, Moacir, 49–52
Barcelona
Cruyff and Total Football, 103–104, 111–112
global fan and player base, 18
Guardiola’s management style, 181–182, 192
team academics, 185
transfer market, 186
Zamora’s famous save, 35
See also Maradona, Diego
Barnes, John, 242–243
Barry, Boubacar, 54–56
Barthes, Roland, 104
Barthez, Fabien, 61
Bartram, Sam, 28–29
Battiston, Patrick, 213–214, 264–265
Bayer Leverkusen, 113–115
Beardsley, Peter, 151
Beckenbauer, Franz, 16
Benatti, Rayane, 223
Berlusconi, Silvio, 200–201
Bethesda Soccer Club, 12–13
Blažević, Ćiro, 58–59
body type of players, 3–4
Borges, Jorge Luis, 235
Bosman, Jean-Marc, 185
Botafogo, 93
Boumezrag, Mohamed, 165–169
Bradley, Michael, 256
Bratseth, Rune, 5
Brazil
ban on women’s soccer, 135
defenders, 68–69
development of Uruguayan, Argentinian, and Brazilian rivalries and tactics, 69–70
midfield line, 93–94
1938 World Cup radio coverage, 240–241
1950 World Cup disaster, 49–52
1958 World Cup lineup, 93–96
1958 World Cup television coverage, 97
1970 World Cup, 96–97, 101–103
post-1970 shift in style, 103
racist portrayal of World Cup loss, 92
Women’s World Cup, 119
See also Pelé
Brera, Gianni, 83
British Ladies’ Football Club, 128
Bromberger, Christian, 209, 212, 234
Buckley, Frank, 67
Buehler, Rachel, 48
Buffon, Gianluigi, 23–25
Buford, Bill, 237–238
cable television, 254–255
Cambridge Rules, 74
Camus, Albert, 38–39
Canada
hijab ban for female players, 195–198, 201–202, 220–221
history of women’s soccer, 127–128
Cangioni, Pierre, 257
Carlos, Roberto, 114–115
catenaccio (door bolt) tactic, 82–84, 106
Centro-Hispano team, 133
Champions League, 113–115, 155, 157–158, 184, 238
Chapman, Herbert, 78–81, 172–174
Charest, Jean, 198
Charlton, Bobby, 42
Charlton Athletic, 28–29
Chastain, Brandi, 45–46
Chávez, Hugo, 137
Chelsea, 28–29, 131, 155, 157, 190, 206, 237
Chile
Bielsa’s repenitización, 180
“marking the field,” 1–2
political role of soccer and players, 248–249
coalition actions, 176
collective representations, 261–262
college soccer, women’s, 134–135
commentators
acknowledging Cruyff’s understanding of space and movement, 110–111
Allou, 244–247
as complement to the game, 255–258
Maradona’s “Hand of God,” 152
1958 World Cup’s lack of, 96–97
communion, sports fandom and, 232–233
Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), 249–250, 267
Confederations Cup, 219–220
Congo, Republic of, 243
Corbett, James, 174–175
corner kick, 75–77
corruption in soccer, 9–10
Corver, Charles, 213–214, 216, 264–265
Costa Rica, 249
Couard, Raymond, 39
Coulibaly, Koman, 219
Coutinho, Cláudio, 181
Crouwel, Wim, 104
Cruyff, Johan, 103–104, 106–112, 216
Cuba: Gold Cup games, 249
The Cup (film), 259
da Guia, Domingos, 68–69, 86–87, 91–92
da Silva Ferreira, Eusébio, 163
da Silva Santos Juniór, Neymar, 186
de Oliveira Nunes, Gérson, 96–101
defenders
catenaccio style, 82–84
commentators’ descriptions, 256
configuration for an attacking style, 70–72
corner kick, 76–77
Croatian national team, 58–59
Cruyff’s perfect pass placement, 111
development of Uruguayan, Argentinian, and Brazilian rivalries and tactics, 69–70
formations, 65–66
Maradona’s injury, 140
Maradona’s nutmeg move, 139
1998 World Cup, 61–62
offside rule and offside trap, 74–75, 77–79, 85
Raoul Diagne, 81–82
role and visibility of, 57–58, 61, 64–65
strengthening players’ confidence, 86–87
the fundamentals of soccer, 70–71
the passing game, 66–68
Total Football’s approach to shifting positions, 105–108
use of the field space, 85–86
verrou style, 82
WM formation, 79–82
See also forwards; goalkeepers; midfield
Desailly, Marcel, 62
Dick, Kerr company women’s soccer team, 129–135
DiManno, Rosie, 220
Dixie, Lady Florence, 128
Djorkaeff, Youri, 61–62
Donovan, Landon, 43
dos Santos, Manuel Francisco “Garrincha,” 3, 94–96
dribbling, 68
Drogba, Didier, 55–56, 153–161
drug addiction, Maradona’s, 137
Durban, Alan, 177
Durkheim, Émile, 261–262
Dutch national team. See Holland
Dynamo Kyiv, 175
Dynamo Moscow, 41
earthquake (Iran), 259–260
Eder, 163
Egypt: Arab Spring protest, 248
El Diego (Maradona), 85–86
El Salvador, 249
Ellis, Jill, 120
emotional experience of soccer fans, 233–234
England
ban on women’s soccer, 132–136
commentators’ effusive coverage of, 256–257
defense formations and tactics, 65–66
development of the goalkeeper, 29–30
Falkland Islands war, 148–150
history of Argentinian soccer, 140–142
history of women’s soccer, 127–128, 132–136
Maradona’s World Cup, 148
Nabokov on the English goalie, 37
1970 World Cup game against Brazil, 98–100
offside rule, 71–73
privatization of soccer, 183–185
English Football Association, 4, 30, 74–75, 128, 132–133
English Football League, 78
Estadio Chile, 249
Estadio Nacional, Chile, 249
European Champions League, 238
European Cup, 33
Ajax style, 109
Ajax’s Total Football improving game dynamics, 109
focusing play on a star forward, 162
France’s unexpected victory, 265
Iceland’s team performance, 257
Portugal’s victory despite moth infestation, 162–163
targeting fan violence, 236
Eusébio, 163
Evra, Patrice, 21
existentialist philosophy, 39–40
Falkland Islands, 148–150
fans and fan behavior
analysis and communion, 232
analyzing the root causes of violence, 235–236
Brazil’s 1970 World Cup game against Italy, 101–103
challenging the social and political order, 242–243
commercial media, 254–255
diversity and unifying features of, 228–230
early 20th-century women’s soccer, 130–132
emotional intensity and experience, 233–235
exclusion of women from soccer, 252–254
expressing belonging, 239–240
global connection of individuals, 268–269
global media coverage of matches, 240–242
Gold Cup supporters, 249–250
joys and disappointments of World Cup games, 267–268
masculinity in fan behavior, 227–231
media style of African soccer, 244–247
Mexico’s support of Brazil in 1970, 98
mystery and beauty of the game, 270–271
nationalist fervor surrounding immigration, 249–251
obsession with players, 258
peaceful enjoyment of the game, 238–239
players’ theatrical behavior with the referee, 206–207
policing fan violence, 235–237
quasi-religious nature of, 238
rage against the referee, 212–213
representing community and culture, 243–244
role of the commentator, 255–258
shaping play, 243–244
social element of, 232–233
suffering and disappointment, 230–232
supporting Brazil in the 1986 World Cup, 152–153
targeting male fans, 227–228
teams as collective representations, 261–262
triggers for violence, 235–238
Women’s World Cup and gay marriage, 120–121
World Cup alliances, 263–265
World Cup viewing, 259–260
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait, 112–113
fatalities through fan violence, 235–236
Fever Pitch (Hornby), 229–230
FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association)
Algerian soccer, 168–169
IFAB, 198–200
Maradona’s behavior challenging, 137
player nationality rules, 14–15
Rimet’s presidency, 261
Roche’s “wonder goal,” 126
Finney, Tommy, 206–207
Fiorentina, 94
Foer, Franklin, 22
folha seca (dry leaf) style, 93–94
Fontaine, Just, 95
Foot, John, 60–61
Football Association Cup, 188
formation, 65–66
forwards
Argentina’s la nuestra style, 142–144
author’s experience as, 26–27
Brazil’s lineup, 93–95
Cruyff’s perfect pass placement, 111
Didier Drogba, 153–161
Diego Maradona, 136–141, 145–147
focusing play on a star forward, 161–163
goalkeepers’ fingertip save, 27–28
Lily Parr of Dick, Kerr, 129–132, 134–136
offside rule defining play, 84–85
rarity of goals, 143–144
role and responsibility of, 125–126, 136
Stephanie Roche’s wonder goal, 125–127
the fundamentals of soccer, 70–71
the language of soccer, 163–164
Total Football’s approach to shifting positions, 105–108
See also defenders; goalkeepers; Maradona, Diego
Forza Italia, 201
France
Algerian soccer, 165–169
Brazil’s 1958 World Cup, 95
Didier Drogba’s career, 154–157
early 20th-century women’s soccer, 130–131
German domination of world soccer, 264–265
Henry’s foul against Ireland, 214–215
hijab ban, 222–223
nationalism and symbolism of fan loyalty, 18–19
1958 World Cup, 97
political demonstrations among fans, 251
Schumacher’s foul against Battiston, 213–214
targeting fan violence, 236
terrorist attack, 20–21
2006 World Cup defeat, 19–20
2010 World Cup, 61–63
Women’s World Cup, 119–120
Front de Libération Nationale (FLN), 166–169
Gaetjens, Joe, 14–15
Galeano, Eduardo, 8–9, 36, 38–40, 49–50, 67, 92–94, 137–138, 141–142, 204, 235, 270
Gallas, William, 215
Garrincha. See dos Santos, Manuel Francisco
gender and sexuality in US soccer, 251–252
Germany
ban on women’s soccer, 135
dominating world soccer, 264–266
1986 World Cup game against Brazil, 153
Schumacher’s foul against France’s Battiston, 213–214
Women’s 2015 World Cup, 121–122
Women’s World Cup, 120
Gérson. See de Oliveira Nunes, Gérson
Ghiggia, Alcides, 49–50
Gilroy, Paul, 19–20
Girondins de Bordeaux, 115
global appeal of soccer
ban on women’s soccer, 134–136
broadcast media, 240–242
controversy over the presence of women, 252–253
pickup games, 1–3
support for international teams, 17–18
television as universal visual language, 259
women’s exclusion as fans and players, 252–255
goalkeepers, 304
Albert Camus, 38–39
as romantic protectors and defenders, 23–25
blaming for losses, 42–43, 49–52
Carli Lloyd’s midfield goal, 122–123
defending an empty field, 28–29
Didi’s folha seca, 93–94
existential philosophy of goaltending, 39–40
fingertip save, 27–28
formation evolution, 66–67
miraculous saves, 42
origins and development of the position, 29–30
penalty box, 25–26
penalty kick, 52–55
playing two positions, 44–45
presence and personality in the goal, 44
refining the position, 31–33
responsibility for the whole game, 49–50
Schumacher’s foul against Battiston, 213–214
scoring the winning goal, 54–56
stylistic differences, 33–36
the intellectual side of the position, 47
2010 World Cup, 27
Vladimir Nabokov, 36–38
volatile fortunes of, 40–41
women as, 44–49
women challenging a men’s team, 130
Women’s 2015 World Cup, 121
Zidane’s goal from midfield, 115–117
See also defenders; forwards; midfield; penalty kick
The Goalkeeper’s Fear of the Penalty (Handke), 54
Goba, Michel, 154
Gold Cup tournament, 249–250, 267
Goldblatt, David, 86, 172, 174–175, 189
The Great Match (film), 259
Greenwood, Ron, 147–148
Griffin, Amy, 47
Guèye, Lamine, 244–245
Gumbrecht, Hans Ulrich, 8, 11, 231–232, 238
Haiti, 266–267
Hamm, Mia, 45
“Hand of God,” Maradona’s, 136–137, 149–152
Hand of Henry, 215
Handke, Peter, 54
Hansson, Martin, 214–215
Havelange, João, 200
headscarf ban. See hijab ban
Hébard, Jean, 264–265
Heinrichs, April, 45–47, 117–118
Hemon, Aleksandar, 89–91
Henneman, Jeroen, 111
Henry, Thierry, 61–62, 187–188
Hewison, Bob, 67
Hiddink, Guus, 155
hijab ban, 195–198, 201–202, 220–223
Hodgson, Francis, 24
Holiday, Lauren, 122
Holland
German domination of world soccer, 265
manipulating the referee, 208
structuralism, 104
Hornby, Nick, 3, 206, 229–231, 238–239
Hoyningen-Huene, Paul, 75
Hulshoff, Barry, 106
Huracán, 144–145
Iba Mar Diop, 244
Icelandic team, 257
immigrants and refugees
early 20th-century women’s soccer, 133–134
French and North African teams, 251
German teams recruiting, 265–266
Gold Cup tournament, 250–251
growth of Argentinian soccer, 141
navigating cultures through soccer, 12–14
pickup games, 89–90
spectrum of backgrounds of national teams, 264–265
US Gold Cup tournament, 249–250
inequality, 9–10
intellectual game, soccer as, 82
Brazil’s Gérson, 99
Cruyff’s sense of space and direction, 109–110
early 20th-century women’s soccer, 134
Zidane’s control of space and movement, 112–113
International Football Association Board (IFAB), 198–202, 220–223
Iran
1990 earthquake, 259–260
women’s exclusion from soccer, 221, 252–254
Ireland
France’s unseen foul against, 214–215
Stephanie Roche’s wonder goal, 125–127
Italy
catenaccio style, 82–84
Haiti’s 1974 World Cup, 266
Maradona’s play, 146
media profits from soccer, 200–201
1970 World Cup game against Brazil, 98–103
Ivory Coast, 54–56, 153, 158–160
Japan: Women’s World Cup, 119–120, 122–123
Jara, Victor, 249
Jordan: women in soccer, 221–222
Jorn, Asger, 7
Joy, Bernard, 80–81
Kaepernick, Colin, 17
Kanté, N’Golo, 256
Keane, Roy, 208
Keizer, Piet, 108
Kell, Alice, 133–134
Kennedy, Paul, 219
Kiarostami, Abbas, 259–260
Kittleson, Roger, 69, 87, 92, 95–96
Knausgaard, Karl Ove, 5–6, 234
Knights of Anguish, 143
Krol, Ruud, 107–108
Kuper, Simon, 186–187, 189–190
Kusturica, Emir, 137
la nuestra (Argentinian style of play), 142–144
Lacombe, Guy, 155
Ladies’ Football Association (England), 133
Lalín, Alberto, 142–143
language, soccer as, 5, 163–164
Laws of the Game, 30–31, 195–196, 199, 206
Le Pen, Jean-Marie, 63
Lévi-Strauss, Claude, 104
Life, and Nothing More (film), 259–260
Lillelien, Bjorge, 256–257
Lineker, Gary, 264–265
Lloyd, Carli, 49, 117–123, 252
Lobanovskyi, Valeriy, 175–177
loyalty to a team, 18–20
Maca, Joseph Andre, 14–15
Macedo Lopes, Ederzito António “Eder,” 163
Madagascar, 160
Makélélé, Claude, 60
Malofeev, Eduard, 177–178
Malvinas War, 148–150
managers
Algerian FLN team, 165–169
Argentina’s Menotti stressing beauty and emotion in the game, 144–145
Arsenal’s Herbert Chapman, 172–174
as masterminds, 180–181
assessing players, 179–180
Drogba’s gratitude towards, 155
English promotion and relegation system, 183–185
experimentation and self-expression of players, 177–178
Guardiola’s philosophy under Barcelona, 181–182
increasing commercial pressure on, 182–184
Liverpool’s Bill Shankly, 174–175
longevity with a team, 190–191
media presence, 191–192
polyvalence, 181
role and responsibilities of, 169–173
scientific approach, 175–177
soccer as art and intellectual undertaking, 178–179
team staff, 189–190
transfer market, 185–188
Manchester United, 157, 185, 237–238
Mansour, Asmahan, 195–198, 220–221
Maracanazo, Brazil’s, 50
Maradona, Diego
Africa tour, 153–154
Argentine-English politics in the 1986 World Cup, 148–150
as global icon, 145–146
background, 137–139
controversial nature, 136–137
diverse body types of players, 3–4
exemplifying Argentine culture, 139–141, 143
fan support at the 1986 World Cup, 152–153
“Hand of God,” 136–137, 149–152, 215
national narrative, 262–263
on the ethos of the defender, 85–86
transfer market, 185
zonal marking, 147–148
Maradona by Kusturica (documentary), 137
Marías, Javier, 113–115
Markovits, Andrei, 232
Marseille, France, 156–157, 236
masculinity in soccer, 128–129, 227–230
Mbembe, Achille, 19–20
M’Bolhi, Raïs, 43
McCracken, Bill, 77–78
McIlvanney, Hugh, 42, 83, 98–102, 145–146, 152–153
meaning and mythology of soccer, 21–22
media
blaming the goalie, 40–41
Brazil’s NASA training, 96–97
commercial benefits of soccer, 254–255
FIFA access to media control, 200–201
history of global coverage, 240–242
Ivory Coast civil war, 158–159
managers’ visibility, 191–192
Maradona’s global fame, 146–147
1958 World Cup coverage, 96–97
popular support for, 16
portrayal of the defenders, 64–65
role of the commentator, 255–258
soccer as solace during disasters, 259–260
social media, 258
style of coverage in Africa, 244–247
television as universal visual language, 259
video games, 258–259
Mekhloufi, Rachid, 166–167, 169
memes, 43
Mes étoiles noirs (Thuram), 64
Mexico
Brazil’s 1970 World Cup training, 97–98
fan support of Brazil in 1970, 98–100
Gold Cup games, 249–250
immigrants’ pickup games, 89–90
Men’s 1970 World Cup, 83, 97–98
midfield
Brazil’s 1970 World Cup play, 97–103
Carli Lloyd’s midfield goal, 117–119, 122–123
control through passing, 66–67
creating calm and pace on the field, 112
Cruyff’s sense of space and direction, 109–111
Didi Pereira, 91–94
goals from, 116–118
Johan Cruyff, 103–104
offside rule, 77–78
passing and the offside rule, 73–74
post-1970 shift in Brazil’s style, 103
role and characteristics of, 91
telepathic connection during the game, 90–91, 95
the passing game, 68
Total Football, 103–108
Zidane’s control of space, 112–113
Zidane’s goal from, 115–117
See also defenders; forwards; goalkeepers
Milan club, 178
Millwall club, 239–240
Montherlant, Henry de, 68
Morales, Evo, 137
Morales, Victor Hugo, 152
Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo (Argentina), 145
Mourinho, José, 155, 157, 190–192
Mühren, Gerrie, 109
Muñoz, Juan Carlos, 143
Murdoch, Rupert, 254–255
Nabokov, Vladimir, 36–38
Nadim, Nadia, 13–14
Nait-Challal, Michel, 168
Napoli, 146
NASA, 96
national narratives of World Cups, 261–263
National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), 16–17
Nayim, 116–117
Ndiaye, Alassane, 244–247
Neeskens, Johan, 105
Neid, Silvia, 192
Netherlands. See Holland
Neto, Gagliano, 241
New York Cosmos, 16
Newsham, Gail, 129
Neymar. See da Silva Santos Juniór, Neymar
Nogueira, Armando, 100
Norris, Alice, 135
North American Soccer League, 16
North Vietnam, Algerian FLN team, 168–169
Northampton Town, 173
Norway, 256–257
Nunokawa, Jeff, 258
Nureyev, Rudolf, 110
Nuttall, Sarah, 19–20
Offside (film), 252–254
offside rule, 71–79, 84, 106–107
Olympic Games (1924), 67–68
Olympic Games (2013), 119–120
Olympique de Marseilles, 156–157
Once in a Lifetime (documentary), 16
On Heroes and Tombs (Sabato), 142–143
Panahi, Jafar, 252–254
Paris Saint-Germain, 185–186, 236
Parka, Mbave, 247
passing and dribbling
Brazil’s midfield line, 94
development of the passing game, 66–68
Johan Cruyff, 109
midfield control,–6766–67
offside trap, 77–78
telepathic communication during, 90
See also Total Football
Peamount United, 127
Pelé, 95
Banks’s miraculous save against, 42
Brazil’s 1970 World Cup game against Italy, 100–103
Brazil’s1950 World Cup loss, 50
Didi’s midfield game, 92
goal attempt from midfield, 117
1958 World Cup broadcast, 96–97
North American Soccer League, 16
team psychologist’s analysis of, 94
penalties
for accumulation of questionable actions, 208
Henry’s foul against Ireland, 214–215
offside rule, 71–79, 84, 106–107
referees’ role and function, 203–204
Schumacher’s foul against Battiston, 213–214
penalty kick, 45, 48, 52–56, 119, 121, 203–205, 207, 220, 222, 244
Perdigão, Paulo, 50–51
Pereira, Waldir “Didi,” 91–97, 99
Piontek, Sepp, 91
Pogba, Paul, 265
policing fan violence, 235–237
politics
African players’ political role, 247–248
Algerian soccer, 165–169
Argentina’s dictatorship, 144–145
Berlusconi’s merging of TV, soccer and politics, 200–201
France’s far-right movement, 62–64
gender and sexuality in US soccer, 251–252
Gold Cup, 249–250
Haiti’s World Cup performance, 267
hijab ban for female players, 195–198, 201–202, 220–223
intensity of fan behavior, 233
Ivory Coast civil war, 158–161
Malvinas War, 148–150
players and fans challenging racism, 242–243
players’ involvement in protest, 17
soccer clubs’ role in Chilean politics, 248–249
team loyalty, 29–30
polyvalence, 181
Portugal, 161–163
poverty, Maradona’s, 137–138
Premier League, 188, 190–191, 256
promotion and relegation, 184
Puskás, Ferenc, 126
Racing Club de Paris, 81
racism
blaming the goalies, 51–52
fan violence, 235
French’s far-right politics, 62–64
players challenging, 242–243
racist portrayal of Brazil’s 1950 World Cup loss, 91–92
radio broadcasting, 240–241, 244–247
Rapinoe, Megan, 17, 118–119, 121, 252
Rappan, Karl, 82
Real Betis, 115
Real Madrid, 35–36, 109, 113–115, 179, 185
Real Zaragoza, 116
recruitment, 184–188
red card, 48, 204, 206–209, 211, 213, 224
referees
anticipating the play, 209
conversing with the players, 210–211
early 20th-century women’s soccer, 132–133
France’s unseen foul against Ireland, 214–215
global nuances in player habits, 215–216
hijab ban for women and girls, 195–198, 201–202
importance and vulnerability of, 223–225
importance to the flow and excitement of the game, 211–212
incentives to becoming and staying, 209–210
interpretation of players and play, 205–206
players’ attempts to influence, 205–208
role and responsibilities, 195–197, 202–205
Schumacher’s foul against Battiston, 213–214
technology changing the role of, 218–220
universal hatred of, 217–218
refugees. See immigrants and refugees
Reid, Peter, 151
religious expression. See hijab ban
repenitización (improvisation), 180–181
Reyna, Yordy, 147
Rivellino, Roberto, 181
Robben Island, South Africa, 247–248
Robson, Garry, 239–240
Roche, Stephanie, 125–127
Rodrigues, Nelson, 50
Rodriguez, Alicia, 119
Rodriguez, James, 126
Rogers, Robbie, 251
Ronaldo, Cristiano, 86, 161–163, 185
Roose, Leigh Richmond, 33–34, 41
Rozeira, Cristiane, 48
Russia
Lev Yashin’s career, 40–41
Malofeev’s management style, 177–178
Rudolf Nureyev, 110
Vladimir Nabokov, 36–37
Sabato, Ernesto, 142–143
sanctuary, soccer as, 20–21
Sanon, Manno, 266–267
Saravia, Lizandro Claros, 12–13
Šašić, Célia, 48–49
Sawa, Homare, 119
Schumacher, Harald, 213–214, 264–265
scientific approach to management, 175–177
Seaman, David, 116
Seoane, Manuel, 142–143
sexism, 4–5, 130–133. See also women and women’s soccer
Sexton, David, 106
sexual metaphor of the game, 8–9
sexual orientation, 251
Sibbert, Grace, 129
Sijmons, Dirk, 110
simulation, rules against, 206
Sissako, Abderrahmane, 2
sneaking, 74
social element of fandom, 232–233
social media, 258
Solo, Hope, 44, 46–49, 120, 123, 252
Soriano, Osvaldo, 54
Soviet Union
Brazil’s midfield and tactics, 94–95
management, 175–177
scientific approach to management, 175–176
space, Total Football’s expanded use of, 104–112
Speak, Memory (Nabokov), 36–38
Stoke City, 177
The Stranger (Camus), 39
strikers. See forwards
structuralism, 104–106
Stuhlfauth, Heinrich, 34–35
suburban leagues, 11–12
Šuker, Davor, 58
Sweden: 1958 World Cup, 95–96
Switzerland, 82
Szymanski, Stefan, 186–187, 189–190
Tabárez, Óscar, 70–71
tactics
Brazil’s 1958 World Cup midfield lineup, 94–95
coalition actions, 176
configuring defenders for attack and defense, 70–72
defenders, 65
development of Uruguayan, Argentinian, and Brazilian rivalries and tactics, 69–70
manager’s responsibilities for, 172–174
offside trap, 77–78
Total Football, 103–105, 107–108
verrou style, 82
WM formation, 79–82
team talks, 173
technology in refereeing, 218–219
terrorist attacks, 20–21
theatrical dimension of soccer, 205–208, 210–211
three-sided football, 7
throw-in rule, 76
Thuram, Lilian, 18–19, 57–64, 86
Timbuktu (film), 2
Total Football, 103–112, 176, 265
transfer market, 185–188
United States
American soccer culture, 17
early 20th-century women’s soccer, 133–134
failure to qualify for 2018 World Cup, 15, 253
gender and sexuality in soccer, 251–252
media commentators, 256
politics, 249–251
Title IX allowing equal access for women, 253–254
2014 World Cup, 43
Women’s 2015 World Cup, 120–123
Women’s National Team, 46
Women’s 2011 World Cup, 120–123
See also women and women’s soccer; Women’s World Cup tournaments
unpredictability of the game, 7–8
Valentine, Bob, 214
van Dantzig, Rudi, 110
van Eyck, Aldo, 104
Van Persie, Robin, 127
Véran, Pierre, 245
verrou (bolt) style of play, 82
Viani, Gipo, 83
Video Assistant Refereeing (VAR) system, 196, 219–220
Viera, Ondino, 67
Viera da Silva, Marta, 48, 135
Vorbe, Philippe, 266–267
vuvuzela, 269–270
Wambach, Abby, 118–119, 161–162, 252
Ware, Vron, 19–20
Webb, Howard, 216
Wenger, Arsène, 60, 187–188, 190–193
Whalley, Joan, 130
White, Arlo, 256
Wilson, Jonathan, 24, 43, 50–51, 53, 65–66, 68–69, 77–78, 81, 96–97, 103, 136, 141–142, 172, 180, 256–257
Winner, David, 103–106
women and women’s soccer
challenging men’s teams, 130
exclusion of women as fans and players, 252–254
fan violence, 227–228
hijab ban, 195–198, 201–202, 220–223
history of women’s soccer, 127–135
management style, 182
political space, 251–252
sexism in, 4
Stephanie Roche’s wonder goal, 125–127
Women’s World Cup tournaments
Carli Lloyd’s midfield goal, 117–119, 122–123
fan base, 4–5
focus on a single player, 161–162
inequalities with men’s soccer, 252
Solo’s saves during 2011 games, 48
US team’s strong midfield, 120–123
wonder goal, 125–126
World Cup
as source of national narratives, 262–263
creation of, 260–261
display of collective representation, 262–263
fan alliances, 263–265
global connection of individuals, 268–269
intensity of fandom, 233
television as universal visual language, 259
the role and power of the referee, 212
World Cup (1950), 14, 49–52, 92
World Cup (1958)
Algerian soccer, 165–169
Brazil’s midfield lineup, 94–96
Didi’s folha seca, 94
Didi’s hunger strike, 93
midfield work, 92
television coverage, 96–97
World Cup (1962), 41, 91, 99, 169
World Cup (1970)
Brazil’s game against Italy, 101–103
Brazil’s midfield lineup and preparation, 96–98, 100–101
catenaccio style, 83
miraculous goalie saves, 42
Pelé’s goal attempt from midfield, 117
World Cup (1974), 106–107, 265–267
World Cup (1982), 83, 213–214, 256–257, 264–265
Argentine-English politics, 148–150
Maradona’s Hand of God, 136, 149–152, 262–263
Maradona’s style, 145–146, 148
national narratives, 262–263
World Cup (1990), 259–260
World Cup (1998)
The Cup, 259
national and political symbols and narratives, 18–19, 263–264
role of the defender, 58, 61–62
Zidane’s control of the flow of the game, 112–113
World Cup (2002): The Great Match, 259
World Cup (2006), 19, 86, 158–160, 253–254
World Cup (2010)
controversy over scoring, 219
defender’s role, 61–62
electricity and delight of the games, 99
goal performance, 43
goalie behavior, 27
Ireland’s exclusion through an unseen foul, 214–215
referee assignments, 216
vuvuzela, 269–270
World Cup (2014), 268
FIFA goal nomination, 126–127
global broadcasting, 260
goalie performance, 43
Kilpatrick’s poem sequence, 6
technology in officiating, 219
US team talent, 15
World Cup (2018), 15, 219–220, 250, 263
World War I: women’s soccer, 128–129
Yashin, Lev, 40–41
yellow card, 48–49, 204, 206, 208–209, 211, 216, 224
Youth Olympic Games, 221
Zagallo, Mário, 95–96
Zamalek, 248
Zamora, Niceto Alcalá, 35–36
Zamora, Ricardo, 35–36
Zanzibar, 242–243
Zelentsov, Anatoli, 175
Zidane, Zinedine
creating calm on the field, 112
documentary, 257–258
goal from midfield, 115–117
management, 190–192
national narratives, 263
1998 World Cup, 61–63
supernatural goals, 114–115
transfer market, 185
2006 World Cup, 19
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (film), 112–113, 257
Zitouni, Mustapha, 166
Zoff, Dino, 266–267
zonal marking, 147–148
Zupan, Uroš, 265