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Africa united: soccer, passion, politics, and the first world cup in africa

By Steve , Bloomfield

Book information

Publisher
HarperCollins e-books
ISBN
9780062010339, 0062010336
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
329 kB (336616 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Recreation;SPORTS & RECREATION--Soccer;SPORTS & RE

Description

Africa United is the story of modern-day Africa told through its soccer. Traveling across thirteen countries, from Cairo to the Cape, Steve Bloomfield meets players and fans, politicians and rebel leaders, discovering the role that soccer has played in shaping the continent. He recounts how soccer has helped to stoke conflicts and end wars, bring countries together and prop up authoritarian regimes. A lively and elegantly reported travelogue, Africa United calls attention to the amazing relationships between people and soccer, and to the state of Africa on the cusp of the biggest moment in its sporting history, the 2010 World Cup.

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