Summary Of How Soccer Explains The World By David Foer

How Soccer Explains the World, written by Franklin Foer, is a 255 page novel that explains how the sport of soccer is integrated into everyday life around the world. Soccer is much more than a game. The author informs the reader of the sport’s involvement in political ideologies, social classes, as well as faith and religion. Foer takes the reader on a tour around the world of soccer, showing that globalization has revived tribalism rather than destroy the local cultures. The author is able to shine a light on almost everything between the clash of civilizations and international economy. Franklin Foer wrote this novel because although he is terrible at soccer, he aimed to master the game that had been the source of so much of his childhood shame. When the author wasn’t spending his time watching the games either on the internet or the television, he was working as a political journalist in Washington. For eight months, Foer took leave from his job at the New Republic magazine, and visited the stadiums he desperately wanted to see. This books is intended to use the metaphor of soccer to address questions such as why some nations have remained poor even though they have so much foreign investment; and even the question of how dangerous the multinational corporations are against the Left rails. The main question of this book or more cultural than economic: it addresses the worry of global brands and tastes steamrolling indigenous cultures. …show more content…
Soccer’s appeal was in its opposition to the other popular sports. Soccer in America isn’t meant to be violent, it is used as a way for parents to project their values. In other words, the American interpretation of soccer is to “represent the fundamental tenets of yuppie parenting.” Unlike any other sport, soccer would foster self-esteem, as well as minimize the pain of competition while still teaching life