More travelogue than polemic, Soccer Against the Enemy, or Football Against the Enemy if you prefer, is Simon Kuper’s account of his journey around the world in search of universal truths and local particularities about the world’s most popular sport. It’s an audacious project for Kuper, one he undertook in his early 20s and on a shoestring budget, staying in youth hostels and traveling as cheaply as possible. Everywhere he goes, Kuper finds all sorts of people willing to talk to him about soccer and […]