![]() ![]() One gem of a saying about fanatics goes as follows – Through these chapters, the book explores every aspect of the sport, be it the origins of the sport, the players, the clubs, the managers, the rules, the referee (most maligned individual), fans or the fanatics. ![]() The chapters are very short indeed, some of them barely a page or so. He presents a utopian vision of the game – how the game ought to be played in today’s world, where winning has become so vital that adventure is sacrificed for the sake of efficiency. In fact, Galeano abhors the language of the so-called soccer doctors or the football analysts & commentators while mocking them for complicating the game more than necessary through the use of fancy words & terminologies which the common man doesn’t understand. Beauty lies in simplicity & the joy of reading this book comes from its its elegant yet effortless writing. ‘ Soccer in Sun and Shadow‘ is easily the most beautiful book written on the Beautiful Game in every respect. And Eduardo Galeano‘s book seems to reverberate that sentiment, though in much spectacular detail. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.”īill Shankly, the legendary Liverpool manager & an immortal figure in footballing history, was not much off the mark with this famous quote of his. ![]() ![]() “Some people think that football is a matter of life and death. ![]()
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