Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France by Laurent Dubois

Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France

Laurent Dubois

352 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history sports informative inspiring slow-paced
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When France both hosted and won the World Cup in 1998, the face of its star player, Zinedine Zidane, the son of Algerian immigrants, was projected onto the Arc de Triomphe. During the 2006 World Cup finals, Zidane stunned the country by ending his...

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