Miguel's recent talk at ITU about this book and how football is a game about space completely changed my perception of the sport. I would massively recommend it, especially if you don't think you're interested in football!
Florence Smith Nicholls
The World Cup starts tomorrow. I love football, and I have a few things to say. (also, we wrote a book: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1...)
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This book applies theories, methods, and concepts from game studies to soccer. This is a game studies book about soccer that studies the rules and design of