European, 13–15
Theresienstadt camp, 75–77
Scottish, 36–37, 40–43
top hats. See Brazilian top hats
Tottenham club, 77–80, 109
women, Iranian, 217–21
tribalism. See nationalism
World Cup, 119, 122, 123, 147, 219,
Tudjman, Franjo, 15–16
221, 230, 233, 240–41
Ukrainian immigrant players,
Yids (Yiddoes), 78–80
141–66
Yugoslavia, 12, 15, 18–19. See
Edward Anyamkyegh, 141, 143,
also Croatia; Serbian
144–49, 152–53, 158–59,
violence
161–62
yuppie culture, 235–38, 246–48
coach Ivan Golac and, 162–64
globalization and, 141–44
Zanetti, Javier, 189–92
Karpaty Lviv club and, 149–53
Zionism. See Jewish soccer
racism toward, 153–58, 165–66
zurkhaneh, Iranian, 232 About the Author
Franklin Foer is the editor of The New Republic.
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Document Outline
Title Page
Dedication Page
Contents
Prologue
Chapter One: How Soccer Explains the Gangster’s Paradise
Chapter Two: How Soccer Explains the Pornography of Sects
Chapter Three: How Soccer Explains the Jewish Question
Chapter Four: How Soccer Explains the Sentimental Hooligan
Chapter Five: How Soccer Explains the Survival of the Top Hats
Chapter Six: How Soccer Explains the Black Carpathians
Chapter Seven: How Soccer Explains the New Oligarchs
Chapter Eight: How Soccer Explains the Discreet Charm of Bourgeois Nationalism
Chapter Nine: How Soccer Explains Islam’s Hope
Chapter Ten: How Soccer Explains the American Culture Wars
Note on Sources
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Author
Praise
Credits
Copyright Notice
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