Superb.... Goldblatt provides vignettes and beautifully crafted case studies, country by country, of contemporary politics and economics, told through, and around, the global game. -- TLS
Reading David Goldblatt, you don't just understand football better. You understand the world a bit better, too. The breadth of his research is unmatched, and the writing is always a pleasure. -- Simon Kuper, best-selling coauthor of Soccernomics
Scintillating. -- Barney Ronay - Guardian
A globe-trotting magnum opus. -- Tobias Jones - Sunday Times
Essential reading not just for fans of the sport, but also for students of geopolitics. -- Kirkus (starred review)
Next time people tell you politics has no place in football, tell them to read David Goldblatt's The Age of Football. -- Cas Mudde, University of Georgia
[Goldblatt] writes about soccer with the expansive eye of a social and cultural critic. -- David Runciman - Wall Street Journal
