The History of the World in 12 Soccer Matches

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The History of the World in 12 Soccer Matches

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English | May 26th, 2026 | ISBN: 1685892299 | 256 pages | True EPUB | 13.37 MB

Soccer has always intersected with history—sometimes during an anonymous match, sometimes in a major world final—because, from the sport's beginning in 1848, echoes of what's happening off the pitch have reached the global playing field in unthinkable ways. Soccer can spark a war but it can also have the opposite effect: interrupting conflict, even just for a few hours or days.

For example, the story that begins this book: When French, Belgian, English and German World War I soldiers climbed out of their foxholes to kick the ball around with their enemies for a brief few hours during a Christmas Truce.