{"product_id":"the-thinking-fans-guide-to-the-world-cup-paperback","title":"The Thinking Fan's Guide to the World Cup - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatt Weiland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSean Wilsey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Thinking Fan's Guide to the World Cup\u003c\/em\u003e features original pieces by thirty-two leading writers and journalists about the thirty-two nations that have qualified for the world's greatest sporting event. In addition to all the essential information any fan needs--the complete 2006 match schedule, results from past tournaments, facts and figures about the nations, players, teams, and referees--here are essays that shine a whole new light on soccer and the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer Foreign Minister of Mexico Jorge G. Casta eda invites George W. Bush to watch a game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovelist Robert Coover remembers soccer in Spain after the death of General Francisco Franco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave Eggers on America, and the gym teachers who kept it free from communism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eTime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e magazine's Tokyo bureau chief Jim Frederick shows how soccer is displacing baseball in Japan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovelist Aleksandar Hemon proves, once and for all, that sex and soccer do not mix.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eNovelist John Lanchester describes the indescribable: the beauty of Brazilian soccer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e's Cressida Leyshon on Trinidad and Tobago, 750-1 underdogs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFever Pitch\u003c\/em\u003e author Nick Hornby on the conflicting call of club and country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus an afterword by Franklin Foer on the form of government most likely to win the World Cup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 8.02 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52768810828083,"sku":"9780061132261","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MxZBVW1D89780061132261.webp?v=1764698342","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-thinking-fans-guide-to-the-world-cup-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}