![]() ![]() ![]() Yet the joy that millions take in it is polluted by foul, for-profit priorities, violent classism and discrimination.Īs left-wing soccer fans plot a course between these dueling components, there’s no better to guide for navigating the game’s darkness and lights than the late Uruguayan author and activist Eduardo Galeano. ![]() THE 2018 World Cup is now upon us, promising to call forth heartaches, hallelujahs and wonder as part of a universal, even unifying passion. I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: “A pretty move, for the love of God.” And when good soccer happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.Įduardo Galeano, Football in Sun and Shadow Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good soccer. ![]()
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