Our City just got an MLS team and this past season we got super into the team and game. Any great books that explain the ins and outs of soccer? Would love to learn more about the game holistically – thanks!
Inverting the Pyramid by Jonathan Wilson is a fantastic book, it covers the origins of the game and highlights tactical developments over the last ~150 years. It can be pretty dense at times with a lot of names and history, but overall it’s a pretty rewarding read.
For something a little lighter and more focused on the modern era I would recommend Zonal Marking: The Making of Modern European Football by Michael Cox. Very accessible, but still with a decent amount of depth there.
I’ve read a couple other football books so if neither of these sound like your thing feel free to let me know and I’ll see if I can get a little more specific.
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There is a really good magazine Mundial which comes out quarterly. Well worth looking into.
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Inverting the Pyramid by Jonathan Wilson is a fantastic book, it covers the origins of the game and highlights tactical developments over the last ~150 years. It can be pretty dense at times with a lot of names and history, but overall it’s a pretty rewarding read.
For something a little lighter and more focused on the modern era I would recommend Zonal Marking: The Making of Modern European Football by Michael Cox. Very accessible, but still with a decent amount of depth there.
I’ve read a couple other football books so if neither of these sound like your thing feel free to let me know and I’ll see if I can get a little more specific.
There is a really good magazine Mundial which comes out quarterly. Well worth looking into.