The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstars
Nonfiction, Sports, Football (Soccer), Reference, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Sebastian Abbot | ISBN: | 9780393292213 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company | Publication: | March 6, 2018 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sebastian Abbot |
| ISBN: | 9780393292213 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Publication: | March 6, 2018 |
| Imprint: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Language: | English |
“An exhilarating, at times heartbreaking, and ultimately unforgettable journey that lays bare the true human stakes of the world’s most popular game.”—Warren St. John, best-selling author of Outcasts United
Searching for soccer’s next superstars, an audacious program called Football Dreams held tryouts for millions of 13-year-old boys across Africa. In The Away Game, Sebastian Abbot follows several of the boys as they chase their dreams in a dizzying world of rich Arab sheikhs, money-hungry agents, and soccer-mad European fans.
“An exhilarating, at times heartbreaking, and ultimately unforgettable journey that lays bare the true human stakes of the world’s most popular game.”—Warren St. John, best-selling author of Outcasts United
Searching for soccer’s next superstars, an audacious program called Football Dreams held tryouts for millions of 13-year-old boys across Africa. In The Away Game, Sebastian Abbot follows several of the boys as they chase their dreams in a dizzying world of rich Arab sheikhs, money-hungry agents, and soccer-mad European fans.
