earthlight's review against another edition
love letter as critique, critique as love letter. beautiful book.
emsemsems's review against another edition
5.0
'At the end of the tournament, in practically the final moment of the final match, a bull charged: Zidane, who was saying farewell to football, head-butted a rival who had been needling him with the sort of insult that lunatic fans like to shriek from the upper decks. The insulter got flattened and the insulted got a red card from the referee and jeers from a crowd poised until then to give him an ovation. And Zidane left the field for good.
Still, this was his World Cup. He was the best player of the tournament, despite that final act of insanity or integrity, depending on how you look at it. Thanks to his beautiful moves, thanks to his melancholy elegance, we could still believe that football was not irredeemably condemned to mediocrity.'
Ah, Zizou.
ireri's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
8797999's review against another edition
4.0
My first read through of this for a few years, a lovely tribute to the beautiful and not so pretty side of the beautiful game.
A nice way to get ready for the World Cup and an enjoyable read for fans of football.
A nice way to get ready for the World Cup and an enjoyable read for fans of football.