Eight World Cups : My Journey through the Beauty and Dark Side of Soccer

from Liebo

In Eight World Cups, New York Times sportswriter George Vecsey reflects upon over twenty years of covering soccer's biggest event. Vecsey has spent over four decades writing for The Grey Lady and wrote the "Sports of the Times" column from 1982 through 2011, which largely focused on the broader o...

from SqueakyChu

This book may not be for everyone, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. I am newly getting back into being a soccer fan after having been introduced to this sport by my then boyfriend in the 1970's. I remember learning that Americans cannot play soccer and additionally remember sandlot soccer games betwe...

from Hagelstein

Eight World Cups is a timely and clear-eyed view of World Cup football. Vecsey is a veteran journalist who has been writing about soccer for the New York Times since the early 1980s. The title alludes to the number of cups he has covered. With that experience comes an expert world view of the gam...

from Othemts

Vecsey, a sportswriter for The New York Times, writes a series of essays and memories of international soccer dating back to the 1982 World Cup in Spain, tying it in with his own love of the game back to his childhood. The title is a misnomer, because Vecsey writes about Women's World Cups and Ol...

from mcroushorn

This was a very enjoyable trip through the last 8 world cups starting in Spain in 1982 and continuing all the way through South Africa in 2010. The author did an excellent job of hitting the highs and lows of each of the tournaments as well as documenting the growth of the US National Team progra...