Jonathan Stroud’s Reviews > Football in Sun and Shadow > Status Update

After hearing Galeano talk about players being walking advertisements, it made me think of how much capitalism has invaded sports. This is also why I really like Galeano’s writing and this book. The book talks about the spirit of soccer and these players. How it changed their lives and how beautiful this game can be

“Evicted by cars, trapped by violence, condemned to isolation, we live packed in ever closer to one another and feel ever more alone, with ever fewer meeting places and ever less time to meet.” But every now and then, “[We] kick the ball every so often out of sheer joy.”

Religion and politics are so infused in this game it’s crazy

I want to visit the River Plate now

Uruguay’s history in soccer is freaking beautiful