Soccer Empire Quotes

“In London in the 1980s some migrants from former British colonies in the Caribbean responded to racist attacks with a powerful slogan: “We are here because you were there.”
― Laurent Dubois, Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France

“In contrast to nearly all European teams—the Dutch team has at times been the notable exception—the French team is and has long been a remarkably diverse group. It is a global team, a kind of transcultural republic”
― Laurent Dubois, Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France