Bookshelf: How Soccer Explains the World (Chapter 10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization (Franklin Foer)

Chapter 10: How Soccer Explains the American Culture Wars

In the final chapter of his book, Foer writes about the increased popularity of youth soccer in the U.S. starting in the 1970s, and delves into how that rise in popularity dovetailed with the culture wars during the same period. 

Observing that demographics of soccer supporters have been inverted compared to the rest of the world (middle class yuppies vs. working class), Foer points out soccer is just one of numerous touchstones that help explain the Blue vs. Red sensibilities in American politics.