Franklin Foer’s bestselling 2004 book helped sell soccer to Americans thanks in part to a defense of globalization.
Forget the $10,000 tickets and the travel bans and the fact that the last three
World Cups have been hosted in Russia, Qatar, and Donald Trump’s United
States—FIFA President Gianni Infantino is a romantic. “Football, or
soccer, as it is called here, is the world’s universal language,” Infantino said in March. “It’s about hope. It’s about
joy. It’s about happiness. It’s about coming together. It’s about uniting the
Americanisation of football: From Hollywood to Trump and everything in between
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How the World Cup Finally Won Over America
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