The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstars - Softcover

Abbot, Sebastian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393356779 ISBN 13: 9780393356779

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2019

Synopsis

“An exhilarating, at times heartbreaking, and ultimately unforgettable journey that lays bare the true human stakes of the world’s most popular game.”―Warren St. John, best-selling author of Outcasts United

Searching for soccer’s next superstars, an audacious program called Football Dreams held tryouts for millions of 13-year-old boys across Africa. In The Away Game, Sebastian Abbot follows several of the boys as they chase their dreams in a dizzying world of rich Arab sheikhs, money-hungry agents, and soccer-mad European fans.

20 black and white photographs

About this title

About the Author:

Sebastian Abbot worked for the Associated Press in Cairo and Islamabad, where he was bureau chief. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Princeton University and a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He lives in New York.

Review:

“Masterfully weaves together the stories of boys from a renowned soccer academy in Doha in an illuminating narrative.”
- Sports Illustrated

“What a fantastic story: a soccer-themed mix of Hoop Dreams and The Sports Gene.... A tale with universal appeal to anyone who cares about the human condition.”
- Grant Wahl, author of The Beckham Experiment

“Every fan of international soccer must read The Away Game.”
- Helon Habila, author of Oil on Water and The Chibok Girls

“An excellent introduction to this shady world.”
- Nicolas van de Walle, Foreign Affairs

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0393356779
• ISBN 13: 9780393356779
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304