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World Cup Fever: A Soccer Journey in Nine Tournaments

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內容簡介 《世界盃狂熱：九屆世界盃如何改變世界》（World Cup Fever） ⚽ 從足球賽事到全球現象，一部橫跨九屆世界盃的世界史。榮獲《紐約客》2026 年年度好書，由當代最具代表性的足球作家之一西蒙．庫柏執筆，透過親身採訪的九屆世界盃，寫下足球如何一步步改變世界，也映照全球化時代的政治、經濟與文化變遷。自 1990 年起，作者親赴每一屆世界盃現場，從義大利 1990 看台上的稀疏人潮、法國 1998 的主場榮耀、南非 2010 承載的國族夢想，到卡達 2022 留下的爭議與反思，帶領讀者穿梭球場、酒吧、街頭與觀眾席，見證這項全球最大體育盛事如何超越勝負，成為一面映照時代的鏡子。世界盃早已不只是足球競技，而是牽動跨國資本、媒體力量、政治角力與國族認同的全球舞台。透過作者數十年的現場觀察，本書揭示足球如何塑造我們所身處的世界。 A New Yorker Best Book of 2026 "Highly engaging. Kuper is one of the best sportswriters in the English language today."--The New Yorker The story of how soccer has transformed the world--as seen through nine World Cups--by one of our most talented writers on the sport. The World Cup is the biggest sporting spectacle on Earth--a chance every four years for the greatest players to win international glory, and a month-long media event that's watched by an audience of billions. But the tournament has changed beyond recognition since the inaugural event in Montevideo, Uruguay, in July 1930. What was once a semi-professional meeting beset by haphazard play has evolved to become a game of multinational buyouts, dubious ethics, and questionable aims--and the new era of soccer has much to tell us about the globalized world. Simon Kuper is among the vanishingly small number of writers who have attended every World Cup since 1990. World Cup Fever is his journey to find the heart of soccer, through the nine tournaments he's experienced first-hand--from watching matches in half-empty stands during Italia 1990 (a tournament that at times felt like a village fete) to witnessing the French triumph at home in 1998; South Africa's national dream in 2010; and the troubling legacy of Qatar in 2022. Told on the pitch, in the stands, in the pubs, and on the streets, this is the story of how soccer has changed the world

作者介紹

作者介紹 Simon Kuper is the author of The New York Times bestseller Soccernomics. He was born in Uganda to South African parents and moved to the Netherlands as a child. He studied history and German at Oxford University and attended Harvard University as a Kennedy Scholar. He is a journalist for the Financial Times and has written for The Observer, The Times (London), and The Guardian, and he also writes regularly for Dutch newspapers. Simon lives in Paris with his family.

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