From the first two sentences， I was hooked。。。Radical Football weaves stories from across the world; from cartel-controlled Colombia， through war-torn former Yugoslavia and the fish markets of India， to the mountain Kingdom of Lesotho。 It provides a commentary on how sport， and football in particular， can be a vessel for social change， spanning issues such as violence， health， gender， poverty and discrimination。 The book describes the gradual development of intricate networks of individuals and o From the first two sentences， I was hooked。。。Radical Football weaves stories from across the world; from cartel-controlled Colombia， through war-torn former Yugoslavia and the fish markets of India， to the mountain Kingdom of Lesotho。 It provides a commentary on how sport， and football in particular， can be a vessel for social change， spanning issues such as violence， health， gender， poverty and discrimination。 The book describes the gradual development of intricate networks of individuals and organisations committed to social progress through football and the inspiring stories of those who have dedicated their lives to this cause。 The book helped to pull me away from the disillusionment I so often feel about the sanitised modern game and reminded me of why I love football。 It reiterated to me that football is about the people， the connection and the togetherness。 Even reading as a third generation Portsmouth fan， a fierce rival of the author's team， what is far more evident than our football rivalry are the values and common interests that can be shared across football。 Radical Football explores what could be achieved if everyone in football worked together。Radical Football is hard to put down， perhaps due to it being well written and structured in short， accessible chapters。 Or it could partly be because I was keen to see what would be set out in the intriguingly named 'Third Half' section of the book。 Or maybe it is because it recounts such compelling personal stories told by impressive drivers of social change。 In reality， it's probably all of those reasons which makes it the kind of book that gets you doing the 'just one more chapter' bargaining with yourself the whole way through。 。。。more