The Soccer War is a 1978 book by Ryszard Kapuściński, the Polish press correspondent in Africa and Latin America in the 1960s. The eponymous Soccer War erupts between the Central American Republics of Honduras and El Salvador, partially as a result of a football match between teams of the two countries.[1][2] The deeper reasons for the conflict were political.

The Soccer War
First edition (Polish)
AuthorRyszard Kapuściński
Original titleWojna futbolowa
TranslatorWilliam Brand
LanguagePolish
GenreReportage, Travel writing
PublisherCzytelnik
Publication date
1978
Publication placePoland
Media typePrint
Pages240
ISBN978-0679738053

The book features a collection of stories from the life of the reporter and journalist as he travels into countries such as Congo, Kenya and Nigeria, then undergoing severe conflict.

Critical reception

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Hartford Courant reporter Dylan Foley called it "a masterpiece of war journalism."[3]

Filming rights to the book have been purchased by Philippe Falardeau.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Lyons, Gene (May 3, 1991). "The Soccer War". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  2. ^ "The Soccer War". Kirkus Reviews. November 11, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  3. ^ The Heroic and the Bloodthirsty, Foley, Dynan, 30 September 2001, Hartford Courant [1].
  4. ^ ""Wojnę futbolową" sfilmuje Kanadyjczyk!" (in Polish). Kinoradio.pl. Retrieved 2013-02-21.