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Soccer. Football. Futebol. Futbol. Fussball...
Name the game what you will, but the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014
is unquestionably the most anticipated and watched sports event in the
world. This month-long tournament, held every four years, starts
tomorrow with a match between host Brazil and Croatia in Sao Paulo. The
USA plays its first game, against Ghana, in Natal next Monday, June
16.
The Book Stall has several books that can help fans get (further) into the mood. For example: Pele: Why Soccer Matters -- A Look at Sixty Years of International Soccer, as the World Cup Returns to Brazil
($26.95, hardcover); Soccer in America: The Official Book of the US Soccer Federation ($45, hardcover); and Golazo!: The Beautiful Game from the Aztecs to the World Cup: The Complete History of How Soccer Shaped Latin America ($16, paperback).
We also liked this New York Times op-ed by Paris-based bestselling author Pamela Druckerman (Bringing up Bebe) about what the tournament is already teaching her 5-year-old twins about geography and different cultures.
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