Soccer Scribe on Globalisation

Franklin Foer tackles globalisation in How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization

"His fervent hope is that as soccer becomes more polyglot and global, it will provide an outlet for a healthy, sporty togetherness that supersedes race and creed. The best example Foer uncovers is Iran, where soccer stadiums have become the place for both Arab men and women to engage with the Western world. And he reserves his highest praise for the city of Barcelona, which he sees as a model of an open and adaptable culture that uses soccer to forge a benign but proud Catalan identity."

DailyWireless had this to say:

"Did soccor(sic) create a melting pot with a nation-state identity?

Quite the opposite. People adopted more closely than ever to their local identities. Meanwhile, players became globally integrated but adopted a local identity.

Globalization may be a phenomena more outside the United States then inside. Same deal with broadband."