Readers curious about why people around the world care so deeply about teams made up of mercenary, millionaire strangers and owned by billionaire businessmen will find some answers in Goldblatt's analysis.” Bill Littlefield, The Boston Globe
"[Goldblatt] writes about soccer with the expansive eye of a social and cultural critic....[He] has written not just the best soccer book in many years but an exemplary account of the changing character of British society in the post-Thatcher era.” David Runciman, The Wall Street Journal
[D]eeply researched and worth the read for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of both English football, and English society in general.” Men In Blazers, newsletter recommendation
David Goldblatt's The Game of Our Lives offers an enlightening, enriching experience
it is based on a formidable range of sources, acute personal observation and a pleasingly pithy, sardonic turn of phrase. Not all football writers know their stuff, let alone the socio-economic context, but Goldblatt truly does
altogether, this is an exceptional book” David Kynaston, The Guardian
It is difficult to describe in words what an outstanding storyteller and incomparable researcher David Goldblatt is." Kartik Krishnaiyer, World Soccer Talk