{"product_id":"how-to-watch-soccer-like-a-genius-by-nick-greene-9781419777172","title":"How to Watch Soccer Like a Genius","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eHow to Watch Basketball Like a Genius\u003c\/em\u003e, a brilliant deconstruction of the most popular sport in the world, publishing ahead of the 2026 World Cup in North America.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the surface, soccer seems like the simplest of games: one ball, two teams, two goals, and (preferably) some grass. There’s a reason it’s the first team sport little kids learn to play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut the closer you look, the more you plumb the game’s history, the more infinitely complex the picture becomes. Nick Greene, author of the celebrated \u003cem\u003eHow to Watch Basketball Like a Genius\u003c\/em\u003e, is a man who knows how to look closer than most, especially when he pulls in a wide range of experts to help.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHow to Watch Soccer Like a Genius\u003c\/em\u003e, Greene calls on a turf manager, an expert on colour theorist, and a landscape historian to understand the field itself, a paleoanthropologist to talk kicking, and an Anglican priest to explain schisms—how American football, soccer, and rugby could all develop from the field games of rowdy 19th century British schoolboys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGreene delves deep into what defines the game, how it developed, and what happens during a match’s 90 minutes (and then some). With insight from a domino toppler, a developmental neuroscientist, an art historian, a civil engineer, and more, you’ll never look at soccer the same way again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47773023011052,"sku":"9781419777172","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781419777172-how-to-watch-soccer-like-a-genius.jpg?v=1782179362","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/how-to-watch-soccer-like-a-genius-by-nick-greene-9781419777172","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}