Soccer Books to Get You Started

1.
The Football Men: Up Close with the Giants of the Modern Game
The Football Men: Up Close with the Giants of the Modern Game 3.81 avg rating — 247 ratings
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Calcio: A History of Italian Football
Calcio: A History of Italian Football
by: john-foot
4.17 avg rating — 1,702 ratings
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Das Reboot: How German Football Reinvented Itself and Conquered the World
Das Reboot: How German Football Reinvented Itself and Conquered the World 4.10 avg rating — 2,025 ratings
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Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution
Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution 4.21 avg rating — 702 ratings
5.
The Language of the Game: How to Understand Soccer
The Language of the Game: How to Understand Soccer 3.78 avg rating — 189 ratings
6.
The Age of Football: Soccer and the 21st Century
The Age of Football: Soccer and the 21st Century 4.03 avg rating — 487 ratings
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Soccer Men: Profiles of the Rogues, Geniuses, and Neurotics Who Dominate the World's Most Popular Sport
Soccer Men: Profiles of the Rogues, Geniuses, and Neurotics Who Dominate the World's Most Popular Sport 3.96 avg rating — 1,024 ratings
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Masters of Modern Soccer: How the World's Best Play the Twenty-First-Century Game
Masters of Modern Soccer: How the World's Best Play the Twenty-First-Century Game 3.86 avg rating — 757 ratings
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Club Soccer 101: The Essential Guide to the Stars, Stats, and Stories of 101 of the Greatest Teams in the World
Club Soccer 101: The Essential Guide to the Stars, Stats, and Stories of 101 of the Greatest Teams in the World 3.77 avg rating — 131 ratings
10.
Switching Fields
Switching Fields 4.13 avg rating — 121 ratings
11.
Messi vs. Ronaldo: One Rivalry, Two GOATs, and the Era That Remade the World's Game
Messi vs. Ronaldo: One Rivalry, Two GOATs, and the Era That Remade the World's Game 4.19 avg rating — 673 ratings
12.
The Numbers Game: Why Everything You Know About Soccer Is Wrong
The Numbers Game: Why Everything You Know About Soccer Is Wrong 3.72 avg rating — 3,472 ratings
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The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports
The Club: How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports 4.32 avg rating — 5,970 ratings
14.
The Ball is Round: A Global History of Soccer
The Ball is Round: A Global History of Soccer 4.18 avg rating — 3,059 ratings
15.
Zonal Marking: The Making of Modern European Football
Zonal Marking: The Making of Modern European Football 4.36 avg rating — 3,501 ratings
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Inverting The Pyramid: The History of Soccer Tactics
Inverting The Pyramid: The History of Soccer Tactics 4.14 avg rating — 12,917 ratings
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Soccernomics: Why England Loses; Why Germany, Spain, and France Win; and Why One Day Japan, Iraq, and the United States Will Become Kings of the World's Most Popular Sport
Soccernomics: Why England Loses; Why Germany, Spain, and France Win; and Why One Day Japan, Iraq, and the United States Will Become Kings of the World's Most Popular Sport 3.95 avg rating — 19,465 ratings
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The Barcelona Complex: Lionel Messi and the Making--and Unmaking--of the World's Greatest Soccer Club
The Barcelona Complex: Lionel Messi and the Making--and Unmaking--of the World's Greatest Soccer Club 4.22 avg rating — 2,616 ratings
19.
The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstars
The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstars 3.86 avg rating — 465 ratings
20.
Fear and Loathing in La Liga
Fear and Loathing in La Liga
by: Sid Lowe
4.30 avg rating — 2,555 ratings
21.
The United States of Soccer: MLS and the Rise of American Soccer Fandom
The United States of Soccer: MLS and the Rise of American Soccer Fandom
by: Phil West
3.73 avg rating — 203 ratings
22.
Golazo!: A History of Latin American Football
Golazo!: A History of Latin American Football 3.68 avg rating — 235 ratings
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Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football
Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football 4.05 avg rating — 3,507 ratings
24.
Soccer in Sun and Shadow
Soccer in Sun and Shadow 4.20 avg rating — 8,616 ratings
25.
Futebol Nation: The Story of Brazil through Soccer
Futebol Nation: The Story of Brazil through Soccer 3.70 avg rating — 286 ratings
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Angels With Dirty Faces: The Footballing History of Argentina
Angels With Dirty Faces: The Footballing History of Argentina 4.25 avg rating — 1,570 ratings