Soccer

"Beautifully granular detail... words that would 'have the power to reactivate the magic of football.'" -- Andrew Gallix * Financial Times *
"Toussaint... writes the way Zidane played. He's insouciant and magical, maybe even a little arrogant. Untouchable, and yet somehow vulnerable... Reading this book is a unique experience." -- Damian Tarnopolsky * Toronto Review of Books *
"His fascination seems to be greatest with the ephemerality of the experience-the feeling of being-in-the-moment, and the experiences that are impossible to recapture." -- M.A.Orthofer * The Complete Review *
"Toussaint has built a very distinguished literary career around the representation of the narcissistic subject... [his] world reaches its apogee of excellence every four years during the World Cup." -- Warren Motte * author of French Fiction Today *
"A weighty philosophical exploration into the nature of beauty and existence against a footballing context." -- Dave Marples * Stirling University *
"Interesting thoughts on the changing ways in which technology shapes our experience of the game." -- Joe Kennedy * Gothenburg University at Sussex *
"Football... is more about watching football than playing it... football as a part of life... how football, in the end, is more than a game precisely because it is just a game-anyone can join in." -- Ian Maleney * The Irish Times *