Gorgeous New Book, The Game, by Stuart Roy Clarke
The Game is available on Amazon.
Celebrate the beautiful game this summer with this incredible new book. Stuart Roy Clarke, who has been capturing soccer culture with his camera since 1989, shares his images of the ever-evolving game in his latest book.
Magical New Soccer Pictorial from Stuart Roy Clarke and John Williams, THE GAME, published by Relegation Books, will be released on July 31, 2020, for a North American release of only one-thousand copies. Still available now 
Many consider the world of soccer in England’s Premier League and its prized football (soccer) stadiums holy ground. Unlike in America, in England, every stadium is as revered as Fenway, and every derby is ferociously contested as (almost) the Super Bowl.
According to Amazon: British documentary photographer and social commentator Stuart Roy Clarke has been covering the game of soccer for more than thirty years, focusing his keen eye not just on the players but also the fans, stadiums, cities, and pubs; people and places that reveal the cultural and historical significance of soccer in the UK and beyond, telling intimate stories that we often miss as American fans following the top international clubs from a distance. In 2017-18, Clarke got together with John Williams, a sociologist at the University of Leicester who writes about soccer and its fans, to try to tell the story of the game they love.
Focusing his keen eye not just on the players but also on the fans, stadiums, cities, and pubs, Clarke brings the culture of soccer to life as he celebrates the people and places that reveal the significance of soccer in our world. He tells intimate stories that we often miss as American fans following the top international clubs from a distance.
“THE GAME” SHOULD BE SAVORED.
Once upon a time, fate handed Britain a beautifully round ball—perfect in every way. The British people embraced the ball and built a game around it that so flawlessly suited it that it quickly inspired a nation. The game was fast, physical, athletic, and artistic.
It was a glorious, unpredictable sport played by kings and commoners alike. The game then evolved and spread rapidly to the far corners of the sporting world, inspiring those nations in kind.
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However, in the United Kingdom, football has become more than just a beloved sport or an inspiration. It has become an essential part of the culture in all of the cities, towns, villages, and countryside across the realm, where football fields are established at every turn.
Soccer is part of the British identity
