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Finding Space: A Soccer Guide for American Sports Fans
You can break down an NFL blitz package. You know why a baseball manager pulls his starter in the sixth. You've argued about basketball spacing and defensive switches.But soccer? You watch a match and wonder why everyone's excited about a 1-0 result.
Finding Space is the guide you've been waiting for—written by an American sports fan, for American sports fans. No assumed knowledge. No condescension. Just a clear path from confusion to comprehension.
This book teaches you to see soccer the way insiders
The rules that actually matter—advantage, offside, VAR, and why referees let so much contact goFormations that make sense—what 4-3-3 really means once the ball starts movingPlayer roles you can spot—the difference between a 6, an 8, and a 10 (and why it matters)How to read a match in real time—momentum shifts, pressing triggers, and the five-second windows that decide gamesThe business behind the sport—transfers, academies, and why soccer's economics look nothing like American leaguesFan culture decoded—songs, scarves, supporter groups, and how to choose a clubPacked with tactical diagrams, a supporting website with animations, that you can stop, start and loop, and examples from both soccer and American sports, Finding Space transforms casual viewers into knowledgeable fans.
The 2026 World Cup is coming to American soil. It's time to speak the language.
Finding Space is the guide you've been waiting for—written by an American sports fan, for American sports fans. No assumed knowledge. No condescension. Just a clear path from confusion to comprehension.
This book teaches you to see soccer the way insiders
The rules that actually matter—advantage, offside, VAR, and why referees let so much contact goFormations that make sense—what 4-3-3 really means once the ball starts movingPlayer roles you can spot—the difference between a 6, an 8, and a 10 (and why it matters)How to read a match in real time—momentum shifts, pressing triggers, and the five-second windows that decide gamesThe business behind the sport—transfers, academies, and why soccer's economics look nothing like American leaguesFan culture decoded—songs, scarves, supporter groups, and how to choose a clubPacked with tactical diagrams, a supporting website with animations, that you can stop, start and loop, and examples from both soccer and American sports, Finding Space transforms casual viewers into knowledgeable fans.
The 2026 World Cup is coming to American soil. It's time to speak the language.
183 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 15, 2026
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