From the New York Times bestselling author of (RE)BORN IN THE USA, and the face of the hugely successful football media platform MEN IN BLAZERS, Roger Bennett, comes a joyful, heartfelt celebration of the World Cup from the 1970s onwards, published in the run-up to the 2026 tournament.Every four years, millions of viewers around the world unite to watch the drama of the world's biggest sporting event. Geopolitical turmoil, popular culture, customs and styles intertwine on the pitch, making the World Cup much more than just a football tournament. For fans, it is a series of triumphs, disappointments, and shocking twists of fate. As for the players, one match, one shot, one glorious moment can change the course of their lives. In his book We Are the World (Cup), he embodies...Roger Bennett's deep love and dedication to the game through meticulous research and deep personal experience for every tournament he participated in from 1978 to 2022.
As the founder of Men in Vests, the largest independent soccer media company in North America, Roger has been at the forefront of the media landscape as soccer's popularity has exploded in the United States. We Are the World (Cup) provides an in-depth history of how this sport, which was ridiculed and neglected in the 1970s and 1980s, became a sport.Vibrant, and the role he and the company "Men in Vests" played in this transformation.
His intelligence, humility and pure love of the game that the rest of the world calls “soccer” is a celebration of our global culture and the power of sport to unite us all.
