Unlikely Theory of Globalization

Franklin Foer provides one of the more interesting and very unique outlooks on globalization through his medium of soccer. It is a very relatable opening because I have vivid memories of playing youth soccer along with all my friends wearing solid colored t-shirts that represented our teams. He also didn't play too far from where I live so it makes it even that more relatable of an introduction. But of the three main points he brought up, the one that stuck out the most to me was in his second portion of the essay. He mentions Jim Rome's extreme and excessive quotes about soccer in America, which really grasps the reader. But the overall article has an understandable message when it comes to globalization. We as American's dont like being told what to do.. and the fact that there is an association with Soccer being Socialist Europe and American Football being capitalism just shows our intolerance to that.