It is our pleasure to welcome sociologist David Trouille, author of Fútbol In the Park: Immigrants, Soccer and the Creation of Social Ties (University of Chicago Press, 2021), to FSF on April 21, 2021 at 3:00pm US Eastern Time (2000 London time).

From the publisher: Fútbol in the Park “takes us into the world of Latino soccer players who regularly play in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood where they are not always welcome. Together on the soccer field, sharing beers after the games, and occasionally exchanging taunts or blows, the men build relationships and a sense of who they are. Through these engrossing, revealing, and at times immortalizing activities, they forge new identities, friendships, and job opportunities, giving themselves a renewed sense of self-worth and community. As the United States becomes increasingly polarized over issues of immigration and culture, Fútbol in the Park offers a close look at the individual lives and experiences of migrants.”

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