“Football primarily consists of a defensive phase and an offensive phase. For this reason alone, Christos Charalampopoulos's attempt to describe it in strictly military terms is not only entertaining but also interesting. You will enjoy it…” - Antonis Karpetopoulos

“All of us who love football owe a debt of gratitude to Christos Charalampopoulos. The book he delivers to us is a profound study on the essence of football: a practical study of an immortal model, the book of Sun Tzu; a historical and sociological study with persistent field research; a popularizing study, yet not deviating from science, as it is based on the true character of the sport. For this reason, the author’s style surpasses the commonplace and assists the reader in becoming familiar with the archetypal truth of this game: with the inherent and true meaning of football, with war.” - Giorgos Kentrotis

If war is “the father of all things,” as Heraclitus claimed, one might assume that the game is “its child.” This is not a particularly comforting assumption when we consider that childhood is the birthplace of all games — including the most popular of games, football. A game that mimics war or rather some of its characteristics. Of course, in football, your life is not at risk. Or is it? Not because the game is war, but because there is already a “battle of battles” being fought with the game as the prize, which may include among its losses all those who love it.