Can football be a force for liberation or is it ultimately the "opium of the people," which usually dulls the senses and, not infrequently, induces apathy? This book unravels the thread of an alternative football philosophy, and beyond. It shows how we can create the football (and the world) we want, within the football (and the world) we wish to transcend. Because it's time for a counteroffensive. For the great turnaround.

Questions unanswered in this book:

• How did football begin and what are its symbols?
• Was football in the past more innocent and more spectacular?
• What tactics lead to more impressive goals?

Questions answered in this book:

• Why do some athletes earn millions while educators and scientists do not?
• How does football influence global inequalities and the climate crisis?
• How will our children learn, through football, to value the game and not just the win? In school, to value knowledge and not grades? In their lives, to value relationships with their fellow humans and nature and not money?
• When you're losing 4-0 in the 89th minute, does the football match turn around, but also the fight for a better tomorrow and a sustainable future?