People are the most interesting because life events, cultures, and personal preferences shape their lives. The melding of different minds, abilities, and traditions are what make the world globalized. It seems that proper evolution of mankind would be intermixing but there are some nations and people that dont see it that way. The essay will scrutinize on globalization theory. There are several authors who embarked on a conversation about such matters: Foer, Appiah and Fagan. The next section briefly discusses their views. In this reading How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization, Foer uses Soccer to address larger issues beyond its fans, its players, and strategies (page 641). The national pastime of the world with the exception of the United States is soccer (Foer, page 644). Whenever a tournament takes place there isnt an international television set that is not tuned in except for the United States. When the Olympics are airing that's when the Americans become excited about soccer because there are awards such as the gold medal. The medals which are usually a symbol of honor and achievement can also be seen as bragging rights that one nation was better than another. With that being said, Foers notion that soccer can explain globalization makes sense. Foer says that the major question of his essay on how soccer can be used to explain the world is cultural and states that the innovation of the anti-globalization left is its embrace of traditionalism: its worry that global tastes and brand will steamroll (page 645). The fact that Americans distance themselves from an event that the world cherishes draws a line in the sand. Even the terminology used between America and the world concerning soccer is different. Internationally the term is futbol; only in America is it called soccer. This is because America already has a game of football. No one wants to confuse the gridiron past time of slamming into yo