From the Streets of San Salvador to the Page: Carlos Mojica on Writing "Goal" and Soccer's Cultural Roots
About this episode
Carlos Mojica discusses his book 'Goal' and shares his experiences with soccer culture in El Salvador.
I sat down with Carlos Mojica, author of Goal , for a special edition of The Inside Scoop — part book talk, part oral history of soccer in El Salvador. Carlos walks me through discovering the game around 1996 through Ronaldo, the street soccer culture of his childhood block, and the father-son debates (Maldini vs. Baresi) that shaped his love of the game. We also get into the culture shock of moving to rural Ohio at 11, and how those experiences led him to write a book meant to help kids — and their soccer-illiterate parents — fall in love with soccer.
People in this episode
Host: Neil Crawford
Guest: Carlos Mojica
Topics covered
- soccer culture
- youth soccer
- book discussion
- personal history
- cultural roots
- El Salvador
Keywords
- soccer
- El Salvador
- Carlos Mojica
- Goal
- youth soccer
- cultural roots
- Ronaldo
- Maldini
- Baresi
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Goal
Places: El Salvador, rural Ohio
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