"Galder Reguera also wanted to turn football into words, but not to embellish it, but to, through it, talk about everything else: the passage of time, the access to maturity, the acceptance of one's own destiny, dreams fulfilled and unfulfilled."
—Ignacio Martínez de Pisón, (prologue to Children of Soccer)
Why Football brings together columns and other writings orbiting the ball, portraying football as a rite of passage, a moral laboratory, and a space capacious enough to hold fatherhood, mental health, LGTBI+ rights, and the defense of free, unstructured play in childhood. Each piece blends the raw emotion of the stands with a philosopher’s gaze: intimate stories, family nostalgia, shared identity, and small manifestos that argue for what truly matters.
Galder Reguera, philosopher and author with a strong background in sports writing, now approaches football as a writer and humanist. Drawing on personal experience and cultural reflection, he uses the world’s most universal sport to talk about identity, childhood, care, and values. His football is thoughtful, open, and deeply relatable—even for non-fans.