Ah! "He brought his social conscience to his understanding..."

"He was alive to the romance of fútbol culture, but also to the degradation of women, the oppression of the poor, and the pattern of violence, all of which he addressed directly. He reported and wrote with rigor but not with detachment. He brought his social conscience to his understanding of the sport."

~ Louisa Thomas

"How Grant Wahl Changed the Place of Soccer in America" | The New Yorker

https://www.newyorker.com/news/postscript/how-grant-wahl-changed-the-place-of-soccer-in-america