David Hirshey

David Hirshey is the Executive Editor of HarperCollins Publishers and was a longtime editor at "Esquire" magazine. A former college player, he has been covering soccer for more than 30 years for a variety of publications, including the "New York Times," the New York" Daily News, ESPN The Magazine," and Deadspin.com. He is the co-author of two books, "Pele's New World "and" The Education of an American Soccer Player," and played himself (almost convincingly) in the acclaimed soccer documentary ...See more

David Hirshey is the Executive Editor of HarperCollins Publishers and was a longtime editor at "Esquire" magazine. A former college player, he has been covering soccer for more than 30 years for a variety of publications, including the "New York Times," the New York" Daily News, ESPN The Magazine," and Deadspin.com. He is the co-author of two books, "Pele's New World "and" The Education of an American Soccer Player," and played himself (almost convincingly) in the acclaimed soccer documentary "Once In A Lifetime." Roger Bennett has written books about music, culture, and sport and articles for outlets including "ESPN the Magazine," ESPN.com, "The New Republic, No Mas, "and the" Manchester Guardian. "His documentary film, "Sons of Sakhnin," followed two years in the life of the first Arab soccer team to become champions of Israel. See less