Elliott Turner ha colaborado con publicaciones como The Guardian, VICE, Fusion, Transect Mag, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, entre otras. Publica reseñas y críticas en Latino Book Review. Su primera novella, The Night of the Virgin, fue finalista para el International Latino Book Award. Estudió ciencia política en Emory University. Actualmente, vive con su esposa y tres
Elliott Turner lives in Texas and his soccer journalism has been published at The Guardian, VICE Sports, FourFourTwo, Howler Magazine, The Blizzard, Yahoo Sports, and countless others..
When Manny Hernandez turned eighteen, he left behind the desperately poor Rio Grande Valley with one goal in mind: become a professional soccer player. He stumbled a few times, but found plenty of adventure along the way as he and his best friend Hector traveled across Texas and the West Coast. Still, what happened on the field isn’t even half the story. A pulsating and raw look at the Mexican-American community’s struggles with poverty, alcoholism, infidelity, spirituality and prejudice. A thoughtful reflection on a brash young man who grew into a loving father. An indisputably American tale where a dream lead to a journey that twisted when you wanted it to turn.hijos en Houston.