In the novel, Playing for Pizza, there is a certain theme that is in play through the whole story and that is the theme of change. One sentence that summarizes this change is what Bruncardo offers Rick after he just won a Super Bowl, “Bruncardo is offering 2500 euros a month for 12 months, plus the apartment and the car for a year.” This is a huge change from what Rick is used to. A Super Bowl winning quarterback in USA will receive a bonus worth millions of dollars. Rick is receiving a bonus of 500 euros. Also, back in the USA, Rick was making $400,000 a year and owned a SUV and had a decent apartment. Now, he has a small apartment that he has to share it with Livvy and his car might as well be a Smart Car. Rick goes through a huge change both physically (location) and mentally (attitude and character). Rick starts to mature and see how football really should be played, strictly for the love of the game, not for the money. The theme of change is evident through every chapter in the novel and its fun to read Rick’s changes and how he handles some of the situations.