David Wangerin's humorous and thorough book tells the story of American soccer's long struggle from the brief promise of the 1920's, through the euphoric highs and extravagant follies of the North American Soccer League, to today's hard-won acceptance.
Soccer in a football world: the story of America's forgotten game
β Scribed by Wangerin, David
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 359
- Series
- Sporting (Philadelphia Pa.)
- Edition
- Temple University Press ed
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
David Wangerin's humorous and thorough book tells the story of American soccer's long struggle from the brief promise of the 1920's, through the euphoric highs and extravagant follies of the North American Soccer League, to today's hard-won acceptance.
β¦ Table of Contents
Contents......Page 6
Preface to the US Edition......Page 7
Careless Hands......Page 10
1. A Game of its Own......Page 16
2. Tangled Roots......Page 46
3. Strangers on a Boat......Page 82
4. βWe will become phenomenalβ......Page 122
5. Moving the Goalposts......Page 152
6. Shootout to the Death......Page 195
7. A Foot in the Door......Page 226
8. Revenge of the Commie Pansies......Page 253
9. Clash and Burn......Page 273
10. Momentary Insanity......Page 301
11. Take Me Out to the Soccer-specific Facility......Page 324
Index......Page 349
β¦ Subjects
Soccer;Sports;Football;Nonfiction;History
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