Women's Soccer: The Passionate Game - Softcover

Stewart, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1553650670 ISBN 13: 9781553650676

Publisher: Greystone Books, 2004

Synopsis

This lively illustrated survey captures the spirit of the sport that has entranced fans across the world. A celebration of the players and soccer's rich history, the book contains in-depth profiles coaches and reps as well as world-renowned North American athletes like Mia Hamm and Brandi Chastain (U.S.); Christine Sinclair and Kara Lang (Canada); Birgit Prinz (Germany); Sun Wen (China); as well as anecdotes, stats, and schedules. It also covers the teams, from more than 130 countries, from such perennial powerhouses as the U.S. and China to emerging headliners from Brazil and Japan. Here too are the international competitions, the Olympic Games and the Women's World Cup, that have served as proving grounds for these athletes and their teams. The book includes highlights from the history of the sport, from the first golden age of modern women's soccer in the late 19th century to the spectacular triumphs of professional players in worldwide competitions at the end of the 20th century.

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From Publishers Weekly:

This joyful, celebratory volume, which was first released in hardcover in 2003, describes the explosion in women’s soccer over the past decade-plus, highlighting major moments from the first U.S. Women’s World Cup victory in 1991 to the formation of pro leagues around the world. It also provides an explanation of many of the game’s finer points—such as what Futsal is (FIFA’s official version of arena soccer) and what the rules of a penalty kick are (a one-on-one with the goalkeeper that occurs "when a defender commits a serious foul ... in her own penalty area"). Profiles of groundbreaking players like Brandi Chastain, Mia Hamm, Briana Scurry, Julie Foudy and April Heinrichs pay homage to soccer role models, and add to the book’s inspirational tone, as do the volume’s abundant action shots.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Greystone Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1553650670
• ISBN 13: 9781553650676
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128