Beyond Bend It Like Beckham : The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer
by Grainey, Timothy F.; Timko, Brittany-
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Summary
Author Biography
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations | p. ix |
Foreword | p. xi |
Acknowledgments | p. xv |
Introduction | p. xvii |
Rapid Growth in the United States | |
Title LX, Soccer Moms, and Pioneering Players | p. 3 |
U.S. National Team, 1996-1999: "Welcome to Our Party" | p. 17 |
Professional Women's Soccer and the wusa: "The Best Three Years of My Life" | p. 35 |
Women's Professional Soccer (wps) | p. 65 |
Challenges in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America | |
The State of the Game in the Middle East | p. 105 |
Challenges and Successes in Africa | p. 123 |
Latin America: Fighting Machismo Attitudes | p. 139 |
Women Athletes: Objects versus Wholesome Role Models | p. 163 |
Building Leagues and National Team Programs | |
Ancestral Roots: Leveraging the Diaspora to Build the Game Abroad | p. 181 |
National Leagues around the World | p. 201 |
Overcoming a Fifty-Year Ban in England | p. 215 |
Canada's Youthful Road to Success | p. 231 |
Conclusion: "The Future of Football Is Feminine" | p. 241 |
Afterword: 2011 Women's World Cup | p. 247 |
Appendix of Tables | p. 255 |
Selected Bibliography | p. 267 |
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