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The U.S. Women's Soccer Team

An American Success Story
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In this new edition-updated through the team's spectacular win at the 2012 London Olympics-Clemente A. Lisi examines how the sport of women's soccer has gained popularity over the past few decades. While other books have been written about the team during a specific year, such as those focused solely on the 1999 World Cup win on U.S. soil, Lisi details the program's infancy and how it steadily became a model for women's teams around the globe. Beginning with the start of the U.S. program in 1985, Lisi recounts the development of the women's team, highlighted by their two first place finishes in the Women's World Cups (1991 and 1999) and four Olympic women's gold medals (1996, 2004, 2008, and 2012). In addition to chronicling the history of the team as a whole, this book offers mini profiles and photographs of some of the best players over the years, including Julie Foudy, Amy Rodriguez, Hope Solo, and Mia Hamm.
Clemente A. Lisi is a reporter for the New York Post. He is the author of A History of the World Cup: 1930-2010. He lives in New York.
Foreword by Danielle Fotopoulos Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Top of the World Chapter 2: Norwegian Heartbreak Chapter 3: The Golden Girls Chapter 4: Party Like It's 1999 Chapter 5: Feeling Down Under Chapter 6: Revenge Chapter 7: New World Order Chapter 8: Going Solo Chapter 9: Top of the World Again Chapter 10: Golden Again Appendix A: U.S. Women's National Team Year-by-Year All-Time Results, 1985-2012 Appendix B: U.S. Women's National Team All-Time Team Leaders, 1985-2012 Index About the Author
PRAISE FOR A PREVIOUS EDITION A lively text....This readable text is recommended for soccer fans and academic collections with an emphasis on sports. * Library Journal * PRAISE FOR A PREVIOUS EDITION The text is an easy read with lots of information....Overall . . . a splendid book that you can get through in just a few days. It is a great history of the women's program and the special people that made it what it is today. * International Soccer Network *
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