Beyond Bend It Like Beckham : the Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer /

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"Though it burst into public consciousness only with the 1999 World Cup, women's soccer has been around almost as long as its male counterpart, flourishing in England during and after World War I. From the rise of women's soccer following Title IX legislation in the early seventies to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grainey, Timothy F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Soccer for women > Cross-cultural studies.
Soccer > Social aspects > Cross-cultural studies.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Soccer.
Soccer for women.
Soccer > Social aspects.
Cross-cultural studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. Rapid growth in the United States. Title IX, soccer moms, and pioneering players
  • U.S. National Team, 1996-1999: "Welcome to our party"
  • Professional women's soccer and the WUSA: "The best three years of my life"
  • Women's Professional Soccer (WPS)
  • pt. 2. Challenges in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The state of the game in the Middle East
  • Challenges and successes in Africa
  • Latin America: fighting machismo attitudes
  • Women athletes: objects versus wholesome role models
  • pt. 3. Building leagues and national team programs. Ancestral roots: leveraging the diaspora to build the game abroad
  • National leagues around the world
  • Overcoming a fifty-year ban in England
  • Canada's youthful road to success
  • Conclusion: "The future of football is feminine."

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