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Distant Corners : American Soccer's History of Missed Opportunities and Lost Causes /
In Distant Corners, his follow-up to Soccer in a Football World, David Wangerin details several of the people, places, and events that shaped American soccer history. Despite its struggle for popular acceptance, soccer in the United States has a rich history. Wangerin profiles Tom Cahill, the almost...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
Temple University Press,
2011.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Preface: Worthy Diversions; A Note on Terminology; Acknowledgments; 1. "Here They Come!" Pilgrims, Corinthians, and the "Foreign Game" as Invader; 2. Foreign Bodies and Freezing Fans: The Births of the USFA and the National Challenge Cup; 3. Bullets: Thomas William Cahill, 1863-1951; A photo gallery begins on page 89; 4. Mild Bill: Bill Jeffrey, Penn State, and College Soccer between the Wars; 5. Dash, Desperation, and Deviltry: St. Louis and the "American Style"; 6. California Gold: Remembering the Clippers; 7. Shot Out in Jersey: NASL 1979-The Beginning of the End; Index.