U.S. Women's Soccer Team - 2nd Edition by Clemente A Lisi (Paperback)

About the Book

Updated through the 2012 Olympics. In the second edition of The U.S. Women's Soccer Team, Clemente A. Lisi looks at how women's soccer has gained popularity over the last couple of decades, detailing the program's infancy and how it steadily became a model for women's teams...

Book Synopsis

Updated through the 2012 Olympics.

In the second edition of The U.S. Women's Soccer Team, Clemente A. Lisi looks at how women's soccer has gained popularity over the last couple of decades, detailing 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 Cup (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 miniprofiles and photographs of some of the best players over the years, including Julie Foudy, Amy Rodriguez, Hope Solo, and Mia Hamm.

Review Quotes

PRAISE FOR A PREVIOUS EDITION
A lively text....This readable text is recommended for soccer fans and academic collections with an emphasis on sports.

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.

About the Author

Clemente A. Lisi is a reporter for The New York Post. He is the author of A History of the World Cup: 1930-2006 (Scarecrow, 2007).