The sisterhood : the 99ers and the rise of U.S. women's soccer / Rob Goldman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldman, Rob, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women soccer players--United States.

Women soccer players.

Soccer for women--Social aspects--United States.

Soccer for women.

Soccer--United States--History.

Soccer.

99ers (Soccer team)--History.

99ers (Soccer team).

History.

Social aspects.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

279 pages, 28 unnumberred pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]

Summary:

""The Sisterhood" is the story of the first generation of national team players, known as the 99ers, who were the driving force behind the rise of U.S. women's soccer and who built the foundation for the team's enduring success"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Rough and Tumblers

1. The Mavericks

2. OOSSAAA, OOSSAAA, AH

3. Fury and Finesse

4. The Perfect Intersection

5. The Babies

6. Green and Growing

7. The Breadcrumb Generation

-Haiti

8. The Queen of Women's Soccer

9. Crazy Legs Carin

10. M&M's Cup

11. Bookends

12. A Captain's Tale

pt. 2 The DiCicco Method

13. Improbable Improbabilities

14. The Only

15. Le Passion Play

16. "Michelle, Get Up"

17. Perseverance

18. Mac Attack

19. Power to Be Bold

20. The Advocate

21. The Outlier

22. The Atlanta Olympics

23. The Mia Parables

24. Storm Clouds

25. The Elephant in the Room

pt. 3 To the Cup

26. Lightning in a Bottle

27. Road to Pasadena

28. Game Day

29. The PK Thing

30. "Fake It Till You Make It"

31. AAAKERS

32. Presidential Approval

33. Women Power

34. Antagonists

35. Goodbye to a Friend.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Goldman, Rob, Sisterhood

ISBN:

9781496228833

1496228839

OCLC:

1245578995

Publisher Number:

99988820152