The U.S. Women's Soccer Team

An American Success Story, Second Edition

Clemente A. Lisi

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.

Scarecrow Press

Pages: 192 • Trim: 5¾ x 8½

978-1-58979-711-6 • Paperback • January 2013 • $14.95 • (£11.99)

Subjects: Sports & Recreation / Soccer

The U.S. Women's Soccer Team

An American Success Story, Second Edition

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Summary

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.

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Scarecrow Press

Pages: 192 • Trim: 5¾ x 8½

978-1-58979-711-6 • Paperback • January 2013 • $14.95 • (£11.99)

Subjects: Sports & Recreation / Soccer

Author

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.

Table of Contents

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

Reviews

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

The U.S. Women's Soccer Team

An American Success Story, Second Edition

Clemente A. Lisi

The U.S. Women's Soccer Team

An American Success Story, Second Edition

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