Women's Soccer The Game and the 1999 Fifa Women's World Cup

Meet women soccer players who are heroes not just in sport but in life. In this book, the top U.S. and international players reveal what it is really like to participate in the exciting evolution of the women's game. This compelling collection of articles and short stories written by some of the world's best soccer journalists is the perfect celebration of the sport for both fans and players. With chapters on the story of the women's game, features on the U.S. National Team, profiles of international stars, and collegiate record-breakers as well as a schedule of the 1999 FIFA World Cup, this is the most complete publication on women's soccer. Discover the story of women's soccer-- from the birth of women's soccer to the USA's World and Olympic Games championships. Learn all about the U.S. National Team from the players and the coaches-- who the stars are, how they prepare for a match, the greatest triumphs, and the team spirit. Meet Julie Foudy, pioneering athlete, commentator, and human rights advocate; Mia Hamm, who has overcome great personal tragedy on her way to becoming the world's greatest goalscorer; and Carla Overbeck, a real soccer mom who juggles raising a child with captaining the U.S. National Team. Find out about women from other countries who are players and heroes, such as Ann Lisseman, a police officer and fullback in England; Gro Espeseth, captain of World Cup champions Norway; England's Kelly Smith, who found opportunity and a new home in an American university; or Brazil's Pretinha, who left school after the sixth grade to play soccer. And much more...Trecker, Jim is the author of 'Women's Soccer The Game and the 1999 Fifa Women's World Cup', published 2000 under ISBN 9780789305275 and ISBN 0789305275.