Beyond Bend It like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer

Table of contents

• Beyond Bend It like Beckham i
• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Illustrations ix
• Foreword xi
• Acknowledgments xv
• Introduction xvii
• Beyond Bend It like Beckham xxi
• One Rapid Growth in the United States 1
• 1- Title IX, Soccer Moms, and Pioneering Players 3
• 2- U.S. National Team, 1996–1999 “Welcome to Our Party” 17
• 3- Professional Women’s Soccer and the Wusa “The Best Three Years of My Life “ 35
• 4- Women’s Professional Soccer 65
• Two Challenges in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America 103
• 5- The State of the Game in the Middle East 105
• 6- Challenges and Successes in Africa 123
• 7- Latin America Fighting Machismo Attitudes 139
• 8- Women Athletes Objects versus Wholesome Role Models 163
• Three Building Leagues and National Team Programs 179
• 9- Ancestral Roots Leveraging the Diaspora to Build the Game Abroad 181
• 10- National Leagues around the World 201
• 11- Overcoming a Fifty-Year Ban in England 215
• 12- Canada’s Youthful Road to Success 231
• Conclusion “The Future of Football Is Feminine” 241
• Afterword 2011 Women’s World Cup 247
• Appendix of Tables 255
• Selected Bibliography 267

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