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Under the lights and in the dark : untold stories of women's soccer / Gwendolyn Oxenham.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Icon, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: xi, 272 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1785781537
  • 9781785781537
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
La Gringa -- Welcome to Russia -- A home on the pitch -- A French football fairy tale -- The football refugee -- Play away the gay -- Alinco, the super falcon -- Magic, hope, and Brazil's number 10 -- The comeback moms -- The indomitable lioness -- Beyond the field -- Rose City 'til I die.
Summary: "Under the Lights and in the Dark takes us inside the world of women's soccer, following players across the globe, from Portland Thorns star Allie Long, who trains in an underground men's league in New York City; to English national Fara Williams, who hid her homelessness from her teammates while playing for the English national team. Oxenham takes us to Voronezh, Russia, where players battle more than just snowy pitches in pursuing their dream of playing pro, and to a refugee camp in Denmark, where Nadia Nadim, now a Danish international star, honed her skills after her family fled from the Taliban."--Jacket flap.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 796.334 O98 Available 33111008843878
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In 2004, journalist and award-winning documentary maker Gwendolyn Oxenham played futebol feminino for Santos FC, Brazil. The team hitchhiked to practice, shared their field with a horse and wore hand-me- downs from the men's team.

If this was Brazil, the mecca of futebol, what did the women's game look like in other countries?

Under the Lights and in the Dark takes us inside the world of women's soccer, following players across the globe, from Portland Thorns star Allie Long, who trains in an underground men's league in New York City; to English national Fara Williams, who hid her homelessness from her teammates while playing for the English national team. Oxenham takes us to Voronezh, Russia, where players battle more than just snowy pitches in pursuing their dream of playing pro, and to a refugee camp in Denmark, where Nadia Nadim, now a Danish international star, honed her skills after her family fled from the Taliban.

Whether you're a newcomer to the sport or a die-hard fan, this is an inspiring book about stars' beginnings and adventures, struggles and hardship, and, above all, the time-honored romance of the game.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-267).

La Gringa -- Welcome to Russia -- A home on the pitch -- A French football fairy tale -- The football refugee -- Play away the gay -- Alinco, the super falcon -- Magic, hope, and Brazil's number 10 -- The comeback moms -- The indomitable lioness -- Beyond the field -- Rose City 'til I die.

"Under the Lights and in the Dark takes us inside the world of women's soccer, following players across the globe, from Portland Thorns star Allie Long, who trains in an underground men's league in New York City; to English national Fara Williams, who hid her homelessness from her teammates while playing for the English national team. Oxenham takes us to Voronezh, Russia, where players battle more than just snowy pitches in pursuing their dream of playing pro, and to a refugee camp in Denmark, where Nadia Nadim, now a Danish international star, honed her skills after her family fled from the Taliban."--Jacket flap.

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