Syndetics cover image
Image from Syndetics

The national team : the inside story of the women who changed soccer / Caitlin Murray.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Abrams Press, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Description: viii, 334 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781419734496
  • 1419734490
Subject(s):
Contents:
Prologue -- "We're not very USA-ish" -- "I just want to play soccer" -- "Screw you, we'll show you differently" -- "From darkness into the light" -- "Babe city, ladies and gentlemen" -- "Oh s***, these women are for real" -- "Is that the starting team? am I not on it?" -- "We kind of bled to death" -- "It was their team" -- "Why do we have to deal with this discrimination?" -- "If there isn't a goalkeeper controversy" -- "Woah, can we do this without her?" -- "You wouldn't be on the field if it was up to me" -- "The Americans? they just go for it" -- "Okay, this is our payback" -- "Let's give this league a shot, let's go for it" -- "I cannot comment further at this time" -- "I've dreamed of scoring a shot like that" -- "It is our job to keep on fighting" -- "We played a bunch of cowards" -- "The power of collective bargaining" -- "We had to turn the lens on ourselves".
Summary: "The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team has won three World Cups and four Olympic gold medals, set record TV ratings, drawn massive crowds, earned huge revenues for FIFA and U.S. Soccer, and helped to redefine the place of women in sports. But despite their dominance, and their rosters of superstar players, they've endured striking inequality: low pay, poor playing conditions, and limited opportunities to play in professional leagues. The National Team, from leading soccer journalist Caitlin Murray, tells the history of the USWNT in full, from their formation in the 1980s to the run-up to the 2019 World Cup, chronicling both their athletic triumphs and less visible challenges off the pitch. Murray also recounts the rise and fall of U.S. professional leagues, including the burgeoning National Women's Soccer League, an essential part of the women's game. Through nearly 100 exclusive interviews with players, coaches, and team officials, including Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd, Hope Solo, Heather O'Reilly, Julie Foudy, Brandi Chastain, Pia Sundhage, Tom Sermanni, and Sunil Gulati, Murray takes readers inside the locker rooms and board rooms in engrossing detail. A story of endurance and determination, The National Team is a complete portrait of this beloved and important team." -- front jacket.
List(s) this item appears in: LGBTQ+ History Month
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 M981 Available 33111009138344
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A complete history of the U.S Women's National Soccer Team from the 1980s to its 2019 World Cup victory.

In the summer of 2019, the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team swept the field and decisively won their fourth World Cup, further cementing their place as the most decorated, ground-breaking, and outspoken team in women's sports.

But in The National Team , a complete history of the team, leading soccer journalist Caitlin Murray shows how their story is not only one of triumph on the pitch.

From the team's foundation in the 1980s to today, these women have faced numerous challenges off the field: sexism, striking inequality, low pay, poor playing conditions, and limited opportunities to play in professional leagues.

Through nearly one hundred exclusive interviews with players, coaches, and team officials, including Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd, Hope Solo, Heather O'Reilly, Julie Foudy, Brandi Chastain, Pia Sundhage, Tom Sermanni, and Sunil Gulati, Murray takes readers inside the locker rooms and boardrooms in engrossing detail. A story of endurance and determination, The National Team is a complete portrait of this beloved and revolutionary team.

Updated to include the 2019 World Cup victory.

Praise for The National Team :

"I gobbled up every page of this deep dive into the incredible history and culture surrounding this team." --Alexi Lalas

"I've always had tremendous respect for the Women's National Team but, after reading The National Team , that level of respect skyrocketed. This is a fantastic story about perseverance, overcoming obstacles and following your passion in life." --Landon Donovan

"In The National Team , Caitlin Murray has told an inspiring tale of the long arc of the U.S. women's national team, shedding new light on all the major tournaments while revealing fascinating details on its decades-long fight for better treatment from the men who run soccer. I learned a lot of new things from this terrific book." --Grant Wahl, author of Masters of Modern Soccer

"The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team is one of the greatest collectives the United States has ever produced. For all its World Cups and Olympic Golds, it has never had a history worthy of its name. Caitlin Murray has put that right with this book. The National Team is the definitive telling of the team's journey, giving the reader a behind the scenes understanding of the dreams, elite skills, and enormous sacrifices that have brought success on the field, and the huge battle for equality still to be won off it." --Roger Bennett, Men in Blazers

Includes bibliographic references (pages 307-320) and index.

Prologue -- "We're not very USA-ish" -- "I just want to play soccer" -- "Screw you, we'll show you differently" -- "From darkness into the light" -- "Babe city, ladies and gentlemen" -- "Oh s***, these women are for real" -- "Is that the starting team? am I not on it?" -- "We kind of bled to death" -- "It was their team" -- "Why do we have to deal with this discrimination?" -- "If there isn't a goalkeeper controversy" -- "Woah, can we do this without her?" -- "You wouldn't be on the field if it was up to me" -- "The Americans? they just go for it" -- "Okay, this is our payback" -- "Let's give this league a shot, let's go for it" -- "I cannot comment further at this time" -- "I've dreamed of scoring a shot like that" -- "It is our job to keep on fighting" -- "We played a bunch of cowards" -- "The power of collective bargaining" -- "We had to turn the lens on ourselves".

"The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team has won three World Cups and four Olympic gold medals, set record TV ratings, drawn massive crowds, earned huge revenues for FIFA and U.S. Soccer, and helped to redefine the place of women in sports. But despite their dominance, and their rosters of superstar players, they've endured striking inequality: low pay, poor playing conditions, and limited opportunities to play in professional leagues. The National Team, from leading soccer journalist Caitlin Murray, tells the history of the USWNT in full, from their formation in the 1980s to the run-up to the 2019 World Cup, chronicling both their athletic triumphs and less visible challenges off the pitch. Murray also recounts the rise and fall of U.S. professional leagues, including the burgeoning National Women's Soccer League, an essential part of the women's game. Through nearly 100 exclusive interviews with players, coaches, and team officials, including Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd, Hope Solo, Heather O'Reilly, Julie Foudy, Brandi Chastain, Pia Sundhage, Tom Sermanni, and Sunil Gulati, Murray takes readers inside the locker rooms and board rooms in engrossing detail. A story of endurance and determination, The National Team is a complete portrait of this beloved and important team." -- front jacket.

Powered by Koha