Gwendolyn Oxenham

Under the Lights and in the Dark

Untold Stories of Women's Soccer

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Produktbeschreibung

Stories of the highs and lows of top-level womenâ s football

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Icon Books
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 126mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 228g
• ISBN-13: 9781785783197
• ISBN-10: 178578319X
• Artikelnr.: 49018632

Autorenporträt

Gwendolyn Oxenham is the author of Finding the Game: Three Years, Twenty-five Countries and the Search for Pickup Soccer (St Martin's Press) and the director of Pelada, an award-winning documentary. She has written for The Atlantic, Sports Illustrated, and Slate, and has an MFA in creative writing. A Duke University soccer alum who played for Santos FC in Brazil, she currently lives in Dana Point, California.

Inhaltsangabe

1. 'La Gringa' a. Profile of Allie Long b. Teams/leagues covered: US
national team, underground leagues, Portland Thorns (US) c. Other: profiles
of other USWNT and rookie players
2. 'Welcome to Russia' a. Profile of Dani Foxhoven b. Teams/leagues
covered: Russian league, Portland Thorns (US) c. Other: profiles of
international teammates
3. 'A Home on the Pitch' a. Tells the story of an non-professional player
for whom a football outreach program turns her life around b. Profile of
England national Fara Williams and her outreach to homeless women c.
Teams/leagues covered: Homeless World Cup, England national team, Liverpool
Ladies (UK)
4. 'A French Football Fairy Tale' a. Teams/leagues covered: French national
team (men's, women's and youth) b. Player profiles: Camille Abily, Louisa
Nécib, Laura Georges, Amandine Henry; Zinedine Zidane, Lilian Thuram
5. The Football Refugee a. Profile of Nadia Nadim, with a focus on her
childhood as a refugee b. Teams/leagues covered: Danish national team,
Portland Thorns (US)
6. 'Play Away the Gay' a. Explores the clash between homosexuality and
Christianity in soccer b. Teams/leagues covered: Charlotte Eagles (US)
7. Alinco, the Super Falcon a. Profile of Josephine Alinco b. Teams/leagues
covered: Nigerian national team, Swedish league, very briefly Washington
Spirit (US) c. Other: looks at the growth of women's football in Africa;
how players use soccer as an escape/ to provide for their families
8. Magic, Hope, and Brazil's Number 10 a. Profile of Marta b. Teams/leagues
covered: Brazil national team (men's, women's), Santos (Brazil), Rosengard
(Sweden) c. Other: also touches on Neymar and Pele, plus examines the
difficulty of finding solvent women's professional teams to play for
9. 'The Comeback Moms' a. Explores the benefits of being a mother and a
professional soccer player b. Player profiles: Amy Rodriguez (US national),
Jessica McDonald (US national), Katie Chapman (England national), Melissa
Barbieri
10. 'The Indominable Lioness' a. Profile of Gaelle Enganamouit b.
Teams/leagues covered: Swedish league, Serbian league, Cameroon national
team c. Other: Explores the mixing of cultures & languages between
international players
11. 'Beyond the Field' a. Focus on how players make a living off the field,
and on those who have to give up the dream of professional soccer
(Australia national), Tamires (Brazil), Solveig Gulbrandsen (Norway
national) c. Teams/leagues covered: US, England, Australian and Norwegian
national teams; Seattle Reign (US), Kansas City (US), Adelaide United
(Aus), Western New York Flash (US)
12. 'Rose City 'Til I Die' a. Fan culture focus- looks at the unparalleled
support received by the Thorns; extends hope for the future of the US
women's league, and women's soccer more broadly b. Teams/leagues covered:
Portland Thorns (US)