Gwendolyn Oxenham

Under the Lights and In the Dark (eBook, ePUB)

Untold Stories of Women's Soccer

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Under the Lights and in the Dark: Untold Stories of Women's Soccer takes an unprecedented look inside the lives of professional football players around the world - from precarious positions in underfunded teams and leagues, to sold-out stadiums and bright lights. Award-winning filmmaker and journalist Gwendolyn Oxenham tells the stories of the phenoms, underdogs, and nobodies - players willing to follow the game wherever it takes them.

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Icon Books
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781785781544
• Artikelnr.: 47818684

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)