Soccerwomen : the icons, rebels, stars, and trailblazers who transformed the beautiful game

"Bold and inspiring profiles of the pioneers, champions, and future heroines of women's soccer around the world. Based on original interviews with over 50 current and former players and coaches, this book celebrates these remarkable women and their achievements against all odds"--;Stepping out of the shadows -- 1890s-1980s -- Nettie Honeyball -- Lily Parr -- Alice Milliat -- Sylvia Gore -- Sharon Mcmurtry -- From bare bones to bare bras -- 1990s -- Michelle Akers -- Kristine Lilly -- Joy Fawcett -- Carla Overbeck -- Hege Riise -- Julie Foudy -- Sun Wen -- Briana Scurry -- Sissi -- Tiffeny Milbrett -- Brandi Chastain -- Mia Hamm -- A league of their own -- 2000s -- Marta -- Kelly Smith -- Hope Powell -- Fara williams -- Nadine Angerer -- Pia Sundhage -- Birgit Prinz -- Fighting for equality -- 2010s -- Abby Wambach -- Christine Sinclair -- Hope Solo -- Jill Ellis -- Carli Lloyd -- Nadia Nadim -- Niloufar Ardalan -- Becky Sauerbrunn -- Asisat Oshoala -- Azize ay -- Sarah Bouhaddi -- Silvia Neid -- Hajra Khan -- Alex Morgan -- Eniola Aluko -- Kelly Lindsey -- Megan Rapinoe -- Emma Hayes -- Nilla Fischer -- Lisa Cole -- The future is female -- 2020s -- Rose Lavelle -- Mallory Pugh -- Lieke Martens -- Sam Kerr -- Carson Pickett. From Michelle Akers to Megan Rapinoe, bold and inspiring profiles of the pioneers, champions and future heroines of women's soccer around the world. Women's soccer has come a long way. The first organized games on record -- which took place three hundred years ago in the Scottish Highlands -- were exhibition matches, where single women played against married women while available men looked on, seeking a potential mate. Today, champions like Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach, Brazil's Marta and China's Sun Wen, have inspired girls around the world to pick up the beautiful game for love of the sport. Inevitably, given the hardships and discrimination they face, women who play soccer professionally are so much more than elite athletes. They are survivors, campaigners, political advocates, feminists, LGBTQ activists, working moms, staunch opponents of racial discrimination and inspirational role models for many. Based on original interviews with over 50 current and former players and coaches, this book celebrates these remarkable women and their achievements against all odds. Bold and inspiring profiles of the pioneers, champions and future heroines of women's soccer around the world. Women's soccer has come a long way. The first organized games on record — which took place three hundred years ago in the Scottish Highlands — were exhibition matches, where single women played against married women while available men looked on, seeking a potential mate. Today, champions like Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach, Brazil's Marta and China's Sun Wen, have inspired girls around the world to pick up the beautiful game for love of the sport. Inevitably, given the hardships and discrimination they face, women who play soccer professionally are so much more than elite athletes. They are survivors, campaigners, political advocates, feminists, LGBTQ activists, working moms, staunch opponents of racial discrimination and inspirational role models for girls and boys alike. Based on original interviews, this book celebrates these remarkable...