Under The Lights And In The Dark Untold Stories Of Womens Soccer

Binding: Paperback
Description: 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.
Title: Under The Lights And In The Dark Untold Stories Of Womens Soccer
Author(s): Oxenham Gwendolyn
Publisher: Icon Books
Barcode: 9781785783197
Pages: 320 Pages, Illustrations, Colour
Publication Date: 4/5/2018
Category: Football (Soccer, Association Football)