Girls with goals : how women's soccer took over the world
"'Women playing soccer?! What an oddity! What a hilarious sight!' This was the reaction when women first took to the soccer field in 1881. Since the sport's humble beginnings, female soccer players faced--and overcame--obstacles to playing the sports they love. Girls with Goals dives deep into the history of women's soccer, detailing its early days in the factory yards of northern England, the impact of a fifty-year ban, the unofficial world cup...