Soccer in a Football World: The Story of America's Forgotten Game (Sporting) by David Wangerin

An interesting history of how soccer developed in the United States. Beginning with the the sport's early start in North America in the 19th century, to the repeated attempts to launch a professional league -- i.e. the American Soccer League (1921-32), the infamous NASL (1968-84) and the current-day MLS -- this book is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in knowing the history of footie in the U.S.


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