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Rock 'n' roll soccer : the short life and fast times of the North American Soccer League
- Title
- Rock 'n' roll soccer : the short life and fast times of the North American Soccer League / Ian Plenderleith.
- Author
- Plenderleith, Ian.
- Publication
- New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, [2015]
- ©2014
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 16-6430 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- pages cm
- Alternative Title
- Rock and roll soccer
- Subject
- Note
- "Originally published in UK by Icon Books Ltd."--T.p. verso.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Foreword by Rodney Marsh -- Introduction -- 1. Atlanta, 'Champions of England' -- 2. Pele vs Eusebio: 'Hot property getting mobbed' -- 3. Leaving old Europe behind -- 4. Marsh and Best: Entertaining the USA -- 5. Gimmicks, girls and teenage kicks: Selling soccer to the US public -- Half-time -- 6. Brilliant mistakes: Quicksilver teams in Vegas and Honolulu -- 7. The NASL vs FIFA and the world -- 8. Broken teams in dysfunctional DC: Cruyff, the Dips, the Darts and the Whips -- 9. Myths and memories: The Cosmos, the Fury and the rock 'n' roll lifestyle -- 10. Crash -- Conclusion.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-6430
- ISBN
- 9781250072382
- 1250072387
- LCCN
- 2015019172
- OCLC
- 2015019172
- Author
- Plenderleith, Ian.
- Title
- Rock 'n' roll soccer : the short life and fast times of the North American Soccer League / Ian Plenderleith.
- Publisher
- New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, [2015]
- Copyright Date
- ©2014
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-6430