Women's Football Superstars
Author: Kevin Pettman
Publisher:
Published: 2021-03-04
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780753446898
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGet all the facts and records you need to know about one of the world's fastest-growing sports.
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Women on the Ball
Author: Sue Lopez
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWomen's football is the fastest growing international sport for women and Women on the Ball is the first book to give a comprehensive account of the women's game. It details the pioneering players and clubs, and includes many interviews
Hail Mary
Author: Frankie de la Cretaz
Publisher: Bold Type Books
Published: 2021-11-02
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 1645036618
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe groundbreaking story of the National Women’s Football League, and the players whose spirit, rivalries, and tenacity changed the legacy of women’s sports forever. In 1967, a Cleveland promoter recruited a group of women to compete as a traveling football troupe. It was conceived as a gimmick—in the vein of the Harlem Globetrotters—but the women who signed up really wanted to play. And they were determined to win. Hail Mary chronicles the highs and lows of the National Women’s Football League, which took root in nineteen cities across the US over the course of two decades. Drawing on new interviews with former players from the Detroit Demons, the Toledo Troopers, the LA Dandelions, and more, Hail Mary brings us into the stadiums where they broke records, the small-town lesbian bars where they were recruited, and the backrooms where the league was formed, championed, and eventually shuttered. In an era of vibrant second wave feminism and Title IX activism, the athletes of the National Women’s Football League were boisterous pioneers on and off the field: you’ll be rooting for them from start to finish.
Fantastically Great Women Sports Stars and their Stories
Author: Kate Pankhurst
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2024-06-20
Total Pages: 101
ISBN-13: 1526669102
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTravel to Greece and watch Cynisca, a Spartan princess, become the first ever woman to win at the ancient Olympic Games. Or touch the heavens with Junko Tabei as she carves her path through history and mountain ranges with little applause but a lot of bravery. In this book Kate Pankhurst, descendent of Emmeline Pankhurst, tells the fascinating stories of some of history's most talented female sports stars. From football superstars to trailblazing Olympians, women throughout history have fought for the right to take part, win or lose, in sports across the globe. Whether they were making impassioned pleas for support on the football pitch, or working behind the scenes to set up rival games when the Olympics said 'NO', these women are all sporting heroes. Including diary entries, postcard messages, maps and more, Fantastically Great Women Sports Stars and Their Stories is a celebration of just some of the women whose tenacity and skill have made a mark on the world. A fantastic gift for girls and boys alike! List of women featured: Cynisca, Charlotte 'Lottie' Dod, Alice Milliat, Junko Tabei, Derartu Tulu, Marta Vieira da Silva, Ellie Simmonds and Simone Biles.
Female Football Players and Fans
Author: Gertrud Pfister
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-02-19
Total Pages: 323
ISBN-13: 1137590254
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume draws upon social science and historical approaches to provide insights into the world of women’s football and female fans. It gives an in-depth analysis of the development of the women’s game in different European countries and examines the experiences of female fans. An overview about women’s football in Europe shows the rise and development of the game and the increasing inclusion of girls and women in football and fan communities. To date, there has been a lack of research on female participation in football, but drawing on research studies from various European countries, the volume explores a range of issues, including how girls and women become football fans and players, how women combine football with their everyday lives, and how they may encounter stereotypes and barriers when they challenge male dominance by entering this traditionally male sport. This collection will be of interest to students and scholars in a range of fields, including sports sociology, sport sciences, gender studies, leisure studies, women’s studies as well as fandom and cultural studies.
Match! Football Stars
Author: MATCH
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Published: 2020-09-10
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 1529026660
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIf you love the Match Annual then you'll love Match! Football Stars. Brought to you by MATCH! the makers of the UK's #1 footy magazine! Who's your favourite footballer of all time? To help you decide, Match! Football Stars tells you everything you need to know about the world's BEST current and future players! Packed full of information on all football's greats: including incredible player profiles, awesome facts you might not know, incredible stats, epic quizzes and all your hero’s greatest moments. Includes profiles on Leo Messi, Christiano Ronaldo, Megan Rapinoe and loads more! Discover more footy fun in this awesome series from MATCH! Magazine, with MATCH! Euro Sticker Diary, MATCH! Fun Book, MATCH! Joke Book, MATCH! Build Your Own Club, MATCH! Puzzle Book and MATCH! England Football Heroes.
A Footy Girls Guide to the Stars of 2017
Author: Nicole Hayes
Publisher: Black Inc.
Published: 2017-01-30
Total Pages: 62
ISBN-13: 1925435539
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTo celebrate the first-ever elite women’s competition, A Footy Girl’s Guide to the Stars of 2017 showcases some of the key players to look out for, and reveals how they made it to the top of the women’s game. Players profiled include: Daisy Pearce, Emma King, Katie Brennan, Darcy Vescio, Maddy Collier, Kara Donnellan, Sabrina Frederick-Traub and Erin Phillips. What age did they start playing footy? What do they love about the game? Who are their role models? What are their greatest talents as players? Find out the answers to these questions and more. Filled with inspirational stories and fun facts, A Footy Girl’s Guide is an essential read for aspiring footy stars of the future – and all kids who love their AFL. Nicole Hayes’s debut release, The Whole of My World (2013), is a Young Adult novel and the first “footy novel” to feature a teenage girl. It was longlisted for the 2014 Gold Inky and shortlisted for the 2014 YABBAs. Her second novel, One True Thing (2015), was awarded the 2015 Children’s Peace Literature Award. She bleeds Brown and Gold, which you’d know if you followed her on Twitter: @nichmelbourne. Alicia Sometimes is an Australian writer, poet and broadcaster. She is a regular guest on ABC 774 and Radio National. She has appeared on ABC TV's Sunday Arts and ABC News Breakfast. She was a 2014 Fellow at the State Library of Victoria and was writer and director of the science-poetry show, Elemental. Alicia has two poetry collections, kissing the curve and Soundtrack and her poems have been in Best Australian Poems, Overland, Southerly, Westerly and many more. She has performed her spoken word at many venues, festivals and events around the world. Alicia has co-edited From the Outer (Black Inc, 2016) alongside Nicole Hayes. She is also one-sixth of The Outer Sanctum.
Gamechangers: The Story of Women’s Football
Author: Eve Ainsworth
Publisher: Wren & Rook
Published: 2022-11-10
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 1526365820
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the beginnings of the women's game, the sexist ban that lasted 50 years, to its glorious rise again and brilliant footballing heroes past and present, this is a celebration of all things women's football! Do you think you're a football-fan? Challenge your knowledge with this ultimate pocketbook of your Lioness footballing heroes. Young aspiring footballers will discover: *The history of the beautiful game *Meet amazing star players like Leah Williamson, Chloe Kelly, Alex Scott, Steph Houghton and their incredible trophy-winning manager Sarina Wiegman *Learn your favourite players' best moves *Pick your dream team using any player throughout history *Compare fact files and the stats that make these players the best in the game Packed full of phenomenal wins, screaming goals, and extraordinary saves - this is everything you need to know about these history-makers, record-breakers and gamechangers. It's the perfect gift to inspire every young fan who cheered on as football finally came home.
Modern Women Superstars
Author: Bill Gutman
Publisher: Dodd Mead
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 120
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBrief biographies of six women athletes including, Nadia Comaneci, Dorothy Hamill, and Kathy Kusner, who have excelled in their chosen sport.
The World’s First Football Superstar
Author: Owen Arthur
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Published: 2022-08-25
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 1399083511
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBuried in an unmarked grave in the churchyard of the small village of Benson in Oxfordshire lies the body of a footballing world champion from a bygone era shrouded in the mists of time. His name was Stephen Smith. This footballer of the Victorian and Edwardian era could claim as many league title winning medals as John Terry and Wayne Rooney, more league winners medals than Eric Cantona, Frank Lampard, Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry and Alan Shearer. This book is the never before told story of a footballer born at the end of the Industrial Revolution, son of agricultural labourers who became a miner, working underground combining that job with one as a professional footballer to rise to the top of the footballing world. Smith won trophy after trophy in the best and only professional league anywhere in the world at that time. He also scored the goal that made England World Champions in 1895. Smith, at the top of his game in a move that mirrored the Premier League breakaway of 1992 and the recent ill-fated European Super League then joined the newly formed Southern League at a time when the Football League started to cap player wages. He did this in order to ensure his family’s future as well as end his reliance on his part-time earnings from mining. Football’s zeitgeist has fundamentally changed very little in the last 130 years for those inside the industry. This is the story of Stephen Smith and the quest to find the support and funds to mark and commemorate one of the most decorated yet underappreciated footballers in the history of the game.
