Description

The first official history of the US Womens National Soccer Team celebrating nearly four decades of the teams athletic excellence and cultural impact

Telling the US Womens National Soccer Teams story in expert prose Pride of a Nation is a lavish tribute to one of the most beloved teams in sports revisiting their historic four World Cup titles and four Olympic gold medals as well as unforgettable players across the generations such as Mia Hamm Brandi Chastain Abby Wambach Megan Rapinoe Carli Lloyd Briana ScurryHope Solo Alex Morgan Sophia Smith Rose Lavelle Catarina Macario Mallory Pugh and more Drawing from full access to US Soccers photo and print archives this detailed tribute includes

• A foreword by Julie Foudy twotime World Cup and Olympic Champion

• Original essays by awardwinning writer and documentary filmmakerGwendolyn Oxenham exploring the evolution of the womens game and its worldchanging impact on the culture at large

• Exclusive player polls ranking the best teams of each decade and the AllTime Best XI

• Excerpts of the best previously published writing and prizewinning reporting about the epic games and greatest playersover the past forty years

• Stats records illuminating trivia and more

Honoring the fierce athleticism and unshakeable spirit of the charismatic pioneers who planted the US womens soccer flag in 1985 and those who have made the rest of the world salute it ever since this incisive and entertaining book will be a keepsake for soccer lovers everywhere