The boundless game : soccer stories from across the street to around the world /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lawrence :
University Press of Kansas,
2026.
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Preface: Hmmm. Should You Read This Book?
- 1. First Tackle
- Did You Know? Historical Origins of the Game
- 2. On Using One's Head
- 3. One for the Ages
- Did You Know? How the Ball Evolved
- 4. Stress, Soccer, and Relief!
- 5. Up in the Air
- Did you Know? How Soccer Got Its Goals
- 6. Soccer at All Costs?
- 7. A Toast to the Toughest!
- Did You Know? Why Al the Goal-Scoring Hullabaloo?
- 8. ¿Hablas Español? ¿Hablas Fútbol?
- 9. One Game but Many Points of View
- Did you Know? Just How University Is This Game?
- 10. Offsides! Yankee Fans in a Premier Palace
- 11. Pride vs. Spirit
- Did You Know? Pioneers of Women's Soccer
- 12. Why I Can's Stop Playing
- 13. Religion vs. Soccer
- Did You Know? Even Bob Marley Played!
- 14. Coaching Chaos
- 15. Wonder Girl
- Did You Know? How Referees Took Charge
- 16. No Ball? No Problem!
- 17. Out in the Open
- Did You Know? How Indoor Soccer Began
- 18. A United Nations of Soccer-in Kansas?
- 19. The Darker Side
- Did You Know? A Homeless World Cup
- 20. Mr. Soccer-Oumar Seck
- 21. Football to Fútbol
- Did You Know? Why International Games are Called Caps
- 22. Building Soccer Bridges
- 23. A Family Affair
- Did You Know? War, Soccer, and a Surprising Truce
- 24. Bishops with Balls
- 25. Reasons We Watch
- Did You Know? Random (but Fun) Facts
- 26. Camaraderie
- 27. No Matter What!
- Did You Know? Who Outlasted All the Others?
- 28. The Old Man and the Knee
- Acknowledgments.