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Book SynopsisIn modern American soccer's origin story, a young, underdog team and their wise coach journey to fearsome arenas in Central America and deafening stadiums in Italy in 1990, bringing the United States to its first World Cup in forty years.
Trade Review"[
New Kids in the World Cup] covers an in incredibly important topic in U.S. soccer history, one that has been crying out for a book-length study for a long time."—Benjamin J. Dettmar,
Journal of Popular Culture"Elder has written a book that any American reader who enjoys today's version of soccer in the United States should read."—Lance Smith,
Guy Who Reviews Sports Books“Men’s soccer in America has taken a long and winding road to get to the glitz and glamour we now see with MLS, USL, and the national team. This book is an important reminder to appreciate those who helped build the sport when nobody else cared about soccer. Every page filled me with gratitude for those who came before me.”—Landon Donovan, former U.S. Men’s National Team captain and co-all-time-leading scorer
“A book that transports the reader back to a time when the best male footballers this nation produced toiled way below the radar. Huge love for Adam Elder, who has poured his energy into reconstructing a story that begins with shirtless dancing on a California beach with O.J. Simpson and spirals away from there. Reading this is a reminder of how far we have come, so fast, from a men’s footballing perspective.”—Roger Bennett, cohost of the TV show
Men in BlazersTable of ContentsPreface
Prologue: Express Yourself
1. Don’t Worry, Be Happy
2. Every Rose Has Its Thorn
3. Straight Up
4. My Prerogative
5. Patience
6. As Nasty as They Wanna Be
7. Bust a Move
8. Stone Cold Rhymin’
9. Pump Up the Jam
10. Enjoy the Silence
11. U Can’t Touch This
12. Free Fallin’
13. Hold On
14. Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)
Afterword: Wind of Change
Acknowledgments
