by Rob Fleder
First published 2022
Rob Fleder presents the complete record of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team across four decades of competition. This official history documents the team's rise from its 1985 founding through four World Cup victories and four Olympic gold medals. Fleder draws on U.S. Soccer's complete archives to showcase legendary players including Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain, Abby Wambach, Megan Rapinoe, and Alex Morgan. The book combines 250 color photographs with Julie Foudy's foreword, original essays by filmmaker Gwendolyn Oxenham examining the sport's cultural influence, and exclusive player rankings of the best teams and All-Time Best XI. Fleder includes prize-winning journalism covering historic matches, comprehensive statistics, and behind-the-scenes imagery. The book traces how these athletes transformed women's soccer from an emerging sport into a global phenomenon, offering readers both visual spectacle and detailed analysis of America's most successful national team.
Genres: history, american, sports, biography-memoir, 21st-century, american-history
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: inspirational, underdog
Setting: United States
Period: 1985, 2010s, 2020s, Four Decades
256 pages · Hardcover · Ten Speed Press