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English
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"The United States of Soccer is the engaging history of MLS?s bootstrap origins prior to its 1996 launch, its near-demise in the early 2000s, its surprising resilience and growth in the following years, and its continued rise in respectability and recognition from soccer fans around the world."--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Big shots volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Wells Whitaker was once golf’s hottest rising star, but lately, all he has to show for his 'promising' career is a killer hangover, a collection of broken clubs, and one remaining supporter. No matter how bad he plays, the beautiful, sunny redhead is always on the sidelines. He curses, she cheers. He scowls, she smiles. But when Wells quits in a blaze of glory and his fangirl finally goes home, he knows he made the greatest mistake of his life....
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
310 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Research into sports fandom makes the sometimes counterintuitive case for why being a fan is good for us individually and is a force for positive change in our society"--
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
202 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"There are fans, and then there are fanatics. In this wondrously immersive look at American sports fandom, George Dohrmann travels the country to find out what distinguishes an ordinary, everyday enthusiast from that special breed of supporter known as the superfan. In Minnesota, Dohrmann meets newly minted generals of the Viking World Order, a Minnesota Vikings affinity group organized along military lines. In Oregon, he shares a few beers with a...
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