Girls with Goals, 9781836001881
Hardcover
The inspiring story of women’s football, from banned to global powerhouse.

Girls with Goals

how women's football took over the world

$30.03

  • Hardcover

    176 pages

  • Release Date

    13 May 2025

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Summary

Girls with Goals: The Rise of Women’s Football

The twisty, turny but triumphant rise of women’s football is one of the most fascinating stories in sports – and women’s – history.

From the very birth of the sport in 19th century England, girls and women have always found a way to play – and keep playing – the sport they love, in spite of the bans, challenges, rules, and backward-looking attitudes.

Fast forward to today, and women’s football is now officially a global …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781836001881
ISBN-10:1836001886
Author:Clelia Castro-Malaspina
Publisher:Quarto Publishing PLC
Imprint:Holler
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:176
Release Date:13 May 2025
Weight:500g
Dimensions:246mm x 190mm
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Critics Review

“A spirited, well-told success story, all the better for being true.”

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About The Author

Clelia Castro-Malaspina

Clelia Castro-Malaspina is the author of books for teens and children, including Your Freedom, Your Power: A Kid’s Guide to the First Amendment. Kirkus called this book “current, insightful and savvy,” and in its starred review, Booklist asserted that the book “empowers kids.” Clelia has been an attorney and a literary agent, and currently runs her children’s book editorial business, Mossy Pines Creative. She lives on Mercer Island Washington, an island suburb of Seattle, with her husband and two daughters.

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