The Making of the Women's World Cup by Kieran Theivam - ISBN: 9781472143327
Paperback
Incredible stories behind the world’s fastest-growing sport and its legendary cup.

The Making of the Women's World Cup

Defining stories from a sport's coming of age

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    2 May 2019

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Summary

With a foreword by England legend Kelly Smith, the country’s all-time record goalscorer and a player widely considered one of the best to have played the game.

The exciting story of one of the fastest growing sports in the world, played by over 30 million girls and women.

Over 25 million people tuned in for the Americans’ 2015 Women’s World Cup final victory - the most-watched football match in United States history.

The Making of the Women’s World Cup details the most…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472143327
ISBN-10:1472143329
Author:Kieran Theivam, Jeff Kassouf
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Robinson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:2 May 2019
Weight:191g
Dimensions:198mm x 124mm x 22mm
About The Author

Kieran Theivam

Kieran Theivam (Author)

KIERAN THEIVAM started following women’s football in 2009 and began covering the game in 2011, first by blogging, before launching the UK’s first podcast dedicated to the women’s game in 2013. Since then, he has written for various national outlets both in the United Kingdom and United States, while acting as an expert voice for radio stations including BBC 5Live and BBC World Service. He has covered a World Cup, European Championships and Champions League Finals, while cultivating relationships with players and organisations from various parts of the globe.

Jeff Kassouf (Author)

JEFF KASSOUF has been covering soccer - with an emphasis on advancing the women’s game - since 2008. In 2009, he launched The Equalizer, still the leading website dedicated exclusively to comprehensive women’s soccer coverage in North America. In four years at NBC Sports, he covered two Olympics - overseeing record-breaking livestreaming and Sports Emmy-winning digital storytelling - and spearheaded digital coverage of the Premier League in the company’s first three seasons with the rights. He became the first US editor of FourFourTwo in 2016, managing the launch of the iconic brand in the US market. He played soccer competitively from early childhood through college.

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