{"product_id":"generation-zero-founding-fathers-hidden-histories-the-making-of-soccer-in-america-paperback","title":"Generation Zero: Founding Fathers, Hidden Histories \u0026 the Making of Soccer in America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHal Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Modern Creation Story American Soccer Didn't Know It Had \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the late 1980s, U.S. soccer had solidified its reputation as a global laughingstock, a sporting oxymoron akin to Jamaican bobsledding: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarting in 1950, the richest, most powerful nation on Earth had gone 0 for 9 trying to qualify for the World Cup. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnce the North American Soccer League petered out, U.S. sporting culture proved unable\/unwilling to replace it. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoccer on TV? Post-1984, only the odd indoor match might be found there - late at night, on content-starved cable outlets, after competitive lumberjacking. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, the phenomenon of U.S. soccer development is almost taken for granted: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLive matches from Major League Soccer and a half-dozen foreign leagues are routinely beamed into American households, seven days a week.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorld Cup participation is routine, thanks to wildly popular men's and women's national teams. Americans don't just compete in World Cups. We host them (the next one arrives in 2026).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNationwide, millions of Soccer Moms preside over the game's grassroots, securing its growing place in the broader cultural tableau.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeneration Zero\u003c\/em\u003e profiles this epic transformation by spotlighting the national team players and fans who made it happen. Conventional wisdom assigns American soccer progress largely to an event, World Cup '94, but history shows the tipping point arrived five years earlier. With a single victory - against all odds, on a small Caribbean island, just as the Berlin Wall fell - soccer's haphazard, indeterminate development in the U.S. instantly became inevitable, headlong growth. Raised on the game and tempered by hardship, Generation Zero produced both ends of the formative equation: a national team good enough to break through \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e an audience that would care, the country's first legitimate soccer fan base. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing rare imagery from the 1989-90 U.S. Men's National Team photographer and candid snaps from the players themselves, \u003cem\u003eGeneration Zero\u003c\/em\u003e is must-read for anyone who appreciates the fulsome futbol culture we enjoy today but wonders, \"How did we get here?\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 458\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47544532566269,"sku":"9798986019802","price":35.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/VzZGeGg0VXVwQVZ1aHcwMm45YkE2QT09.webp?v=1778965205","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/generation-zero-founding-fathers-hidden-histories-the-making-of-soccer-in-america-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}