Rock 'n' Roll Soccer by Ian Plenderleith
Superstars, hype, cheerleaders, razzmatazz the NASL was the Premier League and the Champions League rolled into one.
Written with a raffish exuberance worthy of its subject-- Times Literary Supplement
A hugely entertaining account of the north American Soccer League in its 1970s heyday. -- Fergus Kelly * Daily Express *
A fantastic book! -- Danny Kelly * Talksport Radio *
A compendious but vividly entertaining history of the League. -- Independent on Sunday
Rock 'n' Roll Soccer is a compelling yomp through the tales that really made the NASL unique, from the 35-yard-line shootout tiebreaker to the Minnesota Kicks' legendary tailgates. There's been nothing like the NASL since, and Plenderleith captures it very well indeed. * Inbedwithmaradona *
A brilliant and necessary read. * Of Pitch and Page *
Ian Plenderleith's rip-roaring Rock 'n' Roll Soccer is an account of the 1970s North American Soccer League which serves as a warning of what happens when football chooses to be simply a branch of a global entertainment industry and forgets where it came from on the way. -- Mark Perryman * Beyond the Froth *
This gem of a book is an excellent cultural document of sports and deserves to be read widely (and enjoyed) by even the most jaded of footy fans. -- Cliff Shepard * Bertrams Magazine Review *
A hugely entertaining account of the north American Soccer League in its 1970s heyday. -- Fergus Kelly * Daily Express *
A fantastic book! -- Danny Kelly * Talksport Radio *
A compendious but vividly entertaining history of the League. -- Independent on Sunday
Rock 'n' Roll Soccer is a compelling yomp through the tales that really made the NASL unique, from the 35-yard-line shootout tiebreaker to the Minnesota Kicks' legendary tailgates. There's been nothing like the NASL since, and Plenderleith captures it very well indeed. * Inbedwithmaradona *
A brilliant and necessary read. * Of Pitch and Page *
Ian Plenderleith's rip-roaring Rock 'n' Roll Soccer is an account of the 1970s North American Soccer League which serves as a warning of what happens when football chooses to be simply a branch of a global entertainment industry and forgets where it came from on the way. -- Mark Perryman * Beyond the Froth *
This gem of a book is an excellent cultural document of sports and deserves to be read widely (and enjoyed) by even the most jaded of footy fans. -- Cliff Shepard * Bertrams Magazine Review *
Ian Plenderleith is a US-based British football writer and journalist. He has been writing about football for the past twenty years for publications including the Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, When Saturday Comes and Soccer America. He lives just outside Washington DC.
Rodney Marsh won nine caps for England between 1971 and 1973 and was best known, in the UK, for playing for Manchester City and Queen's Park Rangers. In the USA he played for the Tampa Bay Rowdies between 1976 and '79, later coaching the club after spells coaching New York United and Carolina Lightnin'. He worked as a pundit for Sky Sports until 2005.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781906850852 |
| ISBN 10 | 1906850852 |
| Title | Rock 'n' Roll Soccer |
| Author | Ian Plenderleith |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Icon Books |
| Year published | 2016-05-05 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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