Soccer in a Football World
- ISBN-10
- 0954013476
- ISBN-13
- 9780954013479
- Category
- Sports & Recreation
- Pages
- 350
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- WSC Books Limited
- Authors
- Dave Wangerin, David Wangerin
Description
Deals with the history of soccer in the USA.
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- 2008-03-15
- 359 pages
- Paperback
- Temple University Press
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