Pride of a Nation: A Celebration of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (An Official U.S. Soccer Book)

The first official history of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, celebrating nearly four decades of the team’s athletic excellence and cultural impact and featuring 250 full-color photographs

Telling the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s story in eye-popping photos and expert prose, Pride of a Nation is a lavish tribute to one of the most beloved teams in sports, revisiting their historic four World Cup titles and four Olympic gold medals, as well as unforgettable players across the generations, such as Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain, Abby Wambach, Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd, Briana Scurry, Hope Solo, Alex Morgan, Sophia Smith, Rose Lavelle, Catarina Macario, Mallory Pugh, and more. Drawing from full access to U.S. Soccer’s photo and print archives, this beautifully illustrated tribute includes:

A foreword by Julie Foudy, two-time World Cup and Olympic Champion

One-of-a-kind

action shots and behind-the scenes photos

Original essays by award-winning writer and documentary filmmaker Gwendolyn

Oxenham exploring the evolution of the women’s game and its world-changing impact on the culture at large

Exclusive

player polls ranking the best teams of each decade and the All-Time Best

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Excerpts of the best

previously published writing and prize-winning

reporting about the epic games and greatest players over the

past forty years

Stats, records, illuminating trivia, and more

Honoring the fierce athleticism and unshakeable spirit of the charismatic pioneers who planted the U.S. women’s soccer flag in 1985, and those who have made the rest of the world salute it ever since, this incisive and entertaining book will be a keepsake for soccer lovers everywhere.