Blue chippers from the emerald isle: a history of irish footballers and scholarships in the usa in the twentieth century
Auteur :
Curran, Conor
Éditeur :
Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
ISBN :
9781803747392
Date de publication :
30 juil. 2025
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
475 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book is the first to examine the careers of Irish male and female soccer players who undertook soccer scholarships in the USA in the late twentieth century. It draws on oral testimony as well as documentary evidence and focuses on their recruitment, scholarship and post scholarship playing and educational experiences.