Rock 'n' roll soccer
Subtitle: the short life and fast times of the North American Soccer League
By: Ian Plenderleith
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9781250072382
Subjects: North American Soccer League; History
Other titles: Rock and roll soccer
Notes: "Originally published in UK by Icon Books Ltd."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword by Rodney Marsh; title: Introduction; title: 1. Atlanta, 'Champions of England'; title: 2. Pele vs Eusebio: 'Hot property getting mobbed'; title: 3. Leaving old Europe behind; title: 4. Marsh and Best: Entertaining the USA; title: 5. Gimmicks, girls and teenage kicks: Selling soccer to the US public; title: Half-time; title: 6. Brilliant mistakes: Quicksilver teams in Vegas and Honolulu; title: 7. The NASL vs FIFA and the world; title: 8. Broken teams in dysfunctional DC: Cruyff, the Dips, the Darts and the Whips; title: 9. Myths and memories: The Cosmos, the Fury and the rock 'n' roll lifestyle; title: 10. Crash; title: Conclusion.