{"product_id":"9781783352159-womans-game","title":"A Woman's Game","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women's Football. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***WINNER OF A \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eSPORTS BOOK AWARD***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIMES \u003c\/i\u003eSPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A truly important book.' \u003cb\u003eMEGAN RAPINOE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hardhitting and clear sighted.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Impassioned .\u003c\/p\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***WINNER OF A \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eSPORTS BOOK AWARD***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIMES \u003c\/i\u003eSPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A truly important book.' \u003cb\u003eMEGAN RAPINOE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hardhitting and clear sighted.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Impassioned . joyous.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDISCOVER THE STORY OF THE WOMEN WHO PAVED THE WAY FOR THE LIONESSES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the astonishing history of women's football: from the game's first appearance in England in the late nineteenth century to the incredible teams that at their height drew 53,000 spectators to Goodison Park, through to its fifty-year ban in the UK and the aftershocks when restrictions were lifted. Following the game's meteoric rise in recent years, Suzanne Wrack considers what the next chapter of this incredible story might - and should - be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A thoroughly entertaining and enlightening read.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCLARE BALDING\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A fantastic book on how the game has developed and what its future could hold.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePHIL NEVILLE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'A compelling narrative . The history of the women's game has been long overlooked. This book celebrates it, and the teams and individuals who helped the sport develop into today's nationally and internationally recognized phenomenon.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Wrack is something of a trailblazer herself . few would be better placed to write its history.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40097172619361,"sku":"9781783352159","price":12.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_8369509_jpg.jpg?v=1706696697","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781783352159-womans-game","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}