TY - BOOK ID - 30693972 TI - Beyond Bend It Like Beckham PY - 2012 SN - 1283695979 0803240368 0803234708 9780803240360 9781283695978 9780803234703 PB - Lincoln University of Nebraska Press DB - UniCat KW - Soccer for women KW - Soccer KW - Social aspects KW - Association football KW - English football KW - European football KW - Football (Soccer) KW - Sports for women KW - Football UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30693972 AB - Though it burst into public consciousness only with the 1999 World Cup, women's soccer has been around almost as long as its male counterpart, flourishing in England during and after World War I. From the rise of women's soccer following Title IX legislation in the early seventies to the watershed 1999 World Cup performance that turned the American team into instant celebrities, soccer is now the most popular sport for girls and women, with participation growing exponentially worldwide. Beyond "Bend It Like Beckham" presents the first in-depth global analysis of the women's game-bo ER -