Table of Contents

Part 1. Rough and Tumblers
1. The Mavericks
2. OOSSAAA, OOSSAAA, AH
3. Fury and Finesse
4. The Perfect Intersection
5. The Babies
6. Green and Growing
7. The Breadcrumb Generation—Haiti
8. The Queen of Women’s Soccer
9. Crazy Legs Carin
10. M&M’s Cup
11. Bookends
12. A Captain’s Tale
Part 2. The DiCicco Method
13. Improbable Improbabilities
14. The Only
15. Le Passion Play
16. “Michelle, Get Up”
17. Perseverance
18. Mac Attack
19. Power to Be Bold
20. The Advocate
21. The Outlier
22. The Atlanta Olympics
23. The Mia Parables
24. Storm Clouds
25. The Elephant in the Room
Part 3. To the Cup
26. Lightning in a Bottle
27. Road to Pasadena
28. Game Day
29. The PK Thing
30. “Fake It Till You Make It”
31. AAAKERS
32. Presidential Approval
33. Women Power
34. Antagonists
35. Goodbye to a Friend
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes on Sources
Selected Bibliography

About the Author

Rob Goldman is the author of two baseball books, Once They Were Angels and Nolan Ryan: The Making of a Pitcher, and the novel Hauling Time.
 
 

Reviews

"As we celebrate a new generation of savvy U.S. women’s soccer players who will succeed on the pitch and off, The Sisterhood is a good reference point (and a very good read) on how the first generation to achieve such success did it."—Robert Hay, World Soccer Talk

"There's great history and insight here into a pivotal moment in American sports."—Marc Bona, Cleveland

"This book can be recommended for everybody interested in soccer, peak performance sport, team-sport, as well as for sport scientists and students of sport sciences (history, psychology, sociology). Scholars, practitioners, and academics involved in sport, especially in soccer/football will have something to learn from the U.S. Women's Soccer national team."—Bente Ovedie Skogvang, Idrotts Forum

“The Sisterhood includes some of my favorite stories from the badass women whose DNA and gritty mentality are the inspiration and legacy of today’s world-dominating U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team.”—Michelle Akers, National Soccer Hall of Fame member, Olympic and World Cup champion, and FIFA Female Player of the Century

“In The Sisterhood, Rob Goldman vividly captures the 99ers’ personalities, mentality, and our love for the game and for each other. I lived this story and became a better player and person because of these women. The Sisterhood shows you why.”—Kristine Lilly, National Soccer Hall of Fame member, Olympic gold medalist, and 1991 and 1999 World Cup winner

“A phenomenal story of how an extraordinary group of women built the foundation for one of the most dominant teams in sports history. A fantastic read that takes you along on the journey with players who formed more than a team. They formed a sisterhood.”—Kevin Baxter, Pulitzer Prize–winning sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times