Simon Veness, Susan Veness

Defying Expectations

Phil Rawlins and the Orlando City Soccer Story

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Simon Veness¿has¿covered the Orlando City Soccer Club since 2011. He¿has¿thirty-six years of experience as a sports journalist for media including the Guardian and Sun newspapers, NFL.com, and MLSSoccer.com. Susan Veness¿is an international travel writer and author of two books, including The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World: Over 600 Secrets of the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom. ¿ ¿

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Nebraska
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 159mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 594g
• ISBN-13: 9781496201768
• ISBN-10: 1496201760
• Artikelnr.: 48385209

Autorenporträt

Simon Veness has covered the Orlando City Soccer Club since 2011. He has thirty-six years of experience as a sports journalist for media including the Guardian and Sun newspapers, NFL.com, and MLSSoccer.com. Susan Veness is an international travel writer and author of two books, including The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World: Over 600 Secrets of the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom.    

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1. Inspiration
1. The Kid from Stoke-on-Trent
2. The Blue-Collar Man
3. The Globetrotter
4. The $259 Million Question
Part 2. Perspiration
5. Hometown Hero
6. Texas Mission
7. The Wild West of Soccer
8. An Agonizing Decision
Part 3. Revelation
9. The Beautiful Game in the City Beautiful
10. Best Buddy
11. Champions! Champions!
12. The Boys from Brazil
Part 4. Jubilation
13. Painting the Town Purple
14. Stadium Showdown
15. Kaká Fever
16. Full Speed to MLS
17. Fill the Bowl!
18. The Soccer Roller Coaster
Epilogue
Index