The Author's
Note of Rock n Roll Soccer is keen to state that "this is an analysis, not
a complete history of the North American Soccer League". The cover blurb,
by contrast, is necessarily a superficial summation of both the NASL and the
book's 400 pages. Until the book hits the stores, perhaps a list of the chapter headings can better convey the Contents:
Foreword by
Rodney Marsh
Introduction
1. Atlanta,
‘Champions of England’
2. Pelé vs
Eusebio: ‘Hot property getting mobbed’
3. Leaving
old Europe behind
4. Marsh and
Best: Entertaining the USA
5. Gimmicks,
girls and teenage kicks: Selling soccer to the US public
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| The 1968 NASL champions, the Atlanta Chiefs, who were challenged to a re-match by an aggrieved Manchester City side on tour (Dick Cecil private archive). |
Half-time
(some miscellaneous and subjective NASL lists)
6. Brilliant
mistakes: Quicksilver teams in Vegas and Honolulu
7. The NASL
vs FIFA and the world
8. Broken
teams in dysfunctional DC: Cruyff, the Dips, the Darts and the Whips
9. Myths and
memories: The Cosmos, the Fury and the rock n roll lifestyle
10. Crash
Conclusion
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