Although soccer hadlong been the world s game when Michael J. Agovino first encountered it in 1982, here it was just a poor cousin to American football, to be found on obscure UHF channels and in foreign magazines. But as Agovino himself passionately pursued soccer, Americans got wise and turned it into one of the most popular sports in the country. Agovino s love affair with soccer is a portrait of the game s culture and an intimate history of the sport s coming of age in the United States.
Agovino s quest takes him from the unkempt field in the Bronx where he taught himself to...
Although soccer hadlong been the world s game when Michael J. Agovino first encountered it in 1982, here it was just a poor cousin to American foot...
