A History of Soccer in Louisiana: 1858-2013

by Scott Crawford

Louisiana was one of the first places in the world where soccer was played. Beginning as a game played by a working class immigrant population in the 1850s, soccer has a long and, until now, unappreciated history in Louisiana. The game migrated to the elite athletic clubs of New Orleans and Shreveport during the 1890s. By 1907, New Orleans boasted a professional soccer league that sent several players to the top professional leagues in Europe.Large...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489521887
• ISBN13: 9781489521880
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"