ISN had the privilege of speaking with renowed soccer expert David Wangerin. Wangerin has emerged as an expert on the history of the American game and offers great insights into MLS, the New York Cosmos, Lamar Hunt, and more. Wangerin’s latest project, Distant Corners: American Soccer’s History of Missed Opportunities and Lost Causes, has drawn rave reviews from the toughest critics after the enormous success of Soccer in a Football World: The Story of America’s Forgotten Game. Download our extensive
Distant Corners: American Soccer’s History of Missed Opportunities and Lost Causes by David Wangerin reminds us again that soccer is an American game with lots of history and more importantly, roots. We are also reminded what made us fall in love with the game in the first place. Distant Corners gets an A+ grade; it is good at everything! We learn how the game here in the States evolved over 100+ years and how the American style of play came to be. Its focus falls
