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