With skill, determination, and love of the sport, women’s soccer teams and the extraordinary people behind them have overcome limited resources and official banning, and have won the respect and enthusiasm of adoring fans all over the world. Women’s Soccer is the story of the stars, with in-depth profiles of world-renowned North American players Mia Hamm, Tiffany Milbrett, and Brandi Chastain of the United States, along with Charmaine Hooper, Christine Sinclair, and Kara Lang of Canada, as well as Germany’s Birgit Prinz, China’s Sun Wen, and Norway’s Siri Nordby. It is also the story of the teams, from more than 130 countries—from perennial powerhouses such as the United States, China, and Germany, to emerging headliners such as Canada, Brazil, France, Sweden, Japan, Mexico, and Nigeria, to a growing list of talented newcomers from countries fielding women’s teams for the first time.