Perspectives on the U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry Passion and Politics in Red, White, Blue, and Green

This edited volume considers the U.S.-Mexico soccer rivalry, which occurs against a complex geo-political, social, and economic backdrop. Multidisciplinary contributions explore how a long and complicated history between these countries has produced a unique rivalry—one in which loyalties split frie...

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Other Authors: Kassing, Jeffrey W. (Editor), Meân, Lindsey J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2017, 2017
Edition:1st ed. 2017
Series:Global Culture and Sport Series
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Border War for Young Mexican American Soccer Players: How Family and National Identity Play Out on the Field
  • 2. Women’s Soccer in Mexico: A Unique Spin on the Rivalry with the United States
  • 3. Place, Nation and the U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry: Dual Citizens, Home Stadiums, and Hosting the Gold Cup
  • 4. A Resistance to Rivalry: The U.S.-Mexico Soccer Matchup Through the Eyes of Mexican Sports Journalists, 1934-2013
  • 5. Gendered Nations: Media Representations of the Men’s and Women’s U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry
  • 6. Mexico “on Top:” Queering Masculinity in Contemporary Mexican Soccer Chronicles
  • 7. Place, Memory, and Myth in Dos-A-Cero
  • 8. An (Im)penetrable Fortress: The Mythology of Estadio Azteca in the U.S.-Mexico Men’s National Team Soccer Rivalry
  • 9. Picturing a Rivalry: Nationhood, Soccer, and Contemporary Art
  • 10. Food-ball: Tailgates that Enculturate before U.S.-Mexico Fútbol Matches
  • 11. Global Fútbol, the Masked Fan and Flat Screen Arenas: Mexican Soccer Communities in the United States and the Genesis of the Tricolor Brand in Global Landscapes, 1970-2012
  • 12. Bicultural Stress, Soccer and Rivalry: How Mexican-Americans Experience the Soccer Competition Between Their Two Countries