Playing for Australia (eBook)

The First Socceroos, Asia and World Football

Trevor Thompson (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
278 Seiten
Fair Play Publishing (Verlag)
978-0-6481333-9-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Australias football history with Asia didnt just begin in 2006 when admitted to the Asian Football Confederation. The Australian football story stretches back more than 150 years through the presence of Australians at the birth of the modern game in England. British migrants established football in Australia and the game grew with the arrival of more immigrants who became players, spectators and officials. But when the time came for the Australian game to find its own identity, and to express it through its national team, the Anglo-Australian relationship failed. Instead, it was Asia that played a key role in the development of Australias national team in its first two decades - and Australia played a significant role in Asia. Links with Asian neighbours suggested other ways to make progress on the international stage. While Australia flirted with FIFA and Olympic football, it was clear London still called the shots. Australias football stagnated while top Asian teams reached new heights. Trevor Thompson's book Playing for Australia the First Socceroos, Asia and World Football compares Australias experience with other paths taken by footballs leading nations in the Asia Pacific region, and gives an account of big matches, tournaments, and key players on and off the field in Australia and Asia up to the Second World War. When it comes to balancing Australia's football history with geography, it's not an issue of being British, European or Asian, but forging a uniquely Australian identity.

Inhalt

Introduction1. Australia's International Roots2. The Game Begins3. The Chinese Connection4. Lee Wai Tong5. Empire Cousins6. The Gods Themselves7. East indies and the Philippines8. The Boom Goes Bust9. Set Sail for Asia10. Have Ball Will Travel11. Tom Traynor and Ernest lukeman12. New Ambitions13. Return to Java14. The Australian Championship15. Maurice Vandendriessche16. The Asian Championship17. Crusing the Pacific18. Asia in Berlin19. Japanese Glory, Korean Shadows20. The English Rollercoaster21. Asia in Paris22. India Steps Out23. Palestine and the Gathering Storm24. Australia's Early Stars25. Where Do We Go Now?AcknowledgementsAuthor Bio

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.11.2018
• Mitarbeit: Designer: Retta Laraway
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Fahrrad
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Schlagworte: Asian football • Australia in Asian football • football books • Football History • football history books • history of Australia in Asia football
• ISBN-10: 0-6481333-9-7 / 0648133397
• ISBN-13: 978-0-6481333-9-1 / 9780648133391