When Women’s Soccer Started A Cultural Revolution

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

News, Sports News, Sports, History, Politics

4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

This week we speak to Rob Goldman, author of the new book, The Sisterhood: The 99ers and the Rise of U.S. Women's Soccer. This book looks at the US Women’s 1999 World Cup team, how they came together, personalities on the team, and their lasting impact on sport in the world.

We also have “Choice Words” about what’s happening in China with Peng Shuai, who has disappeared in the country after leveling an accusation against a powerful official in the country. We also got “Just Stand Up” and “Sit Your Ass Down” awards for the truly despicable people cheering on the Rittenhouse acquittal and the athletes that made it their mission to speak out about an Oklahoma death penalty case. Don’t miss another great edition of Jake’s Takes as well. All this and more on this week’s show!

Rob Goldman

https://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496228833/

Zirin, Where Is Peng Shuai? And What Is the IOC Going to Do About It?

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/peng-shuai-ioc/

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1:07.5	Welcome to the Edge of Sports Podcast. I'm Dave Ziron. We got a great show this week. We're talking to Rob Goldman, who's the author of the new book, The Sisterhood, The 99ers and the Rise of U.S. women's soccer. It's about nothing less than a cultural revolution that took place in this country in the late 90s facilitated through the U.S. women's national soccer team. It's a hell of a story.
1:29.4	Also, I've got some choice words about the dire situation in China regarding tennis player
1:34.9	Peng Shui. I've also got Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down Awards and more. I've also got
1:40.7	Jake's takes, but first, Rob Goldman.
1:46.6	So the book is The Sisterhood, the 99ers and the rise of U.S. women's soccer.
1:52.2	Tell us, please, in short order, like what the book's about and why you decided that this would be a project to which you would dedicate a portion of your life.
2:01.7	Okay, well, it's interesting, Dave, because like I just said, I'm old school. You know,
2:05.6	I came of age in the 70s, you know, in the early 80s when, you know, women's sports were
2:12.9	still kind of in its infancy, and I didn't, a lot of guys like me who played sports, and I worked for the California Angels. You know, I was kind of in its infancy and I didn't. A lot of guys like me who played sports and I worked for the California Angels.
2:20.2	I was kind of oblivious to what was going on as far as the women's game was.
2:25.5	And, you know, it wasn't really until 2015 when the World Cup and when Carly Lloyd hit the,
2:33.4	you know, the midfield shot, I'll tell you
2:35.3	a little story really briefly.
2:37.6	Please.
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