This is a Print on Demand title. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Product details Format Hardback | 466 pages Dimensions 156 x 234 x 25mm | 826g Publication date ...
It is said that you don't choose your team--your team chooses you. On April 5, 1975 Manchester United Football Club chooses a young football fanatic growing up on England's North West coast. On this day, Gary B. France becomes "United." Twenty years later, Gary relocates to the United States. His destination is Detroit where football means the Detroit Lions--and soccer is virtually nonexistent. Embarking on a journey thousands of miles from home, Gary is determined to reconnect with the team and the game he left behind. Before long, he is thrust into an early morning underground subculture of soccer fanatics. Could America be waking up to soccer? At last count, there are more than six hundred million Manchester United fans worldwide. The English Premier League is the most-watched soccer league on American soil and Manchester United tops the list of the most popular soccer teams in the U.S. This book isn't simply about one man's dedication to soccer and his ...