HUMN 3800 : Soccer and Globalization

Author Sebastiaan Faber argues that the anti-discrimination efforts of women's soccer may save the game from the economic forces that corrupt the men's game.

This survey reveals the strong engagement of women with sports viewership and participation.

This article describes the increasing popularity --and revenues -- of elite women's sporting events.

Describes FIFA teams, tournaments, and strategies for the development of women's soccer worldwide.

This FIFA documentary film follows the 2019 U.S. National Women's Team as it defended and won the Women's World Cup title for the fourth time in its history (26:00 mins).

This 2009 program follows an Iranian women's soccer team daring to push traditional limits and pursue victories both on and off the field (46:45 mins.)..

This 2010 documentary follows Egyptian Sahar El-Hawary and her female soccer team as they contend with poverty and social conventions governing a woman's traditional place in society (43:00 mins).