Americanizing the beautiful game : the rise of mainstream American soccer, 1960-2005.

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dc.contributor.advisorLacher, Katrina
dc.contributor.authorSalkeld, Patrick H.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLoughlin, Patricia
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGoulding, Marc
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-09T14:39:11Z
dc.date.available2020-07-09T14:39:11Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the rise of mainstream soccer in the United States from 1960 to 2005 with a national, a regional (Oklahoma), and then a local (Edmond, OK) focus. It argues between 1960 to 2005 conservative-leaning capitalists and politicians redefined mainstream soccer as a commercial investment aimed not to truly popularize the international sport in the United States, but to Americanize it with the mindset of producing capital for them. For example: Alan Rothenberg, a lawyer who conducted the soccer tournament in the 1984 Olympics and coordinated the 1994 World Cup in the United States, established the most recent professional soccer league, Major League Soccer, as a single-entity to promote more revenue earning for the investors. Between 2002 and 2005, MLS considered Edmond, Oklahoma, as a potential new location for an expansion team with a desire to promote soccer in the area and capitalize on the strong youth presence of the sport. Even though the attempt failed, the Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education approved funding to the University of Central Oklahoma for renovations to the school's football field Wantland Stadium, which the school needed for the possible expansion club.
dc.identifier.oclc(OCoLC)ocn993678610
dc.identifier.other(AlmaMMSId)9982539683502196
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/325018
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dc.subject.keywordsHistory and geography
dc.subject.keywordsMajor League Soccer
dc.subject.keywordsNorth American Soccer League
dc.subject.keywordsSoccer
dc.subject.keywordsSport history
dc.subject.keywordsWorld Cup
dc.subject.keywordsUnited States
dc.subject.lcshSoccer
dc.thesis.degreeM.A., History
dc.titleAmericanizing the beautiful game : the rise of mainstream American soccer, 1960-2005.
dc.typeAcademic theses
thesis.degree.grantorJackson College of Graduate Studies.
uco.groupUCO - Graduate Works and Theses::UCO - Theses

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