Rock 'n' Roll Soccer: The Short Life and Fast Times of the North American Soccer League (Paperback)

Written with a raffish exuberance worthy of its subject. -- Times Literary Supplement
A hugely entertaining account of the north American Soccer League in its 1970s heyday. -- Fergus Kelly * Daily Express *
A fantastic book! -- Danny Kelly * Talksport Radio *
A compendious but vividly entertaining history of the League. -- Independent on Sunday
Rock 'n' Roll Soccer is a compelling yomp through the tales that really made the NASL unique, from the 35-yard-line shootout tiebreaker to the Minnesota Kicks' legendary tailgates. There's been nothing like the NASL since, and Plenderleith captures it very well indeed. * Inbedwithmaradona *
A brilliant and necessary read. * Of Pitch and Page *
Ian Plenderleith's rip-roaring Rock 'n' Roll Soccer is an account of the 1970s North American Soccer League which serves as a warning of what happens when football chooses to be simply a branch of a global entertainment industry and forgets where it came from on the way. -- Mark Perryman * Beyond the Froth *
This gem of a book is an excellent cultural document of sports and deserves to be read widely (and enjoyed) by even the most jaded of footy fans. -- Cliff Shepard * Bertrams Magazine Review *