Gwendolyn Oxenham

Gwendolyn Oxenham is the author of Finding the Game: Three Years, Twenty-Five Countries, and the Search for Pickup Soccer and the co-director of Pelada, a documentary about pickup soccer games around the world.

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The Soccer Moms

Until 20 years ago, women players who wanted to start a family would quit their careers. But more athletes are stepping up to the challenge of balancing motherhood with their love of the game.
- Gwendolyn Oxenham
- June 26, 2015
Reuters

‘Pele With a Skirt’: The Unequal Fortunes of Brazil's Soccer Stars

One of the nation’s best players makes $15 million a year. The other can’t find a team to sign her.
- Gwendolyn Oxenham
- June 4, 2015
AP

U.S.A. vs. Germany: A Thoroughly American World Cup Loss

Bootstrapping, inclusion, perseverance: Even in defeat, big national narratives play out.
- Gwendolyn Oxenham
- June 26, 2014
courtesy of Mike Zusi

The World Cup's Sideline Siblings

What happens when you've devoted your life to soccer—but it's your brother, not you, who ends up competing for global glory?
- Gwendolyn Oxenham
- June 25, 2014