Perspectives on the U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry

Jeffrey W. Kassing is Professor of Communication Studies at Arizona State University, USA.Lindsey J. Meân is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Arizona State University, USA.

• 1. The Border War for Young Mexican American Soccer Players: How Family and National Identity Play Out on the Field.- 2. Women’s Soccer in Mexico: A Unique Spin on the Rivalry with the United States.- 3. Place, Nation and the U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry: Dual Citizens, Home Stadiums, and Hosting the Gold Cup.- 4. A Resistance to Rivalry: The U.S.-Mexico Soccer Matchup Through the Eyes of Mexican Sports Journalists, 1934-2013.- 5. Gendered Nations: Media Representations of the Men’s and Women’s U.S.-Mexico Soccer Rivalry.- 6. Mexico “on Top:” Queering Masculinity in Contemporary Mexican Soccer Chronicles.- 7. Place, Memory, and Myth in Dos-A-Cero.- 8. An (Im)penetrable Fortress: The Mythology of Estadio Azteca in the U.S.-Mexico Men’s National Team Soccer Rivalry.- 9. Picturing a Rivalry: Nationhood, Soccer, and Contemporary Art.- 10. Food-ball: Tailgates that Enculturate before U.S.-Mexico Fútbol Matches.- 11. Global Fútbol, the Masked Fan and Flat Screen Arenas: Mexican Soccer Communities in the United States and the Genesis of the Tricolor Brand in Global Landscapes, 1970-2012.- 12. Bicultural Stress, Soccer and Rivalry: How Mexican-Americans Experience the Soccer Competition Between Their Two Countries.

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