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A comprehensive list of women's football literature, dating back to 1992, perfect for helping you find your next read.

Last updated: 24-Aug-25

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One Life

Kelcey Evrick

The Keeper: Soccer, Me, and the Law that Changed Women's Lives

Kelcey Evrick

Footballer: My Story

Kelly Smith

Key Player

Kelly Yang

Simone Joins the Soccer Team

Kelsi Bracmort, ill., Takeia Marie

Jenni Hermoso: A Trailblazer in Women's Soccer and the Journey to the Top

Kenton Powell

Julie Ertz (Blue Banner Biographies)

Kerrily Sapet

Women's Football Legends 2025

Kevin Pettman

Women's Football Superstars: Record-breaking Players, Teams and Tournaments

Kevin Pettman

My Beautiful Sisters : A Story of Courage, Hope and the Afghan Women’s Football Team

Khalida Popal

The Making of the Women's World Cup: Defining Stories from a Sport's Coming of Age

Kieran Theivam, Jeff Kassouf

Courage in her Cleats: The Story of Soccer Star Abby Wambach

Kim Chaffee, ill., Alexandra Badiu

Football Legends: Mary Fowler

Kit Cross, Leigh Hedstrom

Sam Kerr: Football Legends

Kit Cross, Leigh Hedstrom

Mia Hamm: Soccer Goat

Kristen Rajczak Nelson

Football Fever 1: Making the Grade

Kristin Darell

Football Fever 2: Half-time Heroes

Kristin Darell

Football Fever 3: Next Level

Kristin Darell

Football Fever 4: Gala Day

Kristin Darell

Carli Lloyd

Krystyna Poray Goddu

I Can Be a Matilda

Kyla May

Alex Morgan (Big Time)

Laura K Murray

Squad Goals: The Unstoppable Women of the US women's National Soccer Team

Laurie Calkhoven, ill., Monique Dong

Soccer Dreams: My True Adventure Following the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team

Leah Lauber

The Wonder Team and the Forgotten Footballers

Leah Williamson, Jordan Glover, ill., Robin Boyden

The Wonder Team and the Pharaoh’s Fortune

Leah Williamson, Jordan Glover, ill., Robin Boyden

The Wonder Team and the Rainforest Rescue

Leah Williamson, Jordan Glover, ill., Robin Boyden

You Have the Power

Leah Williamson, Suzanne Wrack

Women's Football in Oceania

Lee McGowan, Kasey Symons, Yoko Kanemasu

Lindsey Horan

Leigh Lewis

Mariona Caldentey: A Trailblazer in Women's Football

Lino M. Surber

Lucy Tries Soccer

Lisa Bowes, ill., James Hearne

The Way to Win

Liv Cooke

Meeting her Match

Liz Lincoln

Never Mine

Bryce Oakley

Only When It's Us

Chloe Liese

Onside Play

Liz Rain

Our Last Hope

Allison Van Wheeler

Outside the Lines: Book Three of Girls of Summer

Kate Christie

Our Beautiful Game

Lou Kuenzler

Playing for her Heart

Melissa Tereze

Kicking Against the Odds: The Untold History of Women’s Football

Lucy Carr

Maisy Plays Football

Lucy Cousins

Alex Morgan

Luke Hanlon

​England Women’s Football Legends: 20 Inspiring Biographies For Kids

Lunar Press

Saved!!!

Lydia Williams, ill., Lucinda Gifford

Playing the Field

Ivy Bailey

Pretty Tough

Nicole Leigh Shepherd

MACCA: My Story so Far

Mackenzie Arnold

Mackenzie Arnold: Caught in the Middle

Mackenzie Arnold, Jess Black, ill., Hannah McCaffrey

Mackenzie Arnold: Finders Keepers

Mackenzie Arnold, Jess Black, ill., Hannah McCaffrey

Mackenzie Arnold: Game Play

Mackenzie Arnold, Jess Black, ill., Hannah McCaffrey

Mackenzie Arnold: The Big Leap

Mackenzie Arnold, Jess Black, ill., Hannah McCaffrey

Meet Sophia Smith

Margaret J. Goldstein

Little People, Big Dreams: Mary Earps

Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, ill., Ana Gomez

Little People, Big Dreams: Megan Rapinoe

Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, ill., Paulina Morgan

Scoring a Spouse

Liz Lincoln

Happy Like Soccer

Maribeth Boelts, ill., Lauren Castillo

Women in Boots: Football and Feminism in the 1970s

Marion Stell

Woman Offside: A Year with Lise Klaveness as she tries to reform football

Marius Lien

Mia Hamm: Good As Gold

Mark Stewart

All-American Girls: The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team

Marla Miller

Winning Women in Soccer

Marlene Targ Bril

The Football Girl Wonder

Martin Smith, ill., Mark Newnham

Megan Rapinoe

Meeg Pincus, ill., Jeff Bane

Mia Hamm: A Kid's Book About a Developing a Mentally Tough Attitude and Hard Work Ethic

Mary Nhin, ill., Yuliia Zolotova

SOPHIA SMITH: Rising Star In Womens Soccer

Mary O. Veith

Scoring Wilder

R. S. Grey

Game Changers - The Most Inspiring Women's Soccer Stories of all time

Matilda Dibb

Til It's Done

Matildas

What Makes a Matilda

Matildas

Alex Morgan: Soccer Champion

Matt Chandler

Megan Rapinoe: World Cup Champion

Matt Chandler

Great Americans in Sports: Mia Hamm

Matt Christopher

In the Goal With... Briana Scurry

Matt Christopher

On the Field with ... Julie Foudy

Matt Christopher

The World Cup: Soccer's Greatest Tournament

Matt Scheff

Her Game Too

Matthew Riley

World Cup Women: Megan, Alex, and the Team USA Soccer Champs

Meg Walters, ill., Nikkolas Smith

Secrets of Success: Insights from Megan Rapinoe's World-Class Soccer Career

Megan Linehan

One Life: Young Readers Edition

Megan Rapinoe

The Other 99ers: Short Stories About Playing Women's Soccer In The 1980's, 1990's, and Early 2000's

Melissa Penn Claunch

Soccerland

Beth Choat

JENNIFER HERMOSO BIOGRAPHY: The Making Of A Football Legend

Mercy G. Mark

Goal Power

Meredith Costain, ill., Danielle McDonald

Take Her On

Emily Wright

Go For the Goal: A Champion's Guide To Winning In Soccer And Life

Mia Hamm, Aaron Heifetz

Winners Never Quit

Mia Hamm, ill., Carol Thompson

Goodnight Soccer

Michael Dahl, ill., Christina E. Forshay

The Most Inspirational Women's Football Stories Of All Time

Michael Langon, ill., Verity Hayhow

The Game and the Glory: An Autobiography

Michelle Akers, Gregg Lewis

Brandi Chastain: Not Just One of the Boys

Michelle Medlock Adams

Sonia Bompastor: A Trailblazer in Women's Football

Mike A. McGee

Defending Champ

Mike Lupica

Brave Enough Not to Quit: How I Realised My Football Dream

Millie Farrow, Katie Field

The Big Score

Karen Tucci, Isabella Tucci

La Vie Jamais Racontée - Alice Milliat, a French Heroine and sporting suffragette

Nancy Gillen

Sayonara, Football

Naoshi Arakawa

The Game Changer

Dame Sue Campbell

Playing With The Boys: The Girl Footballer Who Took on the Boys at their Own Game

Niamh McKevitt

Disclaimer:

This list of book titles aims for completeness, with no selections made based on content or authors. Inclusion does not imply endorsement of any author, publisher, or viewpoint. Categories are intended as helpful, though imperfect, guides. The list only reflects availability in English at the time of compilation and may change over time. For children's books, please review content and reading level independently. Readers are encouraged to research titles to ensure they align with their needs and values, and, if relevant, to check for indications that a book may be AI-generated.

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