Koehler Books

The temps are high and our July releases are sizzlin’! 📚☀️

As the United States welcomes visitors from all around the world for soccer's biggest tournament, it's the perfect time to step back to 1994: the first year the World Cup was hosted in the US—and indoor, at that. 🏟️

In this Michigan Public interview with author Roger Faulkner, the soccer pioneer talks about how Michigan’s Pontiac Silverdome became the first indoor stadium ever to host a FIFA World Cup match.

The article shares the behind-the-scenes story of how it all came together—from early skepticism about Michigan’s bid, to the challenge of building a natural grass field indoors, to the engineering and teamwork that made it possible for World Cup play to happen inside a dome.

And if you want to hear the full story, grab Roger Faulkner's memoir, YOU CAN'T GET THERE FROM HERE, today! ⚽️ 📖

https://www.michiganpublic.org/section/stateside/2026-06-24/the-summer-the-world-cup-came-to-michigan

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Out now! 🕊️