English Soccer

Known as the "beautiful game," soccer is the world's most popular sport, crossing borders and language barriers to entertain billions. But underneath it all - the raucous fans in the stadiums; the beloved players; and FIFA, the international governing body with a membership of 209 national associations - is a scandal that threatens to make soccer the ugliest sport in the world. Filled with headline-making revelations, The Big Fix is a must-hear for soccer fans and true crime aficionados.

When Kate goes to Rome with her family, she's hoping for a little R and R. The chance to bond with her husband, spend quality time with her kids, and visit her pseudo-family at Forza Scura. In other words, this suburban mom is doing the tourist thing, and intending to do it up right. But while Kate may want to take cheesy pictures and buy overpriced souvenirs, the demon population has other plans. And soon Kate and over-eager daughter Allie are thrust into the middle of a demonic feud.

Every four years, Americans turn their attention to the world’s game - soccer. As recently as 1998, the USMNT merely made up the numbers at the biggest sporting tournament of all, but once Bruce Arena took over the team, American soccer started to find its footing. In the 2002 World Cup, a highly-fancied Portugal team, featuring the great Ronaldo, lost to Arena’s US team in a shocking 3-2 victory, and but for a handball that wasn’t given, they could well have knocked off eventual winners Germany.

Soccer has been America's Sport of the Future since 1972. The Men in Blazers are two English-born, soccer-obsessed broadcasters who have savored the dizzying growth of the game along with millions of Americans, as if it was a rollicking, sporting telenovela playing out in real life. Written in such a way that fully immerses Americans in the history and culture of the world's game, their Encyclopedia Blazertannica relives the careers of such greats such as George Best, Maradona, Beckham...and Alexi Lalas.

"I have always collected football stories like other people collect stamps, and it's great to get this opportunity to stick them in a book." From the best-selling author of Ricky comes this collection of hilarious anecdotes about football, with stories about the stars themselves, the fans, the girlfriends, the managers, in fact every aspect of the beautiful, and occasionally ridiculous, game.

How to become a better soccer player with these 10 steps.

In Soccer Passing & Receiving, there are well over 100 tips on how to pass and receive a pass with correct form, knowing what to do before receiving a pass, how to effectively shield the ball, and insights on effective crossing.

Is your soccer team getting a lot of chances but unable to score? Or you are personally unable to score goals as a striker? Take your soccer shooting skills to the next level with our audiobook. If you do not shoot, you cannot score. That lesson must be instilled into players right from the first time they kick a ball. Of course, we want every player to develop game awareness, to know when a pass is the best option, but if players become concerned about criticism if they shoot and miss, then they will be in a team that never scores. And therefore, on a team that never wins.

Whether known as football or, as in the US, soccer; the ‘beautiful game’ is the most popular sport in the world. The best players earn millions of dollars per year, and the greatest clubs are icons in their regions. Children love putting down a couple of jerseys and having a kick around. Globally, it is the team sport that has the greatest public participation and, at the highest level - such as the World Cup, top leagues and cup finals - matches are watched live by tens of thousands of cheering fans.

Soccer. No other sport in the world captivates a bigger audience - and no other competition electrifies its fans like the World Cup. Now, just in time for the next World Cup competition, comes a book just for kids, jam-packed with information about each and every World Cup ever played.

One soccer mom can make a difference! From a fresh new voice comes Global Soccer Mom - an inspirational story for ordinary women who want to make an extraordinary difference in their world but don't know where to start. Humor, personal anecdotes, and factual information will show you how to get engaged and involved!

This audiobook offers insights from sports, health care, business and government to help leaders get better outcomes.

Dignity and the Pitch is an audiobook about people and about world futball (soccer). It is both philosophical and lighthearted, serious and fun, intense and care free. There are characters based around a lower level futball club who appear in the audiobook and through their experiences a respectful world philosophy is developed. It is easy to listen to but it will make you think.

Find the inspiration you need to be the best soccer player you can be with these sports biographies! Soccer Stars on the Pitch goes deep and explores the lives and careers of some of the sport’s most famous players. Soccer (or, as it’s known outside the US, football) is the most popular sport in the world. From French stopper Hugo Lloris to American captain Christian Pulisic, these sports biographies show you how these amazing athletes made tough choices, overcame injuries, and blew past every other obstacle that got in their way!

Are you looking to improve your soccer skills and get a stronger team? This audiobook is the answer to your questions. This audiobook will look at a number of ways both coaches and players can improve such aspects of their own side’s performance.

Jenny: It wasn’t my fantasy to be with another man. At least, it wasn’t until my husband, Brad, told me that was his fantasy. He wanted to watch me and another man have adult-flavored fun. He wanted to watch me come alive sexually, and he wanted to watch another man make me fall apart. He knew I’d always be his but wanted to share me with some of his friends.

Are you one of those players who doesn't believe in himself and always gets discourage by his performance during games? In this book I will explain how to really believe in what you are doing on the soccer field, which will indirectly improve your overall performance. By believing in yourself, you will also take several steps in your development and become that successful player you always wanted to be.

Many soccer players new to soccer believe that you have to pose exceptional skills in order to score many goals. This is far from the truth, because even a player with very basic skills can score a lot of goals if he knows how. I will reveal how you can do this as well, even if you have only played soccer a few months.

Ever wondered what all the fuss is about in regards to the World Cup? This audiobook provides you with an insight into the qualification procedures, and the tournament itself. You will be asked questions and provided with bits of trivia along the way. The popularity of this tournament across the globe may well surprise you.

One of the worst mistakes you can do when it comes to trying out for a club is to pick a club where you would never be able to play in. Even if you make it through the tryout and actually get a place in the squad, you would never be able to compete with the other players because they are just too skilled. In this book, I will explain how to avoid this trap and actually tryout out for a club where you have a chance to compete with the starting elevens.