Football Soccer

Alex Morgan helped the US Women's National Team to victory in the 2012 Olympics and the 2015 Women's World Cup. This title's listener-friendly text and critical thinking questions will attract young soccer fans.

This book is not a revelation of Messi’s championships or a report on his football achievements. It is a stunning and realistic portrayal of his private life and of Argentine society in the period before and during his birth.

Ochenta y cuatro años no son poca cosa y diecinueve mundiales tampoco. La lista de hechos curiosos, ridículos, increíbles y secretos es muy extensa y la idea al hacer este libro fue contar aquellos que se conocen poco, refrescar algunos que han sido históricos y merecen revivirse, además de hurgar en archivos poco leídos o directamente ignorados.

It is my father’s fault that I love soccer so much. He doesn’t know much about girls, but as a former professional soccer player, we built a bond as he perfected my skills. My aunties have kept an extra eye on me since my mother died. I’ve avoided their insistence on dance classes that would take precious time away from my beloved girls’ soccer team.

You'll find 101 secrets from someone who went through the journey of becoming a professional female soccer player and made it. In this guide, author and professional soccer player Adriana Rodrigues wants to give back to the game by giving back to the girls.

Welcome to the true story of my life. From a modest upbringing in a town never before exposed to soccer, to the playing fields of competitive NCAA Division I soccer. From the plush grass fields, coaching next to farms in the suburbs, to the concrete courts and metal fences that surrounded them in NYC. I would be left to find my own way in a world where anything could happen and often did. The tragedy, the violence, the assaults, and the murders would all impact me. Soccer would expose me to a world many don't even know exists.

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.

I've been playing soccer for a long time, and believe me; I've made plenty of mistakes along the way. Every mistake taught me something, but sometimes the costs were a little higher than I wanted to pay at the time. Look, there's no instant way to be as good as Pele was in his prime or being able to steal the show like Beckham! But you can get started today. That's why I'm taking what I've learned and packing it into a fun, straightforward audio guide for you to listen to and put into practice immediately.

Third-grader Aven Green is an expert soccer player. She even has her own top secret moves! But when her friend Sujata joins the team, Aven has a hard time learning to help the new player shine. When the time comes to choose a new team captain, will Aven learn to share the spotlight and understand what it means to be a team player?

Dopo quattro anni di sospensione, "Le Roi" Michel Platini si mette finalmente a nudo e racconta la verità sullo scandalo che gli è costato la presidenza della Fifa e che ha scosso il mondo del calcio internazionale. Il celebre centrocampista francese, tre volte Pallone d'Oro, rompe il silenzio e sceglie di dire la sua: in questo audiolibro ricco di ricordi e sfoghi, aneddoti e confessioni Platini ricostruisce le ragioni e denuncia gli interessi in gioco in questa vicenda, svela i retroscena di un vero e proprio complotto e per la prima volta parla del suo rapporto con Sepp Blatter.

Jimi and Isaac think they’re great soccer players. They’ve played for years with Isaac’s dad as their coach. But their new middle school coach has different ideas about almost everything. Now, they need to play tough, play smart, and score goals, not just play with style and good humor. Isaac is much bigger than he used to be, but that doesn’t mean he’s better. Jimi’s frustrated with a lot of the changes that middle school brings.

إن كنت من عشاق كرة القدم المتعصبين ومن السبّاقين لمتابعة ما يجري في مباريات رياضة كرة القدم العالمية فإن كتاب جنون المستديرة سيكون ما تبحث عنه . هذا الكتاب ينقل لك إلى أي مدى يصل جنون الساحرة المستديرة من خلال مواقف ونماذج وأهداف تاريخية يسردها المؤلف، كما يحلل في بعض الفصول تأثير كرة القدم على حياة الكثيرين من خلال مقارنتها بالعديد من المواقف الحياتية والقصص الأدبية. فتشعر للمرة الأولى أنك لا تقرأ تحليلًا رياضيًا لكرة القدم بل تقرأ رواية أدبية تسرد جنونها وتأثيرها على العالم على مدار التاريخ.

With characteristic devil-may care attitude and determination, Zach writes candidly about his experiences in Australia, recounting the good, the bad and the downright hilarious. He has plenty to say about the relationships between the indigenous codes of GAA and the AFL, and what needs to change secure the future of Irish and Australian footballers alike.

Ramón Rodríguez Verdejo (San Fernando, 20 de septiembre de 1968), más conocido como Monchi, se ha convertido en un icono de talla internacional. Director deportivo autodidacta, empujado al cargo como solución de urgencia en un momento en el que en la caja fuerte del Sevilla FC había impagados y poco más, Monchi ha logrado lo impensable con un club que jamás había descollado a escala planetaria hasta su llegada.

In the summer of 1966, Peter Chapman was a naive 18-year-old from the Angel in North London. He was just about to enter the world of work, having flunked his A Levels and recently discovered that he would not be fulfilling his dream of becoming a professional footballer at Leyton Orient. As a young man on the brink of adulthood, he found himself in a country also on the brink of huge change - and about to have one of the most significant sporting successes in its history.

لماذا لم تنجح منتخباتنا العربية في مونديال روسيا 2018؟ وما الذي بوسعنا تعلمه من هذه التجربة التي باتت شعوب تحلم بالوصول إليها؟ يناقش الإعلامي الكبير ميلاد موسى أهم النقاط الفاصلة في تجربة منتخباتنا العربية في مونديال روسيا 2018، محللًا نقاط ضعف الكرة العربية وما بوسعنا تطويره في مرحلة ما بعد المونديال.

"دولة الفيفا" كتابٌ شيّق وغريب يجمع ما بين كرة القدم والسياسة ويشرح علاقة كلّ منهما بالأخرى كما يغوص داخل الفيفا كاشفًا الكثير من الأسرار.

Team Earth has made it all the way to the finals. The winner of the Solar System Championship will be determined on Mercury where the aliens are made of rock. Great challenges lie ahead. Ronni-Romario and his team mates will need to make full use of all of their soccer skills. Do they stand a chance against the stone giants of Mercury?

After beating Neptune, Team Earth travels to Mars. The second match of the Solar System Championship is going to take place, however, the boys are challenged by the climate of Mars, which is very different from that of Earth. Will Ronni-Romario and his teammates be able to beat the horned aliens from Mars?

The Earth is just one ball away from gaining the right to call itself the Soccer Planet. The space voyage transports Ronni-Romario and his teammates to the exotic Venus with its lush nature and pink aliens. Who will win the semifinals? Can Team Earth make it all the way to the final round?