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Sam Kerr is widely considered to be one of the best female footballers of all time. She is famous worldwide for her skills on the soccer pitch – but before she was Matildas captain and leading goal scorer for Chelsea, she was just an average Aussie kid who wanted to play AFL. This is her incredible football journey to the 2023 FIFA World Cup and beyond, from making the switch to soccer to becoming one of the best female strikers in the world. Sam gives us insights into what keeps her motivated, how she handles the pressures of life and what she believes is really important in life.

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.

Dear England: The Real Story of the Three Lions Rebirth delves into Southgate's turbulent journey to being hired as England manager, to his emergence as a waistcoated cult figure and becoming the country's most successful manager since Sir Alf Ramsey. Award-winning football writers Jonathan Northcroft and Rob Draper have had extraordinary access to the England team during Southgate's tenure and take us behind the scenes as they exclusively interview key backroom staff and players.

Growing up and living in Kibera, Kenya, Abdul Kassim was well aware of the disproportionate number of challenges faced by women due to the extreme gender inequalities that persist in the slums. After being raised by his aunts, his mother, and his grandmother, and having a daughter himself, he felt that he needed to make a difference. In 2002, Abdul started a soccer team for girls called Girls Soccer in Kibera (GSK), with the hope of fostering a supportive community and providing emotional and mental support for the young women in the town.

Global superstar, FIFA Player of the Year and TIME magazine’s Athlete of the Year Lionel Messi’s arrival in the States has brought inspiration, excitement and star power to men’s game. In Messi Mania, discover the seismic effect Leo has had on MLS and global football, woven through with fascinating insights into his family background, childhood, teenage years and career to date.

Clean-living, wholesome, and with a constant smile plastered on her pretty face, Dee Jones is my antithesis. She's also what I'm told I need to polish my somewhat tarnished image—apparently being papped getting friendly with a fellow holiday maker on a sun lounger after your ex does a kiss-and-tell with the media isn't exactly what Manchester Athletic deems great publicity for their bad boy midfielder. A repair job is needed, and the club is hoping that the super shiny star player for the women's team can transfer some of her good-girl sunshine stardust on to me.

Want to learn the number one thing holding you back from scoring more goals? Have you ever wanted to know the secrets to easily make a team in tryouts? Ever wonder why you get nervous before a tryout? Want to become the fastest player on your team? This audiobook lays out step-by-step what you should work on and the most important keys to being able to perform. This audiobook provides the structure to ensure that you are not just getting a little information in one spot and some knowledge in another without being able to understand the entire picture of how it all works together.

En el siglo V a.C. se empezó a jugar al fútbol en China. En 2017 se escribió el primer libro sobre creatividad e innovación en el fútbol. La presente obra incluye historias, anécdotas, lecciones, predicciones futuristas y personalidades como entrenadores, jugadores, preparadores físicos y dirigentes deportivos. Aquellos que busquen liderar los escenarios del fútbol en los próximos años tendrán que adueñarse de nuevas formas de pensar, entrenar, motivar, comunicar y hacer marketing. La diferenciación pasará por hacer lo que nadie hace (crear e innovar).

Uma das mais conhecidas frases do mundo da bola diz que, no futebol, a velocidade é essencial, mas a pressa... totalmente dispensável. De fato: para que o jogo flua a contento de quem o pratica e, principalmente, de quem o assiste, é fundamental que a bola role, que seja plena a dinâmica, mas importantíssimo que ela não se confunda com afobação – se isso se der, a jogada não deu. Mas como contar de forma resumida uma história cujos primeiros registros datam de cerca de 2.500 anos atrás?

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.

Strength, speed and dedication: Cristiano Ronaldo is known throughout the world as a colossus of the modern game. But did you know that he underwent laser heart surgery aged just fifteen to enable him to continue playing the game he loved? Or that Nacional, his first professional club, donated twenty balls and two sets of kits to his youth team in order to sign him? Or how he came to be known as abelhinha—'little bee'—a name he would later pass on to his Yorkshire Terrier? Find out all this and more in Luca Caioli's biography of the global superstar.

Aus der Tiefe des Raums muss das Runde immer ins Eckige ... Der Profifußball kann große Krisen meistern: Auch die Corona-Pandemie war nicht in der Lage, die beliebteste Sportart der Welt in die Knie zu zwingen. Die Show ging trotz des Virus weiter. Nach der Pandemie kam der Ball dann wieder richtig ins Rollen, und zwar so, als hätte es Corona nie gegeben. Neue Entwicklungen zeichnen sich am Fußballhorizont ab. So ist der Frauenfußball plötzlich en vogue.

A Love Letter to Football is the story of how the beautiful game, from the litter-strewn pitches of the grassroots to packed stadiums at the top of the sport, can help carry us through our darkest days.

König Otto auf dem Thron. Der Kaiser in New York. Ein Torhüter als Wrestler. Fußball war immer schon mehr als nur Fußball. Deshalb macht sich Lucas Vogelsang auf den Weg, an die Ränder des Spiels, zu den Helden von einst, trifft Paul Gascoigne und Vinnie Jones in England, Mehmet Scholl in München und Rehhagels rechte Hand in Thessaloniki. Er tanzt mit Beckenbauer und Pelé im Studio 54, wirft sich mit Tim Wiese in den Ring und geht mit Häßler, Legat und Hartwig in den Dschungel. So sind seine NACHSPIELZEITEN eine Reise durch die Bilder und Biografien.

Una seria y serena reflexión acerca del fútbol colombiano, que toma como punto de referencia el asesinato de Andrés Escobar, ocurrido hace veinte años, el 2 de julio de 1994.

El fútbol es un juego, una pasión, una forma de agregación social, un negocio; y, por todo ello, también una eficaz herramienta de control sobre las masas. Gracias a su inigualable capacidad de crear mitos, a su épica intrínseca, este deporte ha sido explotado desde sus albores como arma de propaganda ideológica y, más recientemente, también comercial. Los primeros en darse cuenta de su inmenso poder de sugestión fueron quizá los regímenes totalitarios del siglo XX, que, en su afán de calar transversalmente en todos los estratos de la sociedad.

Looking for the perfect gift for a young soccer star? Whether it’s for a birthday, Christmas, or just because, Soccer Success Playbook is the ideal present for any child aged 8-12 who dreams of improving their skills and becoming a soccer champion! This playbook is packed with 70 essential skills, drills, and winning strategies designed specifically for kids. It’s a comprehensive guide that covers everything from mastering ball control and perfecting passing techniques to advanced tactics and team dynamics.

In Abseits der Spiele berichtet der Kölner Ex-Hooligan Biniak aus seiner aktiven Zeit in den 90ern und 2000er Jahren. Mit Biniak schreibt kein Journalist über Hooligans, sondern einer, der in der "ersten Reihe" dabei war, wenn es am Rhein heiß herging. Eine Liebeserklärung an Köln und eine exklusive Coming of Age Geschichte. - Der Autor lässt die Hörer in die eigene Gefühlswelt eintauchen. Zeile für Zeile aus dem Herzen und der Faust, dem "Selbstbild eines Kämpfers". Ein faktenreiches, anspruchsvolles Fußballbuch der Extraklasse. Ein Werk, das Empathie und Menschlichkeit, Respekt und Wertschätzung erhält.

Hawk Moyer has it all: fame, fortune…the only thing missing from the pro athlete’s life is family. Half his identity is a mystery, and after a transfer to Pittsburgh’s soccer team, he’s determined to solve the secret of his origins. He just needs to stay focused on his game in the mean time. The only problem? He met a woman who’s not that into him…and he can’t get her out of his head.

جمع لوثيانو بيرنيكي في هذا الكتاب المفاجئ أكثر القصص غرابة وفضولًا وتسلية، القصص غير المألوفة التي حدثت خلال كأس العالم لكرة القدم منذ إصداره الأول وحتى اليوم. تلك الحكايات المرحة والسجلات والمآثر العاطفية التي تظهر الجانب البشري من الرياضة الأكثر شعبية في العالم!