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Soccer's Sensational Scam, a comedy adventure where technology, soccer, and betting collide. This audiobook can be enjoyed even by those who reach for the remote at the first utterance of the "F" word or "S" word, or any other sign of soccer action whatsoever.

Scoprire - trent'anni e molto calcio dopo - che quelle notti non hanno mai smesso di essere magiche. Il Mondiale di Italia 90. La fine dell'innocenza, l'inizio di un'altra storia. L'Italia è un carrozzone in via di sfascio, ma balliamo ancora tutti quel poco che resta da ballare, declinando verso l'ultimo struggente tramonto sulle note di una canzone. Un'estate italiana. L'entusiasmo di un intero Paese, l'Olimpico ombelico d'Italia che fa la "Ola" a un futuro che verrà, la cerimonia d'apertura più fashion di tutti i tempi. I gol, le partite memorabili, le disfatte.

Defeated by James Voytek chronicles the Cougars, a middle school football team in the inner city of New Haven, Connecticut, and their 2018 season. It may seem like just another football season, but it is about much more than a game. New Haven can be a dangerous place for many youths as they try to find their way at perhaps the most difficult time in a young man's life. The story follows the journeys of four players: Freddy, Vinny, Lito, and Terrell as they battle the trials and tribulations of gangs, violence, drugs, and football.

After seven years on the semi-pro wrestling circuit, Ricky Twohatchet, a.k.a. Richard Powell, needs one last match before he gets called up to the big leagues. Unlike some wrestlers who only play the stereotype, Ricky believes he comes by his persona honestly - he’s half White and half Native American - even if he’s never met his father. But the night of the match in Omaha, Nebraska, something askew in their intricate choreography sets him on a course for disaster.

Rick Dockery es un mediocre jugador de fútbol americano que, en el ocaso de su carrera, sigue marcado por ser el culpable del peor fiasco en la historia de su equipo. Harto de las mofas de la prensa y del odio de los aficionados, cuando recibe la oferta de un equipo italiano no duda en poner rumbo a Parma. Al principio le cuesta adaptarse, pero poco a poco le coge el gusto al estilo de vida mediterráneo: la ópera, el buen vino, los coches minúsculos...y ser la estrella indiscutible del equipo tampoco está nada mal.

This is a novel about a single-A baseball team in California, called The Dog Sox. It is owned by a woman who received it as a birthday gift from her boyfriend. The team has a phenomenal pitcher, with a very strange delivery, and a drunken and abusive father. This is a love story about the sport of baseball, a story which is replayed every summer, in every state. The characters come alive in this lively and often humorous novel.

In the summer of 1961, a Little League player’s joy of making the all-star team evaporates when his father, too busy with a girlfriend, misses his triumphant opening game, and his mother spirals into a bed-ridden depression. Then, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle move next door as they battle to break Babe Ruth's home run record.

Bastian Schweinsteiger, der Held des WM-Finales 2014 in Rio, ist auch der Held des neuen Romans von Martin Suter. Der Autor erzählt uns Wahres und fast Wahres aus dem Leben des Mannes, der alles erreicht hat, was man als Fußballer erreichen kann. Und der dennoch weiß, was Scheitern bedeutet, und die Schattenseiten des Erfolgs kennt. Die bewegende Story einer Weltkarriere. Und ein berührender Liebesroman.

Faced with the choice of playing out the string or becoming a bigtime player...“Payback” offers a chance to even the score for lefty Alan Coltard, but at what price? In “Big Finish” slugging outfielder J.C. Taylor finds his baseball world turned upside down when he’s traded midseason from a contender to hopeless also ran. He’s faced with the choice of playing out the sting or becoming a player in a whole new role.

Jack Ross is lonely. It feels like he has lost everything that gave his life meaning. His wife Sherry died 19 months ago. He retired from practicing law nine months ago. Sports injuries forced him to give up playing basketball and tennis. He is lost without the love of his life, meaningful work, and the outlet of playing sports to distract him from the pain of his loss. When his former law partner invites him to try out a new game with the silly name of pickleball, Jack is skeptical, but he agrees to give it a try.

Matt Granite and his San Francisco Gladiators find themselves in a flat-footed tie with their arch rivals, the Los Angeles Tangelos. Johnny Morinda, the hard-nosed manager of the Tangelos, will do anything to pull out a win against the young star catcher and the Gladiators.

But, most of all, devastation looks like the beautiful, fiery girl with her fake sincerity and sweet lies that fall from her lips. She thinks we’re somehow an option that she can discard at any fucking time. Does it surprise you then, sweetheart, that I would show you what real hate is? Isn’t it a tragedy after all? To wish on a star that has fallen from grace? Because baby, that’s what you are to me now - a beautiful tragedy that I desperately want to make atone for all her sins.

Neely Crenshaw es quizás el mejor quarterback que jamás haya jugado con los Spartans de Messina, el equipo de su instituto. Han pasado quince años desde aquellos días de gloria, y Neely ha vuelto a Messina para acompañar al entrenador Eddie Rake en su lecho de muerte, el hombre que convirtió a los Spartans en una leyenda imbatible del fútbol americano.

Desde que era niña, Raquel ha soñado siempre con llegar a ser futbolista profesional. Gracias a su esfuerzo, sacrificio y a unos compañeros de equipo que siempre la han apoyado, ahora, a los diecinueve años, parece que lo ha conseguido. Pero ¿han tenido la misma suerte el resto de sus compañeras?

Jupiter is rising when Stanisław Franciszek Musiał is born on November 21, 1920, and the midwife predicts he will live an extraordinary life. Young Stanley’s physical talents show themselves at the Polish Falcons and on the baseball field. When the Depression hits and the mills close, tension grips every Donora household. Meanwhile, as Stan matures, he draws attention from the press, college coaches, and professional baseball scouts. Suddenly his singular dream is set against options he’d never imagined. Even with the talent to achieve his goals, doubt creeps in.

After a demonic possession at the biggest wrestling show of the year, the Vatican sends exorcist Gabriel Blackwell to infiltrate the company, pose as a wrestler, and expel the demon. Blackwell has a complicated history with the wrestling business and must adapt or die, fighting for his soul on pay-per-view! An all-out battle between good and evil with the squared circle as the stage!

Welcome racing fans! This audiobook is your handy guide into the historic world of Broom racing. It not only dives into the history, but it gives you all the details that any new fan will need to know. Get ready to explore one of the most popular sports among all Wizards and Witches.

Who killed Tim Whalen? And why? Was it because he was a "helicopter parent" who micromanaged his short-tempered basketball star son? Perhaps he was murdered because he got on the wrong side of the shadow network of hangers-on brokering big-money deals to deliver young stars. Ernie Creekmore, a real estate agent looking to ease back into coaching, is asked to assist when the investigation turns cold. Ernie's plate is full. He's scouting hoop prospects while attempting to cultivate sales prospects at work - and keep his irascible boss off his back.

Charlie Caldwell was a PGA golf professional for most of his life. He loved the game and was very successful managing the Pecan Valley Country Club in San Antonio, Texas. While still in his late 50s, Charlie began having memory problems, and Alzheimer's blew into his life. Mikey was in the process of helping his parents move into an assisted living facility when Charlie noticed that his golf clubs were being sold in a garage sale. Charlie and Mikey played a round of golf, and Mikey discovered that his father could still hit the ball with unbelievable accuracy.

From Jamaica to Sheffield to the recently formed Premier League, Uri rises through the ranks as a referee, making it to the highest level of our national game. But along the way he is confronted with tensions and prejudices, old and new, which emerge as his every move is watched, analysed and commented on. Your Show is the thrilling story of one man's pioneering efforts to make it, against the odds, to the very top of his profession and beyond.