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"As Americans increasingly embrace soccer, one of the country's most respected sports columnists has been covering the world's signature tournament for three decades. In Eight World Cups George Vecsey of The New York Times pulls back the curtain on the beautiful game. Blending witty travelogue with action on the field--and shady dealings in the back rooms--Vecsey offers an eye-opening, globetrotting account of the last eight World Cups, chronicling...
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English
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"In the tradition of Friday Night Lights and Outcasts United, ONE GOAL tells the inspiring story of the soccer team in a town bristling with racial tension that united Somali refugees and multi-generation Mainers in their quest for state--and ultimately national--glory. When thousands of Somali refugees resettled in Lewiston, Maine, a struggling, overwhelmingly white town, longtime residents grew uneasy. Then the mayor wrote a letter asking Somalis...
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Series
(Alexandra Patricia),Kicks volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
169 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After moving to California, seventh-grader Devin is afraid she will not make the soccer team but finds, instead, a team is so bad that she is compelled to take the lead and turn it into something the players and coach can all be proud of.
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Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustration ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
After accidentally ruining his friend's soccer game, Curious George enrolls in a soccer camp where he learns about the rules of the game and makes some mischief for the team.
9) The Academy
Publisher
First Touch Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
295 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
An inspiring, page-turning sports novel perfect for young readers 8 to 13 years old, and for soccer fans of all ages.
10) Messi, superstar
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Publisher
Duopress
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
140 pages : color illustrations ; 16 cm
Language
English
Description
Provides a look at the life of the soccer star through colorful illustrations and infographics.
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