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Follows the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0. With the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen, hoping he will turn the world's worst soccer team around in this humorous and heartfelt underdog story.
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"Football is a religion where Adrian "The Colombian Cannon" Molina comes from, and thanks to his wicked right leg he has a clear shot at the European Junior League. When a scout offers him a full scholarship to an elite prep school in London, the news seems too good to be true. His enrollment hits a snag upon meeting the team's star striker, Titan Evans. Titan is everything Adrian is not -- rich, powerful, and dominant. Because of that, Adrian's anxiety...
7) Arsenal FC
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"Learn about the history of legendary English club Arsenal. The title features a timeline, a glossary, and the author's all-time dream team."--Publisher's website.
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When the winter snows finally melt, Kevin and his friends The Wild Bunch go to their soccer field to play. There they find a rival group called The Unbeatables has taken over. Kevin and his friends challenge The Unbeatables to a match that will decide which team gets to keep the field for themselves.
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"Everymouse on Mouse Island was squeaking about The Super Cup! My two favorite soccer teams, the Squeakers and the Turbo Cheese, had made it to the finals. But something suspicious was happening on the field. The Mighty Mice and the Sewer Rats seemed to be scoring without even trying! Could I get to the bottom of it before my two favorite teams are cheated out of their trophies?"--Back cover.
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"Fabio, the son of a famous Brazilian soccer player, wants to join the Wild Soccer Bunch. But Fabio's father has other plans. He makes his son play for the Fluries, one of the best youth club teams in the country. The Wild Soccer Bunch is devastated, but Diego has a plan. He turns the Wild Soccer Bunch into a club team and challenges the Fluries to a game! Can the Wild Soccer Bunch survive the game? Can their friendship endure the test?"--P....
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"Tells the story of the U.S. Men's National Team, from the formation of U.S. Foot Ball Association one hundred years ago to the recent success of the Men's Team. The U.S. Men's National team has played in six consecutive World Cups and qualified to join the most recent World Cup being played in Brazil in 2014. "--
"Tells the story of U.S. Men's National Team from the formation of the U.S. Football Association 100 years ago to its six consecutive...
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"The battle against Kansai Select goes into high gear as Shigeki and his teammates demonstrate the depth of their talent. Tatsuya turns up the pressure on Shô to perform at a new level. But Shô soon comes up against an obstacle he's never faced before: exhaustion. With more on-field minutes than he's ever played before, is Shô too drained to support the team?" -- from publisher's web site.
17) Pelé
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In this book from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Pele, Brazil's all-time King of Football. With a sock full of rags for a ball, Pele honed his skills in a poor neighbourhood in Brazil. He believed that, one day, he would lead his country to World Cup victory - and he was right! With Pele and his super skills on the team, Brazil lifted the trophy three times. Today, he is widely regarded as the greatest...
18) Champs
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Based on a true story. A soccer coach and the young men on his team overcome impossible odds on their way to making history as the first Mexican squad to win the Youth World Cup championship.
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Britt-Marie can't stand mess. She eats dinner at precisely the right time and starts her day at six in the morning because only lunatics wake up later than that. And she is not passive-aggressive. Not in the least. It's just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is certainly not her intention. But at sixty-three, Britt-Marie has had enough. She finally walks out on her loveless forty-year marriage and finds a...
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"After an astonishing career--first in Scotland, and then over 27 years with Manchester United Football Club, Sir Alex Ferguson delivers Leading, in which the greatest soccer coach of all time will analyze the pivotal leadership decisions of his 38 years as a manager and, with his friend and collaborator Sir Michael Moritz, draw out lessons anyone can use in business and life to generate long-term transformational success. From hiring practices to...
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