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1) Soccer
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Examines all aspects of the game of soccer, including its history, rules, techniques, equipment, famous players, playing fields, and competitive play.
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Covers the sport's rules, skills, fans and the media, coaches, and tactics, and offers profiles of the top players and teams. From the first soccer games to today's money-spinning global industry, the book takes readers to the heart of a sport that is played and watched by millions of people around the world. It explains the key rules, skills, and tactics and examines issues in and around the game--supporters, the media, and the demands of being a...
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"How do you pick soccer's GOATs? Pelé and Marta get a lot of GOAT nods. But is Nadine Angerer the greatest goalkeeper? And what about recent World Cup champion Lionel Messi? It comes down to stats, history, and hunches. Read more about some of the legends of soccer and see if you agree that they're the greatest of all time."-- Provided by publisher.
5) Nashville SC
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A history of Major League Soccer's Nashville Soccer Club, highlighting memorable moments and looking at standout players such as Liam Doyle and Walker Zimmerman.
7) Booked
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Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.
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Explores the history and appeal of international soccer and the World Cup championship. Highlights notable moments in past men's and women's World Cups, fan culture, scandals in the sport, and the future of the World Cup. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
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The best-selling guide to today's most exciting players, completely revised and updated. Here are the best of the best, from legends like Messi and Ronaldo to dynamic newcomers like Kylian Mbapp and Erling Haaland. This lively book features short biographies of some 28 stars in all - goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, and attackers. With the same action-packed photos and colourful graphics that fans have come to expect from the critically acclaimed...
11) Furia
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11th-12th Grade Reading List
Formidable Females in Teen Fiction
YA Novels in English and in Spanish/Novelas para jovenes en inglés y español
Formidable Females in Teen Fiction
YA Novels in English and in Spanish/Novelas para jovenes en inglés y español
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Seventeen-year-old Camila Hassan, a rising soccer star in Rosario, Argentina, dreams of playing professionally, in defiance of her fathers' wishes and at the risk of her budding romance with Diego.
12) Soccer queen
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After watching a soccer game, Kylie Jean is eager to try out for a local team, but she is disappointed that her cousin Lucy does not want to join her.
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"Lionel Messi loved soccer from an early age, often playing with his family members with encouragement from his grandmother. Now, he is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time! He is also one of the most decorated footballers in the world--having won 44 collective trophies, including seven Ballon d'Or awards, 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year, 2019 and 2022 Best FIFA Men's Player, and more. From making his first team debut at just sixteen...
15) Key player
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"Mia Tang is going for the goal in the fourth Front Desk novel by New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang! The Women's World Cup coming to Southern California, everyone is soccer-crazy -- especially Mia Tang! The U.S. is playing China in the finals, and Mia feels like her two identities are finally coming together. Less exciting, though? The fact that her P.E. teacher wants Mia to get out of the soccer field, too -- or fall short of the grade...
16) Soccer duel
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Team rivalry threatens to spoil a budding friendship between a showy soccer player, Bryce, and soft-spoken but talented Renny.
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"Learn everything there is to know about the groundbreaking career of one of the greatest soccer players of all time in The Totally Awesome World of Cristiano Ronaldo! Are you a soccer superfan? Want to dive into the life of a soccer superstar? A part of the Totally Awesome World series for middle-grade readers, this book covers all the major highlights of Cristiano Ronaldo's career on and off the soccer field. Among discussions of athletic achievements,...
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