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Britt-Marie is a socially awkward, fussy busybody who is used to being organized. When she walks out on her cheating husband and gets a job as caretaker of the dilapidated recreation center in Borg, she is woefully unprepared for the changes. But as she takes on the task of leading the supremely untalented children's soccer team to victory, she just might find a place she belongs.
2) Soccer
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Series
Publisher
DK
Language
English
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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.
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
©2018.
Language
English
Description
"Masters of Modern Soccer is the definitive thinking fan's guide to modern soccer. For a supporter of any team, from the U.S. national teams to Manchester United, or any competition, from Mexico's Liga MX to the World Cup, this book reveals what players and managers are thinking before, during, and after games and delivers a true behind-the-scenes perspective on the inner workings of the sport's brightest minds. America's premier soccer journalist,...
4) Booked
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Series
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 2
Language
English
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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.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"An in-depth examination of the rise of analytics in soccer and the wild experiments unfolding around the world in the beautiful game. Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game's Analytics Revolution takes readers on a tour across the world and throughout soccer history, introducing the many people who have attempted to shine a light onto and innovate a sport that, in many ways, is still stuck in the Dark Ages. This deep dive into the rise of analytics...
8) Soccer
Author
Series
Magic tree house fact trackers volume 29
Publisher
A Steeping Stone Book, Random House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"A nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House #52: Soccer on Sunday"--
Shares up-to-date information, photos and illustrations in a companion to Soccer on Sunday that offers additional facts about everything from the history of soccer and the sport's most notable players to the traditions surrounding the World Cup. --Publisher's description.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Innovation is coming to soccer, and at the center of it all are the numbers - a way of thinking about the game that ignores the obvious in favor of how things actually are. In The Numbers Game, Chris Anderson, a former professional goalkeeper turned soccer statistics guru, teams up with behavioral analyst David Sally to uncover the numbers that really matter when it comes to predicting a winner. Investigating basic but profound questions - How valuable...
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Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Women's Soccer Today entertains and informs both readers who love soccer in all forms and those just discovering the sport or the women's game. It introduces the best female players in the world and the top soccer nations in the women's game"--
Publisher
DK/Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs look at stats and facts of the game of soccer.
This book is a visual guide to the world's most popular game. From the rules of the game to the top tournaments - the information leaps right off the page! Learn about historic ball games and the birth of football. Gen up on the laws of the game and the new technology that referees use to make vital decisions. See what it takes to run a club and keep the players in tip-top shape....
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Series
Captain Awesome volume 5
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Second-grader Eugene McGillicudy finds that he can tap the power of Captain Awesome without wearing the costume, as he scores a goal for his soccer team.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"October 10, 2017. The U.S. men's soccer team loses in Trinidad and Tobago, and fails to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Winning soccer's greatest prize never seemed more distant. Immediate fixes -- a new coach, a revamped professional league, a commitment to coaching education -- won't put the USA in the global elite. The nation is too fractious, too litigious, too wrapped up in other sports, and too late to the game. In Why the U.S. Men Will Never...
16) La primera final
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Series
Goleador volume 1
Publisher
Beascoa
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"�Quieres conocer la incre�ible historia de Ansu Fati, nuevo 10 del Bar�ca y goleador de la selecci�on espa�nola, y c�omo ha llegado a ser uno de los mejores jugadores del mundo con tan solo 18 a�nos? �No te lo pierdas! Ansu tiene una gran pasi�on: jugar al f�utbol. En este primer libro de la colecci�on, �el mismo nos cuenta la historia de su viaje desde Guinea-Bis�au hasta Herrera, Espa�na. Har�a amigos, ganar�a partidos,...
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Publisher
Welbeck Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"This lyrical non-fiction picture book celebrates the simple joys of soccer, whatever your background or ability. Rather than focusing on rules, skills, superstars, big clubs and record-breaking feats, this uplifting book for young children celebrates the planet's best-loved sport and shows how the world's most accessible game -- where the only equipment needed is something that rolls -- has evolved into a force for unity, and a sport for absolutely...
Author
Publisher
Overlook TP
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Description
"In this playful, witty and highly original look at English soccer, David Winner, author of the acclaimed Brilliant Orange, journeys to the heart of an essential English pastime and sheds new light on the true nature of a rapidly changing game that was never really meant to be beautiful. With the same insightful eye he brought to his bestselling study of Dutch soccer, Winner shows how Victorian sexual anxiety underlies England's many World Cup failures....
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