English Soccer

Kick Like a Girl - Why Girl Soccer Players are Better Than Boys offers an insightful and inspiring journey into the world of women's soccer. Celebrating the power and passion of female players, this book goes beyond the surface to uncover the unique attributes and challenges that shape the sport. Author and soccer enthusiast Mick Southerland takes readers on a journey from the early pioneers of women's soccer to the star players of today and the promising future generation. Through comprehensive research and thought-provoking analysis, the book explores the physical and psychological ...

Future Goal: Soccer in the Year 2422 takes readers on an exciting journey through the transformation of the world's most popular sport. Using vivid narratives and thoughtful insights, it explores the significant changes in soccer by the year 2422. From technological advancements like AI, AR, VR, and material science influencing the game, to the evolution of fan experiences, player performance, and the sport's societal impacts, the book provides an engaging vision of soccer's future. It also addresses the ethical implications and challenges associated with this futuristic world, from data ...

Soccer (or football) is a popular and beloved sport all over the world. Discover the most talented goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, and forwards with Soccer Biographies for Kids. This lineup shows you what it takes to be one of the greats, with the amazing stories, stats, and achievements of the best players on the pitch.

Welcome to Golf lesson for beginners, as we all know your first encounter with any new action can be intimidating - that goes for a spin course, salsa dance, or a round of Golf. Are you new to golf or you’re willing to know more about golf or this is the first golf book you will be reading, then do not worry? I have made this book more transparent for dummies in the aspect of Golf, explaining in details what Golf is and how the game is played. I’ve played with a couple of beginners lately, and it forced me to take a look at the experience from their perspective. I have drilled down into...

When Hunter Hercules, the biggest soccer star in the Northlands, is transferred to play in the Motherlands, he's mad as hell. Not only is their style of soccer different, but they have mixed teams, and his female captain, Emanuela, calls him unsophisticated and claims that she's a better player than him. The whole thing is ridiculous and infuriating to Hunter. That's why when the soccer club sends all the players on a team-building trip, Hunter shows up determined to put the little woman in her place. It should have been easy, but Emanuela isn't someone he can push around.

Books 1-4 in the heartwarming and hilarious “Winning Sarah’s Heart” series for young readers. Follow Cody Greer as he faces the challenges of first love and growing up. For fans of The Wonder Years, Boy Meets World, and Freaks and Geeks. LOOKING GOOD, CODY GREER (Book 1) Cody Greer has made it. He’s finally in the sixth grade and king of the world. Or, at least, king of his school. Cody has a lot going for him but has only one thing on his mind―winning the heart of the new girl in school, Sarah Davis. But who knew that the sixth grade could be so much work? Almost immediately, ...

Anyone doubting that Diego Maradona was more than just a football player had only to witness the outpourings after his death on 25th November 2020. During his tempestuous life and career, he played for top clubs in South America and Europe, notably Napoli, where he became an adored hero and adopted son, and grew to be a legend in his homeland of Argentina after leading them to victory in the 1986 World Cup.

After Charlotte Bowman hooks up with hot Irish footballer Eoghan O’Farrell, she doesn’t expect to see him again. For one thing, she’s too busy for romance. She’s got her designer shoe company, a globe-trotting best friend to keep up with, and a frenetic lifestyle in New York City. But when an elite Irish soccer team reaches out to Charlotte about designing a shoe for its star player, she can’t believe it. Could her random hookup be the celebrity footballer with a penchant for new cleats?

I had romance Goals. Don’t date bad boys and definitely not their dads! That should be easy right? Wrong. Now they both want me. Maybe I need to let my heart choose for me.

The story of one of the most recognisable and successful players in world football. Didier Drogba is renowned for his heading ability, sharp shooting and sheer strength. He has played for his native Ivory Coast and for clubs in France, China and Turkey, but it is as a Chelsea striker that he is best known. His feats with Chelsea, with whom he still plays, have made him a cult hero among supporters.

Liverpool and Manchester. Two gloriously independent-minded, eclectic, culturally vibrant places—two cities, both alike in dignity. Yet the inhabitants dislike each other with a passion that is visceral. It is a divide that spans generations, across class and ethnicity. It is a divide that has grown over the years, largely driven by one thing: football. The dark, malignant loathing shared by the followers of Liverpool and Manchester United has seeped into every aspect of life in the two cities.

Step into the footballing world of 2053, where tradition meets technology in the ultimate English football clash. In this thrilling book, Premier League in 2053, the stage is set for an epic rivalry between Manchester City and Manchester United. As these football giants battle it out on the pitch, witness the clash of legendary managers, CitizenOne and the holographic Sir Alex Ferguson, whose tactical genius transcends time and technology. In a future where AI-driven managers and genetically enhanced athletes take the field, the match becomes a spectacle of sporting brilliance and strategic...

Marcus Rashford MBE is famous worldwide for his skills both on and off the soccer field—but before he was a Manchester United and England soccer player, and long before he started his inspiring campaign to end child food poverty, he was just a kid from Wythenshawe, South Manchester. Written with journalist Carl Anka, You Are a Champion is packed full of stories from Marcus’s own life, brilliant advice and top tips from performance psychologist Katie Warriner. It will show you how to be the very BEST that you can be.

Whether it is a manager being sacked, the signing of a new star player, television rights negotiations, player misconduct or multi-million-pound club takeovers, lawyers remain at the heart of all football business dealings. Written by leading Premier League lawyer Daniel Geey, who has dealt with all these incidents first hand, this highly accessible book explores the issues - from pitch to boardroom - that shape the modern game and how these impact leagues, clubs, players and fans.

DISCOVER:: The Secrets of The World’s Best Ever Strikers In this book you are going to learn everything you need to know about the world’s best ever strikers. I am going to reveal their strongest skills, the ones mainly responsible for their success on the soccer field. You are also going to learn more about their background and what made them successful on the soccer field. YOUR MISSION: Unlock Your Goal Scoring Skills and Become Amazingly Good in the Process! By reading this book you will be able to pinpoint exactly how those strikers reached the top level, which will indirectly help ...

At the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, track and field star Jesse Owens ran himself straight into international glory by winning four gold medals. But the life of Jesse Owens is much more than a sports story. Born in rural Alabama under the oppressive Jim Crow laws, Owens' family suffered many hardships. As a boy he worked several jobs, like delivering groceries and working in a shoe repair shop, to make ends meet. But Owens defied the odds to become a sensational student athlete, eventually running track for Ohio State.

The press say I’m the wild child of women’s football, and now a tabloid journalist’s blackmailing me. No wonder I needed distraction in the shape of Alex, the men’s team’s new Scottish goalie. It was a one-night stand: fun and done. I don’t do commitment–and he’s old enough to be my dad. But there’s something different about Alex…

Since the 1950s, China has used the gifting of soccer stadiums throughout the world (known as stadium diplomacy) as a means of propaganda and influence peddling. This is especially the case on the continent of Africa. The practice has largely been overlooked as a curiosity until recently when it was linked to the People's Republic of China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Chinese Soccer Stadium Diplomacy is used to export the game's virtue while creating debt traps and concessions where strongarmed leaders have photo ops with soccer stars all the while being forced to give up ...

This fairy tale gets mixed up. When the Beast can’t get women to love him, he kills them. Beauty, interior designer Jillian Taylor, becomes his next intended victim when, while running with her dog, she interrupts his ritual killing. Jillian catches the eye of another suitor, Police Chief Mark Richards, a man of honor, raising his son alone after being abandoned by a wife who loves show and status more than them. When Mark sees the truly good woman, under what he is afraid is all glamour, love begins to grow. The real question is will Mark be able to save Beauty from the Beast to make his...

DISCOVER:: The Secrets of The World’s Best Ever Playmakers In this book you are going to learn everything you need to know about the world’s best ever playmakers. I am going to reveal their strongest skills, the ones mainly responsible for their success on the soccer field. You are also going to learn more about their background and what made them successful on the soccer field. YOUR MISSION: Unlock Your Playmaker Skills and Become Amazingly Good in the Process! By reading this book you will be able to pinpoint exactly how those playmakers reached the top level, which will indirectly ...