Give it Tom. Every lunchtime, every P.E. game, bouncing off the walls for years. Give it Tom. Give it Tom. Tom Pearman has been tipped for football stardom all his young life. But after spending his teenage years training with a Premier League team, the bright future he imagined for himself disappears from one day to the next when he finds out his club has decided to let him go. Now he's nineteen, away from home, playing for a tiny club in a town...

When Jason, the team clown, finds that he will be taking the regular goalie's place in an upcoming soccer game, he embarks on a determined plan to learn everything he can about goalkeeping.

"This title introduces readers to Lionel Messi, covering his early life, career, and life off the field. This title features informative sidebars, detailed infographics, vivid photos, and a glossary."--Publisher's website

Football matters, as poetry does to some people and alcohol does to others... Football is inherent in the people... There is more eccentricity in deliberately disregarding it than in devoting a life to it. The way we play the game, organize it and reward it reflects the kind of community we are' Written just two years after England's '66 triumph when the national game was at its zenith, Arthur Hopcraft's The Football Man is repeatedly quoted as the...

"Brazilian boy Felipe doesn't have a soccer ball. When it's his turn to bring one to school, he uses a little bit of creativity and a few socks borrowed from his neighbors"--

The three-time World Cup champion celebrates the kick and thrill of his favorite sport, recounting his inspiring rise to fame as illustrations depict his life and the story of a young athlete's efforts to follow in his hero's speedy footsteps.

Instead of volunteering to provide halftime snacks, a dedicated Soccer Dad decides to join his son's soccer team. In a hilarious role reversal, the son becomes the frustrated expert who teaches his dad how to be a team player. Dad complains about having to play defense (boring!) and thinks playing soccer is all about winning. When his son explains that soccer is about having fun, Dad picks dandelions, fools around on the sidelines and kicks the practice...

"Sumérgete en el apasionante mundo del fútbol, un deporte que cuenta con aficionados en todo el planeta. Descubre cuál es su origen y cómo ha evolucionado, por qué algunos estadios y clubes han alcanzado fama mundial, y cuáles han sido los hitos más importantes a lo largo de su historia. Completa tu información con los datos imprescindibles y las mejores curiosidades del deporte rey, acompañados de increíbles imágenes."-- "Immerse yourself...

"When Java joins Logan's soccer team, becoming the best player (as only a robot can), Logan must learn that the team comes first"--