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If you love to play football, at school or with your friends, then My First Soccer Book is for you. From warm-ups and starting-positions, to sports etiquette, the pitch and your kit, the Get Started chapter runs through all of the basics about how to play the game. Then it is time to practise your skills! Pass, dribble, shoot, tackle, volley and head the ball into the goal with the Soccer Skills chapter. You will also learn how to execute the perfect corner, throw-in, penalty and much more. Fina...

Through attending games and talking to players, coaches, media and fans from the past and the present, seasoned football correspondent John Duerden charts the history of the rivalry in the past, captures a snapshot of the rivalry as it is and casts a look at the future. It won't be just about the big games but about players from one country that played in another and the recent sojourn of Lions XII in Malaysia and Harimau Muda in the S-League. From meetings between the two national teams and c...

Be a soccer genius with this goal-scoring guide to the beautiful game – from the origins of soccer to today’s biggest international tournaments.Packed with vital tips and tricks, as well as astounding, mind-boggling stats, and history of the sport, Goal! is a vibrant, visual guide to everything you need to know about the world's most popular game. Amazing CGI images show you everything from fouls to free kicks and everything in between. Who is the greatest striker ever to play soccer? How do you...

A guidebook to basic soccer skills and team strategies, and the different playing positions.

A 95 mph fastball zooms toward home plate. A batter smacks it into the centerfield bleachers a home run! Explore all the exciting plays in a baseball game from throwing a curveball to stealing a base.

It's coming home... From the UK's number 1 football magazine, the very best footy annual is back!Crammed full with fun football trivia, quizzes, games, puzzles, top 10s, cartoons and more, this is the only annual fans of the beautiful game will need. Featuring Gary and all of the MOTD presenters, Paz, Ketch, and the planet's top teams and players, Match of the Day Annual 2020 is the best around – it will be on the top of your Christmas list!

If you are looking for a spectacular non-fiction read, it doesn’t get much better than this. Impossible penalties, record-breakers, and fierce competitors, soccer is huge in sport and its players have become legendary! Get ready to discover the most iconic players that have ever lived. Football Heroes is from our dynamic Buzz series of HiLo non-fiction books, designed to appeal to older or struggling readers. Includes photographs with the wow factor, and accessible fact-packed text with edgy app...

THE INSPIRATIONAL BESTSELLER from the manager who transformed English football 'Fantastic ... I've told my son Noah, aged 11, you have to read this ... I can't tell you how much I loved it because it talks about confidence, and I struggled with confidence' CHRIS EVANS'I loved this - full of wonderful advice I can't wait to share with my children.' HOLLY WILLOUGHBY'Never puts a word wrong. Isn't Gareth Southgate simply the most inspiring leader in England?' KRISHNAN GURU-MURTHY'Gareth Southgate s...

The World Cup started more than 80 years ago as a 13-team event that had to beg for teams to play. Today, it is the most popular sporting event on the planet, and almost every country in the world plays for its chance to participate every four years. History of the Cup takes readers through the struggles of the early years and describes the players and the matches that brought the tournament, and the sport, to greatness. From the Maracanazo to the Game of the Century, all the best moments are he...

In this entertaining and informative book, children who love sport can find out all about the future careers they can choose from.   From being a swimming instructor, a referee, a sport nutritionist, a race car mechanic, to a sport photographer and many more, this book will take you through a day in the life of 25 sporty workers, showing you how each job unfolds on a typical working day. You’ll learn what it takes to get the job, what duties and tasks are involved, and discover a world of opp...

Follow the year's top footie action in the official annual from the England team. This work is packed with puzzles, games and pull-outs to keep fans busy through half-time! It is an essential Annual for all fans of the beautiful game. It is packed with features on top players, together with quizzes, games, posters, cartoons and much more! Relive the glorious goals of the World Cup in the special section devoted to the England stars of 2006! Find out all the facts about your football heroes with...

Get ready for the 2012 Olympic Games with this fantastic, fact-packed title revealing the incredible world of bone-jogging jumps, hefty hammer-throwers and dynamic decathletes! From the testing triple jump to the daring pole vault, this book explores all the jumping, throwing and other field events in the Olympic games, including the: background history of the event; rules of the event, and how the competitor wins; skills and tactics; clothing, equipment and the place where the event is held; me...

Chronicles the life of a Brazilian soccer player, showing how he survived life in a broken family to become a professional at age thirteen and one of the best forwards in the world.