20 Soccer Superstars


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Profiles the careers and lives of twenty outstanding soccer players, including David Beckham, Birgit Prinz, Thierry Henry, and Marta.




20 Soccer Legends


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Profiles twenty significant players from throughout the history of soccer, including Franz Beckenbauer, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Pelé, and Mia Hamm.




Soccer Superstars


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"Introduction to some of today's most famous soccer stars."--From source other than the Library of Congress




The World's Greatest Soccer Players


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Describes the achievements and career statistics of soccer's greatest stars.




Soccer Superstars 2018-2019: Facts & STATS


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GOAL! This guide is a winner, guaranteed to give fans the information they want on their soccer heroes. The international array of players ranges from proven stars such as Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Cristiano Ronaldo to hopes of the future like 17-year-old Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund, 18-year-old Gabriel Jesus of Manchester City, 19-year-old Theo Hernandez of Real Madrid, and 20-year-old Ousmane Dembl of Barcelona.




Soccer Superstar Lionel Messi


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Offers young readers the best foundations for nonfiction reading and learning




Ronaldo


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En la historia del fútbol internacional, Ronaldo es uno de los nombres más grandes. Tres veces la FIFA lo honró con el título de mejor jugador del mundo. Además, el brasileño es el máximo goleador en la historia de la Copa del Mundo. Es un verdadero héroe nacional--y un favorito de aficionados de todas partes.




Stars of World Soccer


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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 Mbappé. This lively book features short biographies of some twenty-eight stars in all—goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders, and attackers. With the same action-packed photos and colorful graphics that fans have come to expect from the critically acclaimed World Soccer Legends series, Stars of World Soccer shows what it takes to be at the top of the game. Publisher's note: A previous printing of this book contained an editorial error on pages 52–53 that has since been corrected.




The Away Game: The Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstars


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“An exhilarating, at times heartbreaking, and ultimately unforgettable journey that lays bare the true human stakes of the world’s most popular game.”—Warren St. John, best-selling author of Outcasts United Searching for soccer’s next superstars, an audacious program called Football Dreams held tryouts for millions of 13-year-old boys across Africa. In The Away Game, Sebastian Abbot follows several of the boys as they chase their dreams in a dizzying world of rich Arab sheikhs, money-hungry agents, and soccer-mad European fans.




History of Soccer


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This title focuses on the history of Soccer and gives information related to its origins, fun facts, and superstars like Lionel Messi. This hi-lo title is complete with epic and colorful photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Fly! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.