Already the world’s most popular sport, soccer’s profile has never been higher—and the seventh edition of this global bestseller is a must-have for every fan. Fully revised, with exciting new features and thrilling photography, it provides updates for all major tournaments; the latest record-breaking achievements (including a sidebar with key stats) of 37 featured nations; and records for …
In this inspiring, down-to-earth memoir the revered goalkeeper and American icon idolized by millions worldwide for his dependability, daring, and humility recounts his rise to stardom at the 2014 World Cup, the psychological and professional challenges he has faced, and the enduring faith that has sustained him.In The Keeper, the man who electrified the world with his amazing …
Go For the Goal: A Champion’s Guide To Winning In Soccer And Life
For the more than seven million girls—from knobby-kneed tykes to high school and college stars—who are tearing across the country chasing a soccer ball and dreams of glory, there is one name that eclipses all others, male or female: Mia Hamm. With her cheetahlike acceleration and lightning-bolt shot, Hamm broke nearly every record in her sport, while galvanizing …
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERNamed one of the Best Books of the Year” by Guardian, Slate, Financial Times, Independent (UK), and Bloomberg NewsSoccernomics pioneers a new way of looking at soccer through meticulous, empirical analysis and incisive, witty commentary. The San Francisco Chronicle describes it as the most intelligent book ever written about soccer.” This World Cup edition features new material, …
Discover Secrets That Will Take Your Goalkeeping Skills from Average to Superior, Today How to Improve Your Goalie Intelligence There is a highly efficient method for improving your intelligence as a goalie that you can adapt immediately to your game. There is nothing advanced about it, but I assure you that it will do wonders …
DISCOVER:: How to Finally Clear Away ALL The Hurdles Keeping You From Becoming a Super Soccer Smash Success! Whether you call it futbol or soccer, one thing is clear: when you love the sport, it really shows. Extra practice? No big deal. Watching your soccer heroes? Yes, please! Sticking to your diet? OK, why not. But if …
Pep Confidential: The Inside Story of Pep Guardiola’s First Season at Bayern Munich
Martí Perarnau was given total access to Bayern Munich during season 2013–14, and this book represents the first time in the modern era that a writer has got this close to one of the elite teams of world football. At the invitation of Pep Guardiola, he shadowed the Catalan, his staff, and his superstar players during training and …
Fear and Loathing in La Liga: Barcelona, Real Madrid, and the World’s Greatest Sports Rivalry
Fear and Loathing in La Liga is the definitive history of the greatest rivalry in world sport: FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid. It’s Messi vs. Ronaldo, Guardiola vs. Mourinho, the nation against the state, freedom fighters vs. Franco’s fascists, plus majestic goals and mesmerizing skills. It’s the best two teams on the planet going head-to-head. It’s more than …
“I know in my heart that soccer was good to me, and great to the world….I saw, time and again, how the sport improved countless millions of lives, both on and off the field. For me, at least, that’s why soccer matters.” The world’s most popular sport goes by many names—soccer, football, the beautiful game—but fans have always …
In this witty and rebellious history of world soccer, award-winning writer Eduardo Galeano searches for the styles of play, players, and goals that express the unique personality of certain times and places. In Soccer in Sun and Shadow, Galeano takes us to ancient China, where engravings from the Ming period show a ball that could have been designed …