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How to Speak Soccer: From Assist to Woodwork: an Illustrated Guide to Pitch-Perfect Jargon (HOW TO SPEAK SPORTS) - Hardcover
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Soccer, the world's most popular sport, has a growing fan base with millions of enthusiasts. Whether you're a newcomer to this exciting sport or a longtime fan, in How to Speak Soccer authors Sally Cook and Ross MacDonald share the definitions to over 150 terms, plus a range of amusing trivia. Learn about the history of the World Cup, where red and yellow cards come from, and much more!
-Diving Header: When a player dives horizontally to head a ball at knee-height
-Rainbow Kick: A trick kick that is done by flicking the ball with the back of the heel and over one's head. It is usually employed to avoid a sliding tackle.
-Rocket: A shot that is struck with immense power.
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About the Author
SALLY COOK is the author, with James Charlton, of How to Speak Baseball and Hey Batta Batta Swing!: The Wild Old Days of Baseball, illustrated by Ross MacDonald. She and Ross MacDonald have also coauthored How to Speak Golf and How to Speak Football. She coauthored, with legendary football coach Gene Stallings, Another Season: A Coach's Story of Raising an Exceptional Son, a New York Times bestseller.
ROSS MACDONALD's illustrations have appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Harper's, The Atlantic Monthly, and Vanity Fair. He has also written and illustrated several books for children and adults, including What Would Jesus Craft?.
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"[One] of the most intriguing new books about athletes...Cook and MacDonald define lingo that will help you look smart at your next viewing party." ―Time
"There are books that are good for people, and books that are good for libraries, and the twain hardly ever meet―except when they do. This is one of those." ―Library Journal
"Soccer is far and away the world's most popular sport and has been for quite some time. As it grows in popularity Stateside, this may be the perfect time to brush up on its jargon." ―Signature Reads
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- PublisherFlatiron Books
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1250072018
- ISBN 13 9781250072016
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages128
- IllustratorMacDonald Ross
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