The Soccer Book - Softcover

Mills, Andrea

Softcover

ISBN 10: 177085729X ISBN 13: 9781770857292

Publisher: Firefly Books, 2016

Synopsis

The Soccer Book is the perfect book for any soccer fan or player. Its quirky facts and amusing photos are collected from the biggest leagues and tournaments in the world of international soccer. Star players and dream teams, clever managers, fanatical fans, memorable matches and incredible goals -- all are here to enjoy and share with friends. The attractive graphics, easy text, and cartoon bubbles appeal to youth.

Topics range from team field tactics to signature moves of the sport's record-smashing pros. Like Ronaldinho's super step-over turns and the Panenka Penalty, a shoot-out winner used by Antonin Panenka in 1976. The author includes the most popular match-winning field formations and when they were first used, beginning with the 2-3-5 system used in the early 1990s.

Facts, trivia and entertaining illustrations are included on every double-page spread covering a single topic:

• Then and Now
• Giantkillers
• Goal Machines
• Hat-trick Heroes
• Super Stoppers
• The Numbers Game: The Second Half
• Greatest Goals
• Head to Head
• Memorable Matches
• World Cup Wonders
• Final Whistle
• Women's Soccer
• and much more.

The Soccer Book is action-packed and ideal for any soccer player or fan, with its staggering stats and profiles of the sport's greatest players.

About this title

About the Author

Andrea Mills is an award-winning author of many children's and family reference books, including soccer and sports titles. Coming from a family of Gunners, she has been a lifelong soccer fan, with a season ticket at Arsenal for more than 20 years.

From School Library Journal

Gr 3–6—With this year's Copa America tournament, the UEFA Champions League, and the Olympics, interest in soccer will be at an all-time high. Enter this slim resource on soccer that focuses on the quirk and fun of the game. Covering everything from coaching strategies and notorious rivalries to the biggest on-field bloopers, this volume offers a general but engaging sense of the sport. A spread on the evolution of men's and women's soccer uniforms also informs kids on the tendency of highly successful players to have a pair of custom cleats made for each match. A "Dream Team" spread, which rounds up players from all over the globe, is bound to produce reader response, as some familiar faces (for instance, David Beckham) are absent. The past winners of the UEFA Champions League from 1955 to present are charted as well as the winners of the men's FIFA World Cup from 1930 to present. The basic rules and setup of the game are listed and explained in the back matter. The large number of bright photographs and graphic elements in combination with short passages of text make this an easy read. VERDICT A great addition to libraries with a dedicated soccer fan base.—Debbie Tanner, S.D. Spady Montessori Elementary, FL

About this edition

• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 177085729X
• ISBN 13: 9781770857292
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 64