Kuper, Simon
Summary: "Soccernomics is written with an economist's brain and a soccer writer's skill, and it applies high-powered analytical tools to everyday soccer topics, looking at data and revealing counterintuitive truths about the world's most loved game. It all adds up to a revolutionary new way of looking at soccer that could change the way the game is played"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bold Type Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.334 KUPAnderson, Josh
Summary: "Lionel Messi and Pelé are soccer legends. They thrilled fans with incredible goals and led their national teams to World Cup titles. But which soccer hero is better? Compare their accomplishments and decide for yourself"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.334 ANDWeber, Robby
Summary: This is not how soccer-star Zack Martin thought his summer would go. When the captain's prank means trouble for the whole squad, Zack's left with no choice but to take one for the team and cover for him. Now he's trading parties and beach days for community service at a seaside conservation center--fair enough. But thanks to his new reputation, the cute intern, Chip, won't even give him a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inkyard Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC WEBGaleano, Eduardo
Summary: "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 usto ancient China, where engravings from the Ming period show a ball that could have been designed by Adidas to Victorian England, where...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nation Books 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.334 GALPintadera, Fran
Summary: "A neighborhood soccer star has a secret plan for his team's big game--a plan even more impressive than his bicycle kicks"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE PINPelé
Summary: " Soccer. Football. The beautiful game. The world's most popular sport goes by many names, but for decades, fans have agreed on one thing: the greatest player of all time was Pele;. Now the legendary star, ambassador, and humanitarian shares a global vision for what soccer can accomplish. Now he shares his story, his experience, and his insights on the game for the very first time. Before...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.334 PELEliopulos, Andrew
Summary: "Will loves playing center midfield on his middle school soccer team. This year, though, Will hasn't felt like himself: his stomach has been bothering him, and he has no energy at all. When his new doctor diagnoses him with Crohn's disease, Will hopes that means he'll start feeling better soon and he can get back to playing with his team before the season ends. But Will's new medicines come...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ELIErvick, Kelcey
Summary: "A beautifully illustrated coming-of-age graphic memoir chronicling how sports shaped one young girl's life and changed women's history forever"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 921 ERVICK, KELCEY ERVMarie, Racquel
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Valentina jeopardizes her future when she gets into an altercation with her rival, Leticia, during a soccer game, so the two girls must co-captain a soccer team to redeem themselves and what starts as a shaky alliance of necessity blossoms into something more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MARIllugi Jökulsson.
Summary: Presents the history of FC Barcelona, profiles the team's most successful coaches and players, and discusses the various championship titles the club has earned.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Distribution Services 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.334 ILLAlexander, Kwame
Summary: Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2016