The essential guide to 101 of the most storied soccer clubs in the world. The book covers the history of European powerhouses like Arsenal, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, and Real Madrid; historic South American clubs like Boca Juniors, Corinthians, Penarol, and Santos; and rising clubs from Africa, Asia, and America, including such leading MLS clubs as LA Galaxy, New York Red Bulls, and Seattle...

An all-new Step 2 Step into Reading reader with stickers featuring the fairies from Nickelodeon's Butterbean's Cafe. Butterbean's sister Cricket loves soccer, but can she become her team's captain? Boys and girls ages 3 to 7 who love Nickelodeon's Butterbean's Cafe will thrill to this Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader with over 30 stickers. Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize...

"Con impactantes infografías y texto al nivel del lector, este libro explora las estadísticas de los equipos modernos del fútbol mundial"--

"¿Por qué vestimos de azulgrana? o ¿por qué el FCB es més que un club? ¿Cómo surgió el apelativo Barça? ¿Quiénes fueron los ídolos futbolísticos de nuestros abuelos? ¿Cuál es el curioso origen del Dream Team? ¿Fue Gamper el primer presidente? ¿Qué ocurrió en realidad en torno al fichaje de Di Stéfano? ¿Cuáles han sido las jugadas más apoteósicas de la epopeya culé? ¿Cómo pasamos de disputar partidos en campos de fútbol...

"Twelve-year-old Alex loves playing soccer, and she's good at it, too. Very good. When her skills land her a free ride to play for Select, an elite soccer club, it feels like a huge opportunity. Joining Select could be the key to a college scholarship and a bright future -- one that Alex's family can't promise her. But as the team gets better and better, her new coach pushes the players harder and harder, until soccer starts to feel more like punishment...

"Football is a religion where Adrian "The Colombian Cannon" Molina comes from, and thanks to his wicked right leg he has a clear shot at the European Junior League. When a scout offers him a full scholarship to an elite prep school in London, the news seems too good to be true. His enrollment hits a snag upon meeting the team's star striker, Titan Evans. Titan is everything Adrian is not -- rich, powerful, and dominant. Because of that, Adrian's anxiety...

"Britt-Marie can't stand a mess, but that's exactly what her life has become. Leaving behind an unfaithful husband and a lifetime of taking care of everyone else before herself, she moves to the backwater town of Borg for a job looking after a crumbling recreation center, the favorite hangout of the town's supremely untalented children's soccer team. With her strict views about all things from the proper arrangement of a cutlery drawer to the appropriate...

"Tras dejar a su esposo infiel, Britt-Marie encuentra trabajo como encargada en el casi clausurado centro cívico de Borg, un abandonado y ruinoso pueblo del que lo único bueno que puede decirse es que tiene una carretera. Esta quisquillosa mujer se verá envuelta en la vida de sus nuevos vecinos, un grupo de malhechores, borrachos y holgazanes que le demostrarán que la vida va más allá de tener un cajón de los cubiertos ordenado. Pero su reto...

Previously successful manager Brian Clough takes over England's top football club Leeds United. His abrasive approach and his clear dislike of the players' dirty style of play make it certain there is going to be friction. Glimpses of his earlier career help explain both his hostility to previous manager Don Revie and how much he is missing his usual right-hand man, Peter Taylor, who decided to loyally stay with Brighton & Hove Albion.