Profiles the careers and lives of twenty outstanding soccer players, including David Beckham, Birgit Prinz, Thierry Henry, and Marta.

Profiles twenty significant players from throughout the history of soccer, including Franz Beckenbauer, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Pelé, and Mia Hamm.

Describes the achievements and career statistics of soccer's greatest stars.

GOAL! This guide is a winner, guaranteed to give fans the information they want on their soccer heroes. The international array of players ranges from proven stars such as Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Cristiano Ronaldo to hopes of the future like 17-year-old Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund, 18-year-old Gabriel Jesus of Manchester City, 19-year-old Theo Hernandez of Real Madrid, and 20-year-old Ousmane Dembl of Barcelona.

Everything the young fan needs to know about Raheem Sterling.

En la historia del fútbol internacional, Ronaldo es uno de los nombres más grandes. Tres veces la FIFA lo honró con el título de mejor jugador del mundo. Además, el brasileño es el máximo goleador en la historia de la Copa del Mundo. Es un verdadero héroe nacional--y un favorito de aficionados de todas partes.

As a child, Mallory Pugh would do anything she could to watch soccer, practice soccer, and play soccer. She was soccer obsessed! Not much has changed for Pugh in terms of her passion for soccer. In 2015, she was named the U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year. In 2019, she played for the U.S. team that won the World Cup. Discover more about Pugh's highlights on the field in this thrilling biography in the Stars of Sports series.

“An exhilarating, at times heartbreaking, and ultimately unforgettable journey that lays bare the true human stakes of the world’s most popular game.”—Warren St. John, best-selling author of Outcasts United Searching for soccer’s next superstars, an audacious program called Football Dreams held tryouts for millions of 13-year-old boys across Africa. In The Away Game, Sebastian Abbot follows several of the boys as they chase their dreams in a dizzying world of rich Arab sheikhs, money-hungry agents, and soccer-mad European fans.

This title focuses on the history of Soccer and gives information related to its origins, fun facts, and superstars like Lionel Messi. This hi-lo title is complete with epic and colorful photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Fly! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.

"Meet the world's best players in the world's most popular sport! Read about their greatest games, find out how they reached their goals, and check out stats, stories, and more!" --P. [4] of cover.