With characters who display diversity in ethnicity and leadership style, this book focuses on empowering girls to work together and develop leadership qualities. Readers will instantly recognize the struggle of dealing with someone they don't get along with as main character Emika struggles to connect with her co-captain on the soccer team named Maram. Rather than portraying others as inherently difficult and avoidable, Head to Head instead illuminates healthy relationships and teamwork, particularly for young girls.
Lionel Messi and the making--and unmaking--of the world's greatest soccer club
Kuper, Simon
2021
". . . Simon Kuper tells the story of how FC Barcelona became the most successful club in the world--and how that era is now ending"--Provided by publisher.
"Soccer's best teams had superstar players, incredible goals, and epic victories. From Brazil's national team that featured the legendary Pel? to the 2019 US Women's National Team, meet the greatest soccer teams of all time"--Provided by publisher.
Spain's Football Club (FC) Barcelona has been one of the world's most successful soccer teams for more than 100 years. Learn about the team's history, greatest victories, and the superstar players that make it happen.
"Women's Soccer Today entertains and informs both readers who love soccer in all forms and those just discovering the sport or the women's game. It introduces the best female players in the world and the top soccer nations in the women's game"--Provided by publisher.
Presents a discussion, in English and Spanish, of the Italian national soccer team--known as the Azzurri--covering their history, achievements, famous players, and playing style, and includes photographs.
