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From the laws of physics on a skateboard to the effects of weather on a ball, this title explores the science behind the skills in sport. It features the images that show sports stars in action. It explains the mechanics of successful techniques in words and examples. ... Read more

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Master each key skill on the soccer field with Soccer: Steps to Success. This comprehensive guide contains progressive instruction for optimal learning of individual techniques and team tactics.

Improve your skills in dribbling, passing, receiving, shooting, defending, tackling, heading, and goalkeeping with the help of clear, detailed descriptions and accompanying illustrations of all fundamental techniques and variations. Then learn how and when to apply those skills in game situations, such as winning one-on-one matchups or attacking and defending individually or as part of a team. More than 155 drills hone your skills and gauge your readiness to move on to the next step through a clear, easy-to-follow scoring system.

Become a complete player able to perform a variety of skills and execute basic tactics consistently and successfully. Soccer: Steps to Success has helped more than 80,000 players like you take their game to a much higher level. ... Read more

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An valuable resource for any level player or coach
Joseph Luxbacher's **Soccer: Steps to Success** provides soccer players of all levels the tools needed to become a better player.Well written and concise, Dr. Luxbacher not only offers the reader the steps to achievesuccess, but also (and perhaps more importantly), unlike most instructionalbooks, diagnoses frequent errors and provides the steps to overcome them. The book covers all aspects of play and details dozens of practice gamesdesigned to improve any soccer players ability.

A great read for anyplayer or coach who wishes to improve their understanding of the game andtheir skills or the skills of their team. ... Read more

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As a soccer coach, you need to know how to teach basic skills and run solid practices. Teaching Soccer Fundamentals explains how to maximize young athletes’ learning of essential techniques and tactics through fun and efficient practice sessions.

Including helpful photographs and illustrations as well as instructions that are easy to understand and apply, this book shares more than 30 years of soccer coaching experience. Author Nelson McAvoy offers tips for maintaining kids’ short attention span and methods for boosting participation, including short-sided games. Teaching Soccer Fundamentals will make next season a more rewarding experience for you and your players. ... Read more

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I hope no one actually tries this!
This book is full of practical and useful information.It is obvious that McAvoy has a lot of valuable experience.However, his style of writing injected a lot of his own personality into the work, which I found to be distracting.I got tired of hearing about Izavbell, and her name so unusual as to detract from what McAvoy is trying to convey.And I was a bit taken aback when McAvoy advises the reader already in chapter 1 that he or she should 'try to hit someone in the face unexpectedly with your fist' to prove a point about instincts.I hope no one actually tries this!But if you are looking for a decent book about soccer and not a great work of literature, this one is for you.McAvoy shares a lot of great drills and games to keep any team occupied for a full season!

Excellent book for new and experienced coaches!
I have no sports background but have been coaching U8 soccer for several seasons.I moved up to U9 boys and have been looking for a book to explain more about the fundamentals of soccer and provide drills to teach them.This book emphasizes teaching soccer fundamentals including the push pass, instep kick, moves, and tactics. It also gives you drills that emphasize each skill in gradual progression.In 2 practices, my guys could do a decent instep kick!

Teach the game
Regardless of whether you know the game, if you want to learn more about how to teach the game, this is the book for you.I grew up playing, but starting coaching was a struggle to get the kids to understand -- until I bought this book 2 years ago.I still recommend it, and I still use it.This shows you what skills to start with and how to progress as the kids catch on.With the philosophies and games in this book you can keep the attention of your team for many many practices.

An excellent book for the thoughtful youth soccer coach
Nelson McAvoy is a former rocket scientist who coaches youth soccer. He has thought and learned a lot about HOW kids learn to play soccer, and in this book he tells you about it clearly, entertainingly, and compellingly.

I don't have his experience in coaching kids in the 9-11 year-old range, but I still found the book invaluable, because now I know what I can and can't expect to accomplish with younger kids. I also understand how important it is to be a teacher, and how it can hurt the kids' development if you just "let them play" without introducing the right skills when they are ready to acquire them. Any coach who reads this book and doesn't become that kind of teacher for kids in that critical 9-11 year age group must not have been paying attention!

This one is a keeper.

Can't wait to get out there and use this!
Nelson McAvoy briefly coached my sister, and was one of the best even back in the '70s.Every word in this book resonates with the experiences ofwhat works and what doesn't.You'll learn just how much learning to mix inwith the right amount of fun, and the book is chock full of drills thatwill train the players to act like a soccer player without thinking aboutit.I just know when I get out there on the field armed with this bookthat the kids are going to enjoy it enough to sign up next year, and aregoing to learn the game without realizing it because they're having ablast. ... Read more

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Daily devotional book written to encourage Christian growth through the sport of soccer.

With the explosion of soccer in the United States and the excitement surrounding the recent 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, the newly released devotional book, Beyond Soccer, is poised to make a difference in the hearts of soccer fans everywhere!

For Players and Coaches:

Beyond Soccer is written for players of all ages, as well as for soccer coaches.Each devotional offers a practical Player's Tip-of-the-Day and an information-packed Coach's Tip-of-the-Day.

About the author:

Rich Daughtridge currently plays professional indoor soccer for the Baltimore Blast of the Major Indoor Soccer League (misl.net).He began his professional career with the Hampton Roads Mariners and also played for the Charlotte Eagles, a division of Missionary Athletes International.Rich has also coached various youth soccer teams and at the college level for Washington and Lee University as the team's assistant soccer coach. ... Read more

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The game's top players have remarkable speed, agility, and coordination demonstrated through precision passing, incredible ball control, and an uncanny ability to anticipate and react to the opposition's moves. Although the best players can make these skills look easy, each is a result of dedication, commitment, and countless hours of practice.

In Elite Soccer Drills, renowned coach Mike Matkovich shares the same drills he has used in developing some of soccer's premier players. The 82 drills emphasize execution in high-level play while addressing the finer points of passing and receiving, attacking and defending, and heading.

With drills for both individual players and teams, as well as practice tips and coaching suggestions, Elite Soccer Drills is the perfect practice tool for developing the high-level skills and soccer sense players need in order to excel. ... Read more

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not extremely useful
Although this book has some unique activities in it, I haven't been overly impressed so far.

Good Book for Both Elite and Non-Elite Players
I bought this book with the intent of getting some new ideas to help develop my team into elite players, and it has been fairly useful.

Pros:
- Every drill includes the purpose, organization, procedure, key points to look for and coach, AND VARIATIONS!
- Each drill includes a clear (albeit sometimes complex)diagram
- Exercises for problem areas like "finishing"
- Includes drills to develop technical skills (shooting, dribbling, etc) and other drills to develop physical skills (speed, agility, etc)

Cons:
- There are only 83 drills in the book in total
- While there are many drills that would be useful for almost anybody, as the book is designed for "elite" players, many of the drills are very complex.

Definitely not a "starter" book, but useful for coaches with older, more disciplined teams; or coaches needing stimulation to develop their own drills. ... Read more

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As participation in youth soccer continues to grow, so does the need for youth soccer coaches. Whether you're a parent new to coaching or an experienced youth soccer coach, Coaching Youth Soccer is your handbook for a successful season. Through the expertise of coach Sam Snow and US Youth Soccer, you'll gain field-tested tips on how to run your team, communicate with players, provide basic first aid, plan and conduct practices, and keep it all fun.

Now in its fourth edition, Coaching Youth Soccer uses gamelike activities to teach offensive and defensive skills, which sets it apart from other soccer coaching books. Ideal for coaches of players ages 14 and under, this book contains 13 new activities and more than 30 age-specific coaching tips that are sure to jump-start your practices.

Coaching Youth Soccer is a valuable component of any coaching education program. With this book, you will create an environment that promotes learning, enjoyment, and motivation for players to come out for the team year after year.

American Sport Education Program (ASEP) is the leading provider of youth, high school, and elite-level sport education programs in the United States. Through its high-quality and easy-to-use programs, ASEP has educated more than one million coaches, officials, sport administrators, parents, and athletes. For more than 25 years, local, state, and national sport organizations have partnered with ASEP to lead the way in making sport a safe, successful, and enjoyable experience for all involved.

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Cover the ENTIRE field with this resource
This book has it all.Skills, drills, tactics, safety, how to organize the team and deal with parents as well as fitness and psychology goals.This is a professional publication, but written with the average youth coach in mind so there are many practical tips and trick that can be immediately implemented with a team.I'll be using this book for YEARS!

Pretty good on the basics
A good start for a new coach. Covers all aspects but is very general. ... Read more

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A Sports Lovers Dream Book ! !
If your daughter loves sports she will love this book !My 6th grade twin daughters and their friends have read the book numerous times and loved it.

In this day and age it is hard to find good sports books for girls.This one is awesome!The book has great sports action.It also has wonderful, real, school kid situations, stories and dialogue.The fast paced conversations between Tess and her friends are funny, witty and sounds like real kids do today.

I think the School Library Journal and BookList reviews hit it right on the head.It is a great book that teaches kids lessons in life about perserverance, fighting for good causes and how to get involved in issues that affect the community, like getting a levy passed.

There is lots of good sports for the girl athletes, but every girl, jock or not, can learn lessons about standing up for your rights and working together with others for the good of all.

I'd give this book TEN STARS if Amazon would let me!

Gratuitous sexual references
We bought this book as a gift for our fifth-grade daughter who is a soccer fanatic. The publisher reviews indicated that the audience was "girl-jocks" and that the book sends an important message to any girl with a passion or a cause. When we received the book, we flipped through it and it seemed okay. Then, when I was about to wrap the gift, I happened to flip open to Chapter 11 which spends a few pages describing Tess's classmates' Halloween costumes -- pushup-bra wearing/belly baring/barely dressed angels; a mammogram machine with instructions; someone with condoms stuck to his sweats. The Halloween discussion was supposed to be funny, I suppose, but there wasn't any point, and it's not something my soccer-loving daughter needs to read right now. And it certainly didn't add to any "important message." There may be other such references in the book, but I didn't check. We're sending the book back. ... Read more

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To be competitive on the soccer field, players need strong technical skills and good tactical sense. Now even experienced players can raise their performance another notch with these 69 challenging practice drills. You’ll find drills to

• develop the ability and confidence to handle defensive pressure,

• improve field vision and decision making,

• master advanced skills to use in specific game situations, and

• apply these skills successfully within a team framework.

The drills in this book go beyond the basics—they’re more challenging and more fun. And they’re organized according to specific objectives, with a drill finder to help you select the drills that work on the areas you want to improve. Each drill is presented in a two-page format with complete instructions, key points, and a clear diagram.

Better practice means better performance. Advanced Soccer Drills is the perfect practice tool for developing the high-level skills and soccer sense needed to excel. ... Read more

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Pretty good book for collage and high school coaches
The entire book is filled with all kinds of drills (most of them are very creative but there are some that are imposable to acheive or exsecute; there are few drills that I would not recommend to a coach). If you're nota coach this book is NOT for you!!!

Another pattern book of soccer drills.

This book is similar in concept to the book "Dutch Soccer Drills Vol.I" by Richard Kentwell, which I also reviewed.The fundamental comments and criticisms that I made in that review about training for soccer by running such rigid patterns apply to this book as well.This book also does not have hardly anything in the way of tips on basic techniques for ball control.

There are several reasons why I give this book a slightly higher rating: First, the diagrams of the drills are more simply laid out and are easier to understand - and so if your soccer training philosophy actually includes running such rigid pattern drills, this book might actually be a useful guide for such training. Second, many of the diagrams simply describe how to lay out a simple "skill" type of drill to practice a particular type of skill, rather than running a complex pattern drill.Third, the book has some interesting comments about how the ODP (Olympic Development Program) selection process is run (at least by Schmidt et al in his region).Fourth, the commentary accompanying each drill is better written and tells you what each drill is actually supposed to teach. ... Read more

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In soccer, every restart is a valuable chance to score; more than a third of all goals come from set plays. Be ready for these scoring opportunities with Soccer Restart Plays. Inside you'll find 68 of the best restart plays and 48 variations collected from winning high school and college soccer coaches. Soccer Restart Plays contains winning plays from three categories: free kicks, corner kicks, and throw-ins and kick-offs.

For each easy-to-use play, you'll find a detailed diagram, the formation for beginning the play, and a complete description of the procedure. Each play variation includes a separate diagram to make positioning and procedure clear. Plus you'll find important tips for selecting the best restart play in specific game situations.

In many soccer matches the outcome hinges on which team better executes their set plays. By practicing these restart plays, you and your players will be ready to capitalize on every scoring opportunity. ... Read more

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For experienced U14+ Coaches only!
If you're an expert coach with a team of skilled U14 or older players, you may find value in this book. The diagrams are detailed, explanations and tips are minimal and overall it has not proved to be helpful to me in coaching my u10 travelling team.The restart chapter in Alan Hargreaves' indispensable "Skills and Strategies for Coaching Soccer" proved to be much more helpful.

Not just for advanced players
A "must-have" for every soccer coach.

Championship book
This book was a tremedous resource for our team this year. It made the difference in our set pieces and gave the players confidence in executing them. Everytime we were awarded a free kick or corner kick the players truly saw it as an opportunity to score - and very often we did. Easy to understand and useful diagrams.

Very usefull insights into soccers "set plays"
While soccer is primarily a dynamic sport with ever-changing positions and opportunities, there are moments that can be scripted - dead ball situations."Soccer Restart Plays" describes in detail how any team can effectively take advantage of these golden moments and create excellent scoring opportunities.Clear diagrams of corner kick, direct and indirect kicks and throw-ins detail actions and responsibilities of key players.I have coached teams that scored twice in the final at the USA Cup on plays from this book!I high recommend it to any serious coach.Scott Lockwood ... Read more

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There are few things that unify people across the world better than the game of soccer. More than just kicking a ball about, soccer stirs passions beyond rational thought, affecting the mood of a nation or even the fortunes of a government. Since the 1930s various members of Magnum have photographed the world of soccer, documenting the teams, the supporters and the game, from barefeet on African mud or a Brazilian beach to kicking cans in the backstreets of Newcastle. This collection shows how deep the roots of soccer run and how wide they are spread, how soccer culture crosses every boundary of nationality, race and religion, how it throws up important social issues such as the empowerment of women through soccer in Iran and the bitter religious rivalry between Glasgow’s two teams Rangers and Celtic. This portfolio of images combines the beauty of the game itself with the aesthetic quality associated with the photographers of Magnum and provides a celebration of the ‘world game’ as well as a fascinating social portrait of the world over a period of more than half a century. ... Read more

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A Beautiful Homage To the Beautiful Game!
An absolutely beautiful collection of about 200 black and white and color photographs celebrating the global sport known as football. Since its founding by a collective of photojournalists in the '40s Magnum has been one of the world's premier photo agencies, so it's not surprising that their archives have yielded such an array of compelling photos of the beautiful game. Few of the photos are of the high level world or professional ranks, rather they are of regular players and fans in the grimy cities, dusty villages, and muddy pitches of the world. Some are action shots, some are posed, some are impressionistic-but all are a tribute to the simplest of sports. Sure to delight devotees of either football or photography, it's an attractive and inexpensive collection that deserves wide readership. ... Read more

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A fascinating historical back story and exciting soccer action combine in this second title in the new series from a popular sports author.
Tyler's hopes for an unbeatable season for the Cougars disappear when his friend Zack, the team's hot-shot midfielder, and two more of their best players accept an offer to play for the Panthers, an elite travel team.
Tyler has to admit he's pleased when Coach Murray puts him in Zack's midfielder position. But playing the middle is tough and Tyler's spirits really sink when the Cougars lose their season opener in a close game-and the next game, too.
Then an elderly English soccer fan tells Tyler about America's 1-0 surprise upset of England-the world's number one team-in the 1950 World Cup. Tyler learns that any game can be won or lost by a single play.
But will one play really be enough to beat the top-ranked Mustangs?
Fred Bowen offers an exciting story of a young athlete who must build up his confidence in order to build up his team's-even if it means losing his best friend. The exciting play-by-play game action as well as the victories and upsets-on and off the field-will keep young readers on the edge of their seats.

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Filled with scholarship opportunities for Women's Soccer. Includes the academic and athletic overview with the coaches name, address, email, phone and other valuable information to help student-athletes find the perfect college or university. ... Read more

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All-American Girls

Join the winning team

Score the winning goal with superstar Mia Hamm. Chart the plays and take to the field with co-captain Julie Foudy. Go for the gold with the champs -- Michelle Akers, Carla Overbook, Kristine Lilly, and the rest of the stellar 1999 World Cup team! Read all about our favorite players in the first authorized book on the members of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team.

Find the latest stats, action-packed photos, bios, and advice from the hottest stars in professional sports today. Follow these all-American girls from their earlest days in soccer to their record-breaking careers, with Q&As, and personal info you won't find anyplace else. It's all here, in the book that's a must-have for every soccer fan! ... Read more

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The best book in the history of history's history!!!
All american girl is the storyr of the golden oldies of the Womens National soccer team! It shows how some 10+ ordinary girls came together to make a HUGE difference in the history of sports! Best book ever!!!!!!

An inside look at true American Girls
This book is fantastic.It gives an inside look at each player to pass through the National team program for an extended period of time.Includes player interviews and a sort of "rap"sheet for each player, like their most embaressing soccer moment, their favorite number, and other interesting facts.I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in learning more about the Womens National team.Don't Miss it!!

All The Secrets Of The US Team Come Out
If you are a fan of any player on the US womens team and wonder what they do in there life (Yes they do have a life out side of soccer)this is the book for you.Your brothers picking on you saing girls cant play sports. Will now you can prove him wrong.Hand him this book tell him to read thefirst page, it will make him think twice before he makes fun of womenssoccer again.This book has each player tell about there life in and outof soccer.They tell of all the interesting hobbies they have and some ofam even rat on there team mates.If you buy this book and dont enjoyreading it you are not a true womens soccer fan.

The Best Book in the WORLD!!!!!
If u don't have this book, u must buy it because i never liked soccer untill my friend bought me it. I was hooked. I read it 5 times that is how good it was. Please buy the book. If u don't, you are missing out.......BIG time.

interesting book
This book will give you the facts and inside scoop of the wonderful ladies. Some of the stories the team tells are hilaroius. It's not the best book I've read but it's great for young girls to see how they got to thehighest level. ... Read more

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A compilation of practices and routines used and recommended by some of the world's top coaches.

Over 60 drills aimed at developing specific skills such as: Controlling and Passing, Dribbling and Screening, Tackling, Crossing and Heading and many more.

Also includes strength, speed and endurance exercises. ... Read more

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This fourth volume in the best-selling "Dutch Soccer Drills" series focuses on technical and tactical development through the use of drills and small sided games designed to prepare your players for match situations. ... Read more

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Lots of drills... not much variety
This book, and the other Dutch Soccer Drills book is full of drills, that if you are interested in running them from a coaching perspective, involve a lot of "pattern" play and running.As a competitive level youth coach I personally only use only a handful of drills from these books, and mostly the small-sided games, which do not constitute a large part of this book.Drills where players pass from one position to the next, move, then do some function are good conditioning exercises for the beginning of practices, but they are robotic and repetition oriented and really have limited use training players to make good decisions during games.Stick to the Weil Coerver series for skill development and then keep practices to 2 vs 2, 3 v. 3, 3 v 4 small games for the best development of youths.

Complicated Drills
I found most of the drills to be quite complicated and difficult to implement on the field.I did find some useful drills and others may become more useful in the future as I coach upper age groups, up to U-12right now.But the time lost explaining the drills and setting them up isbetter spent on less complex drills with more ball touches per player.Ialso prefer small sided games to allow the game to teach the players.

It it a lot of fun.
This book gives you a lot of ideas for you and your team to do. It really helped my soccer skills.

So many good drills I can't begin to use them all!
For a coach desiring to teach skills to individuals, small groups, or team drills, this book has it all.As a newcomer to the game three years ago, but a former coach of other High School level sports, I found this bookjam-packed with useful drills.It can be beneficial to everyone from a U-6coach to the High School level.Thewide variety of drills addressing somany different skills, allows me to keep my practices fun and fresh for myteam.I can't comment from the viewpoint of an experienced soccer coach,but from my perspective of coaching youth teams for 3 years, it was easilythe best spent money of the year for my team.Any coach wanting to teachhis/her team new skills in a fun and organized way should really take alook at this one.It even prompted me to invent two or three new drills ofmy own that the team (U-10) loves to practice.

Excellent for 15 to 17 years old advanced players.
I have had this book for a year and I have found it to be extremely useful. To get most out of this book, players should have good talent level and they should have got used to long-term practicing. This book is goodhandbook when creating an own playing system or way to play. It isexcellent handbook, when planning own practices - it gives new ideas and itmay be used as the base of all coaching work. ... Read more

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Coaching soccer champions
Great book, excellent if you are coaching any women's sports !
This book will help you if you are coaching at any level--grade school ,junior ,high school or onthe university level. I highly recommmend it !

Arlon G. Beadles
Head Women's Basketball Coach
Southwestern A/G University

Excellent and available for less than the sellers here offer it
I can only echo the other reviews and state that this is one of the best books for coaches out there.This is the one book I'd keep if I had to toss out all of the other soccer books on my shelf.You don't have to pay the thirty bucks or more charged here.It's still available from Reedswain for much less.

Future of Coaching
I've only coached men's college teams, but I'm convinced Anson's principles represent a foundation for the future of coaching -- for athletes of either sex. Competition is fun and practices need to be fun. The days of drill sergeant as coaching model are over.

Kids from most countries now have hundreds of choices in terms of different sports and entertainment. Every minute of practice needs to be fun or they'll do something else. And it's only going to get worse.

Obviously the "competitive caldron" can create women's US college soccer champions (UNC won the title again in 2000), but it may also be our best chance to lure the upcoming Sega generation into team sports.

Excellent soccer ideas for all soccer coaches
This book is an excellent guide for ways to develop your soccer team and take them to a new level.This is more for advanced coaches, but I think beginning coaches can utilize these techniques also.Covers great program building techniques for youth boys and women of all levels.Great resource for all soccer coaches.

Best coaching bug I have read
I am not a soccer coach.This book was recommended to me by a volleyball coaching mentor.He recommended it and said it was the best coaching book he had ever read.... I agree.

There is not doubt why Anson Dorrance isone of the best soccer coaches in the world.His insights into successwith female athletes is extremely helpful and I recommend this book toanyone who wants to be a better coach, period. ... Read more

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Great History
Add your collection item with this stuff. It is one of greatest autograph from footballer of the century. He not only told about when he on the top level but also when he fallen down into drugs addiction and how he trying fight against his self. This book also complete with some of color pictures including with his childhood until his retirement period.

Good Book
If you are interested in Maradona, read this book.Plenty of stuff I hadn't known before.

very quick service and good quality
the book I purchased arrived quickly although I only use the starndard shipping. The book is also in very good quality.

Thank you Diego.
I have always been a fan of Maradona.I have yet to witness someone as good with the ball.Diego can invent,dance and make things happen with a ball.Tis auto biography is special because it is crafted from the master himself.He goes back to his childhood as poor as it was and one sees the struggle children like him faced everyday not only to play soccer but to live.Diego is straight to the point in this book...hence you meet with his emotions,his anger,his joys in football and family life.After all he is not only a football god but most importantly....a human being.I am a great england supporter but i will admire Maradona forever for his contribution to world soccer.

The Great Contradiction that is Maradona
Explosive, confrontational, arrogant, unapologetic, with no holds barred.What else to expect from the controversial Diego Armando Maradona.This is an autobiography in the purest sense of the word.A journey into the extremes and excesses of a God-given talent who took on the world and won...and lost...and moved on.The subject matter himself is a fascinating read.Any football junkie would want to know how he grew to be such a talent that he is.Who were his football heroes?What was going on in his head when he committed the 'hand of God'.

And yet there are areas where he only skims the surface - his drug addiction, his womanizing.Maradona wants this autobiography to be first and foremost about his love affair with soccer, and his trials and tribulations in navigating the politics of the game. I'm not too sure if this paints a complete picture of the man.

What I do admire about Maradona in this book is his numerous recollections of the little guys - those otherwise unsung individuals who at various points in his life had touched him and made a difference.Despite being the most sought after player during his heydays, and among the richest and most powerful footballer in the world, Maradona has vivid details of his encounters and speaks of them with the highest regard.

Perhaps in typical fashion, Maradona sets out to defy convention - don't try to put him in a box.You just cannot define the man with a single label.It is as Maradona says at the end "I'm me, Maradona.I am El Diego'


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The Complete Book of Soccer is every soccer fan's bible.

Up-to-the-minute with results of the World Cup 2006, this information packed book captures all the exciting action, color and passion of the world's most popular sport. The Complete Book of Soccer provides a comprehensive history of the game, profiles its greatest stars, and includes. data on all the most recent tournaments, along with team histories and statistics galore. Here are some of the features:

- Informative biographies of over 200 of the greatest players
- Profiles of more than 100 of today's best players
- Stories of the legendary coaches and teams
- Detailed histories of the World Cup and European championships
- Origins and evolution of soccer and its rules
- 500 action photographs.

Editor Chris Hunt tells the whole story on all the world's major competitions, including the Champions League, the World Club Cup, the UEFA Cup, the Copa Libertadores, Olympic soccer, the African Nations Cup, the Copa America, the Asian Cup and the Women's World Cup. Any question on international soccer is likely to be answered in this complete reference to the game. ... Read more

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A lot of material, but quite british oriented...
The book provides a lot of material about the history of soccer and their major tournaments. However I consider it too british oriented with long descriptions about England teams and European competitions...

Complete Book of Soccer
I bought this for my grandson, who is FANATICAL about footy.I'm really pleased with the book, it will make a great Christmas present

It was a good book for people who know nothing about football
I just got this book because it talked about the basics of football and what you need to know. Famous players, past matches, World Cup, etc. Being American my knowledge was very limited on the subject so a book like this fills in some info. Nothing in detail really just casual 'need to know' knowledge. If you really want a great history of football book you should read, "The Ball Is Round" by David Goldblatt. Its like reading a textbook on football and if you are into very detailed oriented books on the subject this is the one book you want to read.

Great chelsea??????
I am an Arsenal supporter and saw this book in the bookstore.Arsenal( 13 titles) gets a few paragraphs and Chelsea( 3) gets a whole page? I laughed at the stretch the author had to go through to fill up the page. Chelsea a team that had not won a title in 50 years until the team, badly in debt, was bought by a Russian billionaire that received his wealth through highly dubious means. He then proceeds to buy a title by spending hundreds of millions of pounds of players.What a great club!!! A team that does not develop its own players, but spends millions on established stars and has done irreparable harm to more than one career( Shevchenko is probably the best example) Good job.I would highly suggest another book

Good Read
I am new to Soccer and find this book to be a good way to learn the history of the sport if you are a big soccer fan I am sure you will appreciate the history in this book ... Read more

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Fullback Alan Minter is having trouble with his kick. His friend, goalkeeper Bucky Pinter, works with him to improve. But Alan begins to think that one of his teammates has it in for him. Illustrations. ... Read more

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WONDERFUL series.DAUGHTER loves it!
This is yet another WONDERFUL installment in the SOCCER CATS series.

Our 6-year old daughter is an avid and excellent reader.She loves the series.

We have given the book (and others in the series) as GIFTS to BOYS AND GIRLS aged 7-8 years and received only positive feedback from the children and their parents.

HIGHLY recommended FUN, funny and age-appropriate reading!

ENJOY! ... Read more

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Great Book
I am coaching my son's U10 soccer team and found this book to be very useful.It offers numerous training exercises to address almost every phase of the game.These include simple to understand diagrams as well as coaching points to discuss with the players.It also offers an appendix on which drills to work on with your team to solve problems.

Out of the two dozen books I took out of the library, this was the one I bought and carry with me. ... Read more