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Goal!  A lyrical, strikingly illustrated story celebrates the unifying power of soccer.  In a dusty township in South Africa, Ajani and his friends have earned a brand-new, federation-size soccer ball.  They kick. They dribble. They run. They score. These clever boys are football champions! But when a crew of bullies tries to steal their ball, will Ajani and his friends be able to beat them at their own game? Author          Mina Javaherbin Illustration    A. G. Ford (2012) ISBN            1613833172, 9781613833179 Pages           40p.

Goal! A lyrical, strikingly illustrated story celebrates the unifying power of soccer. In a dusty township in South Africa, Ajani and his friends have earned a brand-new, federation-size soccer ball. They kick. They dribble. They run. They score. These clever boys are football champions! But when a crew of bullies tries to steal their ball, will Ajani and his friends be able to beat them at their own game? Author Mina Javaherbin Illustration A. G. Ford (2012) ISBN 1613833172, 9781613833179 Pages 40p.

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days 'The whistle was blown, and when, like an unexpected deliverance, Belgium opened the scoring with a spectacular acrobatic scissor-kick by Wilmots, I leapt from my seat, arms in the air, turning in a circle and giddily jumping around in the stands, not knowing where to go, who to celebrate the event with, before spotting another Belgian as isolated as I was among the terraces. We gauchely hurried towards each other, not knowing how to concelebrate our goal, merely striking our palms violently together, like two American basketball players who have just pulled off some kind of feat. Nothing more, we didn't exchange a word, I don't even know if this man spoke French (it was one of the strangest relationships that I have ever had in my life), finding him again a quarter of an hour later in the same place to repeat the same gesture after Belgium's second goal.' Features Summary 'This is a book that isn't going to please anybody, not intellectuals, who aren't interested in football, or football-lovers, who will find it too intellectual... Author Jean-Philippe Toussaint (Author), Shaun Whiteside (Translator) Publisher Fitzcarraldo Editions Release date 20160511 Pages 88 ISBN 1-910695-17-3 ISBN 13 978-1-910695-17-3

Beautifully illustrated and officially licensed by FIFA, Goal! is a unique football book that captures the essence of the ultimate sporting achievement. This is a fascinating portrait of the men who have lived the dream of every football fan worldwide. Includes: This product ships within 3-5 working days.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days Features Summary Young football enthusiasts will love this sporty activity book full of players, fans and exciting match action, with over 150 stickers. There are football kits to colour in and stickers to add to guard a free kick or even score the winning goal... Author Sam Taplin (Author), Annalisa Sanmartino (Illustrator), Guilia Torelli (Illustrator) Publisher Usborne Publishing Ltd Release date 20180301 Pages 42 ISBN 1-4095-9753-9 ISBN 13 978-1-4095-9753-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days YouTube is the world's number one video-sharing website, with 300 new hours of video being uploaded to the website every minute, many of which involve the most popular sport in the world - football. Almost every glorious goal, bizarre blunder and ridiculous red card from all around the globe find their way onto YouTube, where they are then enjoyed by football fans everywhere. YouTube Football Fantastic is an expertly curated interactive celebration of these heroic, sometimes hilarious and often jaw-dropping efforts. With on-the-page links to over 300 amazing videos, it showcases the greatest footballing feats ever recorded on the file-sharing site. Features Summary YouTube is the world's number one video-sharing website, with 300 new hours of video being uploaded to the website every minute, many of which involve the most popular sport in the world - football... Author Iain Spragg Publisher Carlton Books Ltd Release date 20180809 Pages 160 ISBN 1-78739-148-5 ISBN 13 978-1-78739-148-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days 'An intelligent and stylish study...packed with new information and insight...cements Adam Crafton's reputation as one of the brightest young journalistic talents' Ian Herbert, author of Bob Paisley Quiet Genius As Pep Guardiola shatters records and confounds the norms of English football and players such as David De Gea and David Silva light up the national game, Spanish stars are transforming the way English football is conceived. But the origins of this particular Spanish invasion date back to 1937, when the Spanish Civil War led to a stream of refugees fleeing their country for the safe haven of England. Their families reveal how the refugees learned the game here, before returning to Spain where one would score Real Madrid's first goal in the Bernabeu stadium and another would be the first man to conceive of Barcelona's vaunted La Masia academy that would later launch stars such as Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas and Xavi Hernandez. In recent years the reputation of Spain's footballers has grown, and every club craves a sprinkling of tiki-taka magic. Through dozens of exclusive interviews, Adam Crafton has spoken to many of the key Spanish figures who have come to England and he creates a compelling portrait of their impact on the English game. We discover how and why it is that some players, such as Xabi Alonso, Pepe Reina and Juan Mata, have had great success here, while others have toiled so painfully. But this is not just a footballing story, pure and simple. Crafton provides the historical and social context that helps to explain how the relationship between the two nations is constantly changing, yet always close. For anyone who enjoyed Jonathan Wilson's Inverting the Pyramid or Sid Lowe's Fear and Loathing in La Liga, this book is a revealing and brilliant insight into this most benign of Spanish invasions. Features Summary The fascinating story of how the Spanish have transformed English football over the last eighty years Author Adam Crafton Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20180503 Pages 352 ISBN 1-4711-5713-X ISBN 13 978-1-4711-5713-4

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) Part of Goal! level 1, this book contains pictures and no words, introducing students to books and narratives without focusing on texts. The fantastic full colour pictures offer an opportunity for discussion about all the different things that go on behind the scenes at a football club such as maintaining the pitch, daily training sessions or player health checks. Goal! is a series of synthetic phonics-based books, published by Ransom Publishing, for reluctant readers who have never got to grips with conventional reading schemes. Goal! is ideal for struggling readers aged 6+ with a reading age of 3 years. Format:Paperback Pages:8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days The Sunday Times Bestseller and Number 1 Sport Book of 2016 'A tale that's truly inspirational' The Sun An ordinary lad from Sheffield, Jamie Vardy has become known as an against-the-odds footballing hero the world over. Yet a few years ago, things couldn't have been any more different. Rejected as a teenager by his boyhood club, Jamie thought his chance was gone. But from playing pub football and earning GBP30 a week at Stocksbridge Park Steels, while still working in a factory, his off-the-cuff performances saw him rise. Jamie had a wild and turbulent youth, but football became his saving grace and, once he filled his boots with goals at FC Halifax Town and Fleetwood Town, he moved to Leicester City. After the miracle of surviving relegation, the team of unlikely outsiders bonded together to achieve the unthinkable: Jamie set the record as the first player to score in 11 consecutive Premier League matches and Leicester beat odds of 5000-1 to become champions. Jamie has now been nominated for the Ballon d'Or, firmly establishing himself as one of England's leading goal scoring footballers. Not forgetting his roots, however, he has set up the V9 Academy in a bid to find the next big talent from non-league football. Defying all expectations, this is the story of the boy from nowhere who reached the top in his own unflinching, honest words. Features Summary The Sunday Times Bestseller and Number 1 Sport Book of 2016'A tale that's truly inspirational' The SunAn ordinary lad from Sheffield, Jamie Vardy has become known as an against-the-odds footballing hero the world over. Author Jamie Vardy Publisher Ebury Press Release date 20170531 Pages 336 ISBN 1-78503-484-7 ISBN 13 978-1-78503-484-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days This is the new updated paperback edition. In the proud history of Heart of Midlothian football club, one season stands out as their finest ever. Now, fifty years on from that memorable 1957/58 campaign which brought the League Championship to Gorgie, read the full inside story of how they did it and what it meant to the fans. It was without question the golden age of the club, when players like Alfie Conn Sr, Willie Bauld, Jimmy Wardhaugh, Dave Mackay and Alex Young left Rangers and Celtic trailing in their wake, scored a record number of goals in a season and won the League Championship by a huge margin.In "Hearts' Greatest Ever Season", lifelong supporter Mike Buckle brings the whole remarkable story to life and details how, after sixty-one years without a championship win, the club finally achieved their goal. For Hearts fans who remember those heady days, this is an apt and nostalgic reminder of the times. For younger fans who have lived through the rollercoaster years of the Wallace Mercer era, the Deans and Robinson ownership, the threats of the club being wound up and the Romanov revolution which has promised so much but failed to deliver, "Hearts' Greatest Ever Season" offers the hope that history might one day be repeated and that the dream of the League title returning to Gorgie could become reality once again. Features Summary In the proud history of Heart of Midlothian football club, one season stands out as their finest ever. This book features the memorable 1957/58 campaign which brought the League Championship to Gorgie... Author Mike Buckle Publisher Black And White Publishing Release date 20080902 Pages 256 ISBN 1-84502-217-3 ISBN 13 978-1-84502-217-4