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A beautiful game : the world's greatest players and how soccer changed their lives / Tom Watt ; foreword Arsène Wenger ; introduction David Beckham.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, NY : HarperOne, c2010.Description: 215 p. : col. ill. ; 26 x 30 cmISBN:
  • 0061735353
  • 9780061735356
Other title:
  • World's greatest players and how soccer changed their lives
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Contents:
Hope. Pogatetz, Austria; Suárez, Mexico; McCarthy, South Africa; Kallio, Finland -- Family. Laursen, Denmark; Healy, Northern Ireland; Muntari, Ghana; Samaras, Greece -- Dedication. Donovan, USA; Nakamura, Japan; Guerrero, Honduras; El Karkouri, Morocco --Passion. Gordon, Scotland; Eboué, Côte d'Ivoire; Vogel, Switzerland; Kompany, Belgium -- Pride. Cannavaro, Italy; Jazic, Canada; Gudjohnsen, Iceland; Galindo, Cuba -- Loyalty. Benjani, Zimbabwe; Smertin, Russia; Ribéry, France; Rosickây, Czech Republic -- Friendship. Boruc, Poland; Van Persie, Netherlands; Diarra, Mali; Nelsen, New Zealand; Metzelder, Germany -- Humanity. De la Cruz, Ecuador; Kanu, Nigeria; Schwarzer, Australia; James, England -- Flair. Messi, Argentina; Casillas, Spain; Figo, Portugal; Gamst, Norway -- Courage. Jaïdi, Tunisia; Ruíz; Guatemala; Silva, Brazil; Mido, Egypt.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library Oversize 796.334 W346 Available 33111005983016
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From Tom Watt, author of My Side, the best-selling autobiography of David Beckham, comes A Beautiful Game. Combining stunning photographs with the world's greatest players sharing their personal stories of how soccer transformed their lives, this inspiring book is an intoxicating celebration of the "beautiful game." Available in time for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

"Five percent of the originating publisher's revenue from sales of the book worldwide will benefit selected UNICEF sports-related projects"--Jacket.

Includes index.

Hope. Pogatetz, Austria; Suárez, Mexico; McCarthy, South Africa; Kallio, Finland -- Family. Laursen, Denmark; Healy, Northern Ireland; Muntari, Ghana; Samaras, Greece -- Dedication. Donovan, USA; Nakamura, Japan; Guerrero, Honduras; El Karkouri, Morocco --Passion. Gordon, Scotland; Eboué, Côte d'Ivoire; Vogel, Switzerland; Kompany, Belgium -- Pride. Cannavaro, Italy; Jazic, Canada; Gudjohnsen, Iceland; Galindo, Cuba -- Loyalty. Benjani, Zimbabwe; Smertin, Russia; Ribéry, France; Rosickây, Czech Republic -- Friendship. Boruc, Poland; Van Persie, Netherlands; Diarra, Mali; Nelsen, New Zealand; Metzelder, Germany -- Humanity. De la Cruz, Ecuador; Kanu, Nigeria; Schwarzer, Australia; James, England -- Flair. Messi, Argentina; Casillas, Spain; Figo, Portugal; Gamst, Norway -- Courage. Jaïdi, Tunisia; Ruíz; Guatemala; Silva, Brazil; Mido, Egypt.

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