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Soccer / written by Hugh Hornby ; photographed by Andy Crawford.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: DK eyewitness booksPublisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Edition: New edition; Revised edition; American editionDescription: 72 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780744079906
  • 074407990X
  • 9780744079890
  • 0744079896
Other title:
  • Eyewitness soccer
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The global game -- History of soccer -- Laws of the game -- The referee -- The field -- Soccer skills -- Goalkeepers -- Tactics -- Injury time -- Soccer balls -- Cleats -- Soccer uniform -- Accessories -- Famous players -- Winning feeling -- Big clubs -- The fans -- Match day -- The stadium -- The World Cup -- Top trophies -- Playing the game -- Memorabilia -- The business of soccer -- The science of soccer -- Did you know? -- Who's who? -- World Cup wins -- National teams.
Summary: Examines all aspects of the game of soccer, including its history, rules, soccer skills, tactics, equipment, famous players, and playing fields.Summary: From World Cup winners and champions past and present to soccer skills and techniques, Eyewitness Soccer is the perfect guide for any soccer fan who wants to know everything about the "beautiful game". Action-packed photographs help you relive moments of glory, while record breakers and national team profiles are listed for quick-fire mastery of famous soccer history. Results from recent tournaments, including the UEFA Women's EURO 2022 and the FIFA Men's World Cup 2022, bring you up to date with soccer facts.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 796.334 H814 Available 33111011074875
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 796.334 H814 Available 33111011305113
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 796.334 H814 Available 33111009479870
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Packed with stunning photography, Eyewitness Soccer is the perfect guide for any soccer fan who wants to know everything about the "beautiful game".

Become an eyewitness to world cup winners and champions past and present in this picture-led reference guide that will take you on a tour of the beautiful game. Children will love reading about tricky tactics, freshening up on soccer skills knowledge, and getting to grips with the science and technology behind the game.

This fact-packed soccer guide for children aged 9+ includes bite-sized biographies of well-known players - from Lionel Messi to Zinedine Zidane - to fill you in on those important details needed to impress, as well as club shirts and memorabilia pictured from years gone by and the shining trophies you still see today. Action-packed photographs help you relive moments of glory, while record breakers and national team profiles are listed for quick-fire mastery of famous soccer history.

Throughout the pages of this soccer guide, you can expect to find:

- A fresh new look, new photographs, updated information, and a new "eyewitness" feature.
- Amazing facts, updated diagrams, statistics, and timelines.
- Brand new eyewitness accounts from experts in the field.

Eyewitness Soccer introduces the ultimate guide for soccer fans everywhere. Stay up to date with results from recent tournaments, including the UEFA Women's EURO 2022 and the FIFA Men's World Cup 2022, bringing you up to speed with impressive soccer facts. This all-encompassing guide to soccer is a must-have for curious children aged 9+ with a thirst for learning, as well as teachers, parents and librarians.

So, what's new?

Part of DK's best-selling Eyewitness series, this popular title has been reinvigorated for the next generation of information-seekers and stay-at-home explorers, with a fresh new look, up to 20 percent new images, including photography and updated diagrams, updated information, and a new "eyewitness" feature with fascinating first-hand accounts from experts in the field.

Explore the series!

Globally, the Eyewitness series has sold more than 50 million copies over 30 years. Learn about one of the most important events in US history with Eyewitness American Civil War , understand the incredible systems that keep your body functioning with Eyewitness Human Body or take a trip aboard the most famous ship in history with Eyewitness Titanic.

At head of title: Eyewitness.

"In association with the National Football Museum."

Includes bibliographical references (page 69) and index.

The global game -- History of soccer -- Laws of the game -- The referee -- The field -- Soccer skills -- Goalkeepers -- Tactics -- Injury time -- Soccer balls -- Cleats -- Soccer uniform -- Accessories -- Famous players -- Winning feeling -- Big clubs -- The fans -- Match day -- The stadium -- The World Cup -- Top trophies -- Playing the game -- Memorabilia -- The business of soccer -- The science of soccer -- Did you know? -- Who's who? -- World Cup wins -- National teams.

Examines all aspects of the game of soccer, including its history, rules, soccer skills, tactics, equipment, famous players, and playing fields.

From World Cup winners and champions past and present to soccer skills and techniques, Eyewitness Soccer is the perfect guide for any soccer fan who wants to know everything about the "beautiful game". Action-packed photographs help you relive moments of glory, while record breakers and national team profiles are listed for quick-fire mastery of famous soccer history. Results from recent tournaments, including the UEFA Women's EURO 2022 and the FIFA Men's World Cup 2022, bring you up to date with soccer facts.

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