A beautiful game : the world's greatest players and how soccer changed their lives / Tom Watt ; foreword Arsène Wenger ; introduction David Beckham.
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- 0061735353
- 9780061735356
- World's greatest players and how soccer changed their lives
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Oversize | 796.334 W346 | Available | 33111005983016 |
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.