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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: Watt, TomMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : HarperOne, c2010Description: 215 p. : col. ill. ; 26 x 30 cmISBN: 9780061735356; 0061735353Subject(s): Soccer | Soccer players -- Quotations | Soccer -- Social aspects | Soccer players -- Pictorial works | Soccer players -- BiographyDDC classification: 796.3340922 LOC classification: GV943.2 | .W37 2010
    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; Rosický, 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.
    Summary: Wherever you are on earth, it's only a matter of time before you come across children playing soccer. Another five minutes and you will probably find yourself having a ball rolled to your feet as an invitation to join in the game. Soccer is a common language and a culture shared: a joy, a passion, an escape, and an affirmation of identity understood and celebrated by children?and their parents?in every country around the globe. For this unique collaborative project, soccer writer Tom Watt talked to the world's top players about growing up and falling in love with the game.
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    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; Rosický, 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.

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

    Includes index.

    Wherever you are on earth, it's only a matter of time before you come across children playing soccer. Another five minutes and you will probably find yourself having a ball rolled to your feet as an invitation to join in the game. Soccer is a common language and a culture shared: a joy, a passion, an escape, and an affirmation of identity understood and celebrated by children?and their parents?in every country around the globe. For this unique collaborative project, soccer writer Tom Watt talked to the world's top players about growing up and falling in love with the game.

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