The Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women's World Cup champion describes her childhood in a conservative California town, her athletic achievements, and her public advocacy of civil rights and urgently needed social change.

"Adapted for young readers! Join Olympic gold medalist, two-time Women's World Cup champion, and trailblazing activist Megan Rapinoe in the fight for equality and justice in this middle grade adaptation of her New York Times bestselling memoir, One Life"--

For the past decade, an audacious program called Football Dreams has held tryouts for millions of young boys across Africa, looking for soccer's next superstars. Led by the Spanish scout who helped launch Lionel Messi's career and funded by the desert kingdom of Qatar, the program chooses just a handful of boys each year to train to become professionals; the process is one thousand times more selective than getting into Harvard University. In an extraordinary...

"My Turn tells the story of Cruyff?s remarkable career, built on the techniques he learned playing in the streets of postwar Amsterdam while hoping to be noticed by the city?s most famous club, Ajax. He would eventually inspire that team to eight league championships and three European cups. He won his first of three Ballons d'Or in 1971 at age 24. In 1973, Cruyff was sold to Barcelona for a then?world-record transfer fee. He led the Catalans to victory...

¿Sueñas con jugar como Alexia? Una nueva aventura de ALEXIA PUTELLAS, balón de oro 2021, capitana del F. C. Barcelona y jugadora de la selección. ¡Para las superfutbolistas del futuro! ¡Para las superfutbolistas del futuro! Ahora que su equipo y ella han pasado a la siguiente fase del torneo ¡la competición está más viva que nunca! El equipo que gane recibirá dinero para construir un campo de fútbol. Sin embargo, Alexia comienza a notar...

A candid and moving memoir about family, loss, and reconciliation from the supremely talented and headline-making goalkeeper for the U.S. women's national soccer team.

"Alexia dreams of being a professional soccer player. And in order to fulfill her dream, she plays soccer at all hours of the day! But when she and her friends arrive at the summer camp where their parents have signed them up, they soon find out that soccer is not practiced there, in fact, it is forbidden! . . . Luckily, Alexia can set up a soccer team anywhere--even secretly!"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the life and career of the Colombian soccer star who is widely regarded as the greatest player in the history of Colombian soccer.

"Despite his harsh criticism of Japan's citizens and media, the genius midfielder Sae Itoshi has set his gaze on Blue Lock, where the training is about to begin. To survive the first round robin tournament in the training center, Isagi's Team Z will need to find a way to use their own unique 'weapons' while struggling through a clash of egos. What does it take to be the best in the world?"--

Traces the life and career of the Mexican soccer star Giovani dos Santos, who has played in Mexico and England, and participated in the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.