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A Shot at Glory 15 reviews
Robert Duvall, Michael Keaton
Lions Gate, 2002
Great Soccer Movie
+ Good story but difficult to follow the dialogue
+ Football and Scotland
+ Should have gone the Disney Sports movie formula
+ a great sports movie
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The Soccer Shoe Clue (Nancy Drew Notebooks #5) 3 reviews
Carolyn Keene
Aladdin, 1995
Another big case for our little Nancy Drew!
+ I think it was a goood book from my school library
Carolyn Keene once again shows that she has her finger on the pulse of what young fans want to read about. This time, the background of the mystery is soccer team rivalry!
Nancy and her friends are all on the same soccer team, and when a new girl moves into town and joins their team, strange ...
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Fever Pitch 123 reviews
Nick Hornby
Riverhead Trade, 1998
Even if You Hate the Gunners
+ Probably the best book ever about football
+ Great book for any football fan!!!
+ Insughtful: another Hornby winner!
+ Obsessive sports fans need only apply.
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How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization81 reviews
Franklin Foer
Harper Perennial, 2005
how soccer explains the world
+ A different way of looking at thing
This was a well written book regarding soccer in the global community. I would encourage anyone who enjoys the game to read this interesting perspective on how soccer is influenced by religion and race and vice versa.
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Mean Machine25 reviews
Vinnie Jones, David Kelly
Paramount, 2002
Great Film!!!
+ Mean Machine
+ you've gotta see this movie.
+ mean machine
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My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes 2 reviews
Gary Imlach
Yellow Jersey Press, 2006
Beautiful Book
Thought I'd help out with the ratings here given that Amazon would not change the other chap's message. Imlach's book really is tremendously well written. I loved it. It definitely belongs in the beautiful game book pantheon...
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One Love: Soccer for Life6 reviews
Universe, 2006
Book review
+ Awesome photos
+ The perfect Xmas present
+ It's a wonderful world after all
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Futebol12 reviews
Alex Bellos
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2003
Samba Soccer At Its Best
+ Beautiful Brazil Book
+ Football and Society
+ Beautiful...
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Soccer (DK Eyewitness Books) 1 review
Hugh Hornby
DK CHILDREN, 2005
Soccer (DK Eyewitness Books)
This was a great reference book to show the different styles of each aspect of the game. very interesting to see how the game has evolved not only over time but throughout the world.
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Victory45 reviews
Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine
Warner Home Video, 1998
Victory
+ Great all star cast, after watching it, I wanted to watch it again
+ Enjoyable movie
This is a great WWII POW film in the tradition of The Great Escape and Stalag 17. While lacking some of the wartime action and battle sequences of most WWII films, or great chase scenes of the Great Escape; there is enough wartime context to satisfy the history buff and plenty of thrilling action ...
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Barca: A People's Passion7 reviews
Jimmy Burns
Bloomsbury, 2000
Very Good History of FC Barcelona
+ Barca, Barca, Barca
+ A Fantastic Read
+ If you love Barca...
+ Astonished
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Gracie18 reviews
Dermot Mulroney, Elisabeth Shue
New Line Home Video, 2007
Gracie
+ An Incredible family film!
+ A Good Family Movie
+ Review of the movie "Gracie".
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Football Against the Enemy9 reviews
Simon Kuper
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ), 2003
The best football book written in the past 10 years
+ The First Great Football Writing Adventure
+ Kuper knows his stuff.
+ Well In There!
+ Well In There!
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Soccer in Sun and Shadow, New Edition33 reviews
Eduardo Galeano
Verso, 2003
Fine writing with or without a game
+ One of my all-time favorite books
+ My favorite book about soccer
There are few books of non-fiction whose writing transcends the subject matter, but this is such a book. I am not a soccer player but this book made me a fan of the game and a fan of Galeano. He puts us on a field, in the stands, at the goal, in the sun, and under the shadows. He transports us ...
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The Ball is Round: A Global History of Soccer4 reviews
David Goldblatt
Riverhead Trade, 2008
Colossal yet Readable
+ A book which I hoped would never end but I finished far too quickly
+ The Football Bible
I found this book to be phenomenal. I must admit that I am a rather new prosylyte to "futbol" or soccer as we call it here in the States. I really new nothing about the history of the sport and very little about modern rules or teams or leagues. That having been said, I found the book to be very ...
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Soccer Against the Enemy: How the World's Most Popular Sport Starts and Fuels Revolutions and Keeps Dictators ...8 reviews
Simon Kuper
Nation Books, 2006
Soccer Against the Enemy: a great read for travelling
+ A total classic
Simon Kuper's first book "Soccer Against the Enemy" is one of the best books about football/soccer I've ever read. It's hard to believe Kuper was only 22/23 when he wrote it. But then again perhaps you'd have to be that young to travel to all the obscure corners of the globe he did. Kuper ...
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Soccer 365 Days
Christian Eichler
"Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2006
Soccer's 2006 World Cup is months away, and the buildup is already captivating fans. In North America, interest in the game has never been higher: The U.S. team stormed through qualifiers for next year's tournament in Germany; movies like Bend It Like Beckham are endearing the sport to a new generation; youth soccer programs are flourishing; and the 12 Major League Soccer franchises are ...
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The Miracle of Castel di Sangro: A Tale of Passion and Folly in the Heart of Italy107 reviews
Joe Mcginniss
Broadway, 2000
An All-Time Great Sports Book
+ An absolute must read book
+ WHAT A COOL BOOK (couldn't stop reading it!)
+ Honest and enjoyable book
+ Fantastic
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Shaolin Soccer129 reviews
Cecilia Cheung, Lam Tze Chung
Miramax, 2004
Get a crowd over and prepare to laugh
+ Finally! A truly "great" kung fu genre spoof!
+ Loved it
+ Funny Foriegn film
+ Whacked out crazy fun
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04/05 Barclays English Premier League Goals Of The Season & Season Review
Thierry Henry; Wayne Rooney; Frank Lampard; Chelsea FC; Liverpool FC; Manchester United FC
SLS, 2005
Goals Of The Season All the best goals from the 04/05 Barclays English Premier League season, including a look at the net busting free kicks, and the great saves from the leagues top keepers. We'll focus on the winner of the Golden Boot and count down the top ten goals of the season.
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