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A fully illustrated up to date biography of the iconic football star. A collector's must have. ... Read more

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The first English language account of FC Barcelona's historic year when six trophies were brought to the Camp Nou.Barcelona made history by becoming the first Spanish club to win the 'treble' of Champions League, La Liga & Copa Del Rey then went on to win the Super Cups of both Spain and Europe before lifting the World Club championship in December 2009.

Not only did they win everything in sight they did so playing a brand of exciting, attacking football which enthralled millions worldwide. With players like Iniesta, Xavi, Henry and the inimitable Leo Messi, Barcelona set standards not seen in the club game for decades - if ever.

Yet when they started out on their path to glory few gave them much hope of success. Five players had left the club and a new, young and untested manager was in place.

This is the story of how they conquered the world, match-by-match, from a friendly on a rugby field in Scotland to the humbling of arch-rivals Real Madrid in their own Bernabeu stadium, on to their Champions League success over Manchester United in Rome and ultimately to Abu Dhabi where they won the World title.

Author and football historian David Ross witnessed many of their triumphs first hand in the Camp Nou and uses his experience to bring to life Barcelona's exploits in an easy-to-follow and enjoyable to read chronological format.

Barcelona's many fans in the English-speaking world can now share the excitement of those memorable times when the club from Catalunya truly did live gloriously.

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Only for Barca die-hards
Exhaustive match-by-match summary of F.C. Barcelona's historic 2008-09 season in which they won six major trophies: the Spanish league, the Spanish cup, the UEFA Champions League, the Spanish Super Cup, the European Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup. Includes the attendance and lineups of every match, including preseason friendlies, with summaries of every goal, booking, and match event. Not a behind-the-scenes account, Ross instead recaps the action in a book that only true Barcelona fans could enjoy. Very ambitious and well done, however a highlight video might suffice instead. ... Read more

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Stimulating and accessible, the titles in the LIVEWIRE series have been produced in association with The Basic Skills Agency to ensure a non-patronising approach towards the requirements of readers with special needs. They provide teenagers/adult interest level fiction and non-fiction for those with reading ages below 10, or adult students learning English as a second language. Each book is graded at one of the following reading ages: 6--7, 7--8, 8--9 or 9--10. All LIVEWIRE books are written by qualified Special Needs teachers, and are expertly assessed and subtly colour-coded for the appropriate reading age. The books in the LIVEWIRE REAL LIVES strand contain fascinating stories of popular music stars, famous historical figures, Hollywood actors, TV personalities and top sports people. Thierry Henry tells the story of this talented footballer and his rise to stardom within the English Football Premiership League. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Soccer Digest, published by Century Publishing on August 1, 2002. The length of the article is 2381 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The style in the machine: Michael Ballack is a soccer anomaly--a dynamic, inventive German--and our World Player of the Year.(soccer players)
Publication: Soccer Digest (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2002
Publisher: Century Publishing
Volume: 25Issue: 3Page: 44(6)

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