The World Cup starts tomorrow! Perhaps, if you haven't starting warming up yet for this month-long soccer extravaganza, you'd like to start now by reading some background material? Here's some reading recommended for soccer fans, or for people who want to understand soccer fans:
For Kids
Zlatan by Illugi Jökulsson (see also Messi by the same author)
My First Soccer Book by Clive Gifford
Betty Bunny Wants a Goal by Michael B. Kaplan
Maisy Plays Soccer by Lucy Cousins
Saving the Team by Alex Morgan
For Young Adults
Keeper by Mal Peet
Now Is the Time For Running by Michael Williams
Soccer: The Ultimate Guide by Martin Cloake ... [et al.]
For Adults
More Than a Team A Father, a Son, and Barça by Vicenç Villatoro
The Numbers Game: Why Everything You Know About Soccer is Wrong by Chris Anderson and David Sally
Soccer in Sun and Shadow by Eduardo Galeano
Spanish Language
Porque el fútbol importa by Pelé; con Brian Winter
Goles: imágenes y testimonios de los momentos más felices de nuestra vida by Luis Villarejo
eBooks
History of the World Cup, 1930-2010 by Clemente A. Lisi
Africa United: Soccer, Passion, Politics, and the First World Cup in Africa by Steve Bloomfield
Chasing the Game: America and the Quest for the World Cup by Filip Bondy
The World Cup: A Very Peculiar History - With NO Added Time by David Arscott
Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France by Laurent Dubois
Mad For It: Short Stories on Football's Greatest Rivalries: Part 1, Manchester Utd. v. Liverpool - Seeing Red by Andy
Mitten
This Love is Not For Cowards: Salvation and Soccer in Ciudad Juárez by Robert Andrew Powell
La Roja: How Soccer Conquered Spain and How Spanish Soccer Conquered the World by Jimmy Burns
Attacking Soccer: Mastering the Modern Game by Peter Schreiner & Norbert Elgert
Also, did you know that Albuquerque now has a minor league soccer team in the Premier Developmental League (PDL) of the United Soccer League? Visit the website for Albuquerque Sol F.C. for more information!
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