Soccer

Soccer by Hugh Hornby New York: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2000

 Call Number: 796.334 HOR

__**Summary/De script ion: **__ In this book, written by Hugh Hornby, you can get to know the basics of soccer. It explains the rules, fouls,skills, and tactics about soccer. When reading you can get to understand some of the history and the global entertainment of soccer. This book also includes some interesting facts about soccer. For example, did you know that women were not expected to head the ball? Did you know a buttoned tunic was an alternative to the more common shirt? More interesting facts and the history of soccer can be found in this book, written by Hugh Hornby.

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Soccer - The Ultimate World Cup Companion by Ivor Baddiel New York: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 1998

Call Number: 796.334 BAD

__**Summary/Description: **__ Ivor Baddiel wrote this book, "Soccer - The Ultimate World Cup Companion" to inform any reader about soccer. This book includes many facts about the game, the players, and the history. When reading, you will be intro duced t <span style="color: #911313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">o so many new topics and ideas about soccer. You can learn so much about the different teams in the World Cup, the "behind the scenes of soccer," the techniques, and the victories.

__** Beyond the Book: **__ Go beyond the book by exploring these recommended web resources:
 * Soccer History On this website, you can learn all about the history of soccer. You will also be able to grasp the basics on how it got popular and what a success it was and is to the world. Also, you will be able to look further into the soccer life.
 * The Basics of Soccer H <span style="color: #911313; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">ere, you can explore the basic rules and events of soccer. This website informs you on some of the history. You can learn about the Women's game and some of the men stars, which include Edson Ara nt es and Diego Maradona. This link will give you the rundown about the sport, both past and present.
 * An Introduction to Soccer When you click this link, you will learn the main idea of soccer. You can be informed on the field, the players, how many players and much more. You also will learn about the yellow and red card, penalties and fouls, the soccer ball criteria, and the equipment.
 * The Main Rules of Soccer Here, you will be able to learn all about soccer's rules and regulations. FIFA's rule book contains 140 pages, but on this website, it will narrow down what is the most important. There are seventeen main rules that will be mentioned on this website. You can also understand why there are these rules and how they are played out during a game.
 * Soccer Positions On this website, you will find the positions of soccer. You can learn about each position: forward, right and left back, right and left midfielder, forward, striker, defensive midfielder, stopper, sweeper, and goalkeeper. You can also learn about the 4-4-2 formation, which is shown on a diagram for your reference.
 * Soccer Formations and Tactics When you click this link, you will be taken to a website that will explain all of the formations. The 4-4-2, 4-3-3, 4-5-1, 4-4-1-1, 4-2-3-1, 5-3-2, 3-4-3, 3-5-2 will all be mentioned with pictures to show you how each one is set up. You will learn that some of the formations are strategies for the coach to make the team stronger. On this website, you will also find a video to help you understand how different formations make a stronger team.