This title explores everything a young reader would want to know about soccer, from World Cup winners to all-time legends. The title also features informative sidebars, a glossary, and further resources. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.

A comprehensive record of the world's most popular game, from its ancient beginnings to the billion-dollar industry it has become today. --cover leaf.

You've never seen football formations and tactic explored like they are in Total Football ever before. A must-have for football experts! A goalkeeper, two defenders and eight attackers – it’s no surprise that in the 1950s under this popular formation scores like 9-3 were common. So what changed? Total Football tells the evolution of football tactics: from the birth of Total Football in the Netherlands to the dominance of tiki taka in Spain and Brazil, each chapter explores an iconic tactic. Innovative graphics alongside expert text guide you through the manager decisions that developed new formations, the pure talent of players that defined each playing style and the matches that propelled the winning tactic to legendary status. Sanjeev Shetty explores how each tactic works, how they came to dominate and how opponents worked to find a way to beat them. From Pele to Messi, Cruyff to Mourinho, Total Football explores the tactics that made the legends, giving you a new understanding of how the beautiful game is played.

This resource has been updated with the results of the World Cup 2010 and allthe latest international soccer action.

Contains ninety-three practice drills and exercises designed to help children develop the stamina and skills needed to play soccer.

Speed kills! Indeed. Speed in soccer can be a potent weapon in matches. With the game offering so many different systems of play, the Speed of Play system used by so many professional and top-level amateur teams can be taught to youth teams. Using the Total Soccer Fitness & Training's "Speed of Play Coaching Pyramid," this book can show coaches how to teach the Speed of Play system to their players using myriad Speed, Agility, and Quickness (SAQ) drills and concepts. Players can be coached to become faster both with and without the ball. And using the Total Soccer Fitness & Training's "Building Blocks to Player Development," this book shows how to incorporate individual and small-group into a team environment.