Football Academy: The Real Thing

Football Academy: The Real Thing
Title Football Academy: The Real Thing PDF eBook
Author Tom Palmer
Publisher Penguin UK
Pages 100
Release 2009-07-02
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 0141931159

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United's under-twelves are in Poland for a tournament. Goal-keeper Tomasz is very excited to be playing in his home country, but team captain Ryan thinks Poland are rubbish - in fact, he thinks everything Polish is rubbish. Ryan's behaviour causes trouble both on and off the pitch. Can Ryan and Tomasz tackle their differences - or will Ryan's bullying foul United's chance of success?

Football Academy: Boys United

Football Academy: Boys United
Title Football Academy: Boys United PDF eBook
Author Tom Palmer
Publisher Penguin UK
Pages 103
Release 2009-04-02
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 0141932848

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Jake loves football and dreams of becoming a professional footballer. He's worried about his height though - what if he's too small for football? But on the day of his trial Jake is quick on the ball and scores - he's made it! Jake can't wait to pull on his shirt and join the team. But someone at the club wants to make his life difficult. Can Jake face up to the bullies and become man of the match again? Stay on the ball this season with the first four stories following the boys in United's under-twelves.

Football Academy

Football Academy
Title Football Academy PDF eBook
Author Tom Palmer
Publisher Penguin UK
Pages 100
Release 2009-07-02
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0141324694

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United's under-twelves are in Poland for a tournament. Goal-keeper Tomasz is very excited to be playing in his home country, but team captain Ryan thinks Poland are rubbish - in fact, he thinks everything Polish is rubbish. Ryan's behaviour causes trouble both on and off the pitch. Can Ryan and Tomasz tackle their differences - or will Ryan's bullying foul United's chance of success?

Football Academy: Captain Fantastic

Football Academy: Captain Fantastic
Title Football Academy: Captain Fantastic PDF eBook
Author Tom Palmer
Publisher Penguin UK
Pages 90
Release 2010-01-07
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 0141932392

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An exciting football series, following the adventures of United's under-twelves side. Since Ryan Flynn got into trouble for bullying, he's been determined to pull his socks up and be the best captain United's ever had. So when team-mate Craig causes problems on - and off - the pitch, Ryan knows he must get to the bottom of it or he'll lose a talented player. But Craig's worries are much bigger than Ryan realized - can he help Craig and stop him from being shown the red card?

The Real All Americans

The Real All Americans
Title The Real All Americans PDF eBook
Author Sally Jenkins
Publisher Anchor
Pages 352
Release 2007-05-08
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 0385522991

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Sally Jenkins, bestselling co-author of It's Not About the Bike, revives a forgotten piece of history in The Real All Americans. In doing so, she has crafted a truly inspirational story about a Native American football team that is as much about football as Lance Armstrong's book was about a bike. If you’d guess that Yale or Harvard ruled the college gridiron in 1911 and 1912, you’d be wrong. The most popular team belonged to an institution called the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Its story begins with Lt. Col. Richard Henry Pratt, a fierce abolitionist who believed that Native Americans deserved a place in American society. In 1879, Pratt made a treacherous journey to the Dakota Territory to recruit Carlisle’s first students. Years later, three students approached Pratt with the notion of forming a football team. Pratt liked the idea, and in less than twenty years the Carlisle football team was defeating their Ivy League opponents and in the process changing the way the game was played. Sally Jenkins gives this story of unlikely champions a breathtaking immediacy. We see the legendary Jim Thorpe kicking a winning field goal, watch an injured Dwight D. Eisenhower limping off the field, and follow the glorious rise of Coach Glenn “Pop” Warner as well as his unexpected fall from grace. The Real All Americans is about the end of a culture and the birth of a game that has thrilled Americans for generations. It is an inspiring reminder of the extraordinary things that can be achieved when we set aside our differences and embrace a common purpose.

Football Academy: Free Kick

Football Academy: Free Kick
Title Football Academy: Free Kick PDF eBook
Author Tom Palmer
Publisher Penguin UK
Pages 97
Release 2009-09-03
Genre Juvenile Fiction
ISBN 0141931965

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The fifth book in the fast-paced Football Academy series. James has been a junior player at United for a long time. Everyone expects him to follow in his dad's footsteps and play for England one day. But James isn't so sure. He has something he wants to do even more than football. Something that means he would have to give up football. The problem is he doesn't want to disappoint his dad. At a tournament in London, where he is pitched against Arsenal and Chelsea players, James finally makes his mind up.

The Dream Factory

The Dream Factory
Title The Dream Factory PDF eBook
Author Ryan Baldi
Publisher Birlinn Ltd
Pages 293
Release 2021-08-26
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 1913538400

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Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Football Book of the Year 2022 'A forensic insight into how our football academies operate. Every angle covered by a splendid author' - Daniel Taylor, The Athletic With unparalleled behind-the-scenes access to academies at all levels of English football, The Dream Factory: Inside the Make-or-Break World of Football's Academies is a journey deep into the heart of youth football, revealing in gripping detail how home-grown Premier League stars such as Marcus Rashford and Trent Alexander-Arnold are created, and at what cost. The Dream Factory introduces a rich array of characters – players, coaches, directors – behind talent production lines at several Premier League clubs, including Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City, zooming in on the stories of Alexander-Arnold's unique development, how Rashford's sense of social responsibility was nurtured, and how Phil Foden has become a beacon to City's young hopefuls.