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"The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team has won four World Cups and four Olympic gold medals, set record TV ratings, drawn massive crowds, earned huge revenues for FIFA and U.S. Soccer, and helped to redefine the place of women in sports. But despite their dominance, and their rosters of superstar players, they've endured striking inequality: low pay, poor playing conditions, and limited opportunities to play in professional leagues. The National Team,...
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IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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The Seattle Sounders are one of the most popular teams in Major League Soccer (MLS). Fans fill the stadium at every game, and the Sounders have broken many records for game attendance. Discover more about the team through photos of the action and engaging storylines in this thrilling title.
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IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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The US Women's National Team has won more Olympic gold medals and Women's World Cup titles than any other team. Learn how the team got started and meet some of the biggest superstars in soccer history in this thrilling title! Discover more through photos and engaging storylines with famous and beloved athletes.
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IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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540L
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"The national soccer teams of Mexico and the United States have a rivalry spanning decades. What made the teams fierce competitors? How are both country's fans involved in keeping this rivalry going? Easy-to-read text and fantastic images make these booksan obvious choice for the soccer-obsessed reluctant or struggling reader"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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800L
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"Christian Pulisic burst onto the soccer scene when he was still a teenager, launching him to play pro for England's Chelsea Football Club. Learn about his career, training, and what he does outside the sport"--
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IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Carli Lloyd is one of the country's best female athletes. Learn about her childhood, the challenges she has overcome, and this soccer star's greatest accomplishments. Get the inside scoop on her Olympic and World Cup wins.
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October 10, 2017. The U.S. men's soccer team loses in Trinidad and Tobago, and fails to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. Winning soccer's greatest prize never seemed more distant. Immediate fixes-a new coach, a revamped professional league, a commitment to coaching education-won't put the USA in the global elite. The nation is too fractious, too litigious, too wrapped up in other sports, and too late to the game.
In Why the U.S. Men Will Never Win...
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The United States men's national soccer team has a rich history dating back to the early twentieth century. The team, along with the sport, toiled in obscurity for decades but found its breakthrough moment in 1989 when the United States qualified for its first World Cup in 40 years. Since then, the team has been on an upswing, putting together many gritty performances and shocking upsets.
In “A History of the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team”,...
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As a Seattle Sounders FC fan, you've probably taken in some games at CenturyLink Field and marched to the beat of the Sound Wave. Maybe you're even a member of Emerald City Supporters or Gorilla FC. But even the most die-hard fans don't know everything about their beloved club. 100 Things Sounders Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource for true Sounders supporters. Whether you were around for the USL days or were drawn in more...
11) LA Galaxy
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The LA Galaxy are Major League Soccer's (MLS) most successful team with five MLS Cup victories. Learn about the team's origins, their championship success, and the famous players who make the Galaxy winners in this thrilling title! Discover more through photos and engaging storylines with famous and beloved athletes.
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An introduction to the Los Angeles Galaxy North American soccer club. Includes information about the team's history and culture, stadium, star players, uniforms and more. Features photos, vintage trading card reproductions, maps, and records. Includes access to the Extra Time website which provides regularly updated information and photos. Aligns to Common Core State Standards requirements for Reading Informational Text. Table of Contents, glossary,...
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In 2004, Belfast-born Stephen Rea moved to New Orleans, a city where "football" means something entirely different than what it does back home. After struggling to find a place to watch European soccer games, Rea discovered Finn McCool's pub and its mixed clientele of good-humored European ex-pats, charismatic New Orleanians, and assorted matchless personalities. Before long he was playing on the pub's motley over-thirty-five fledgling soccer team....
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SoccerTowns is the story of a group of friends who travel and learn about the towns where soccer is ,played around the world. It starts in the United States and Canada and in the future, it will go to many other places. We hope kids around the world enjoy it!
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SoccerTowns is the story of a group of friends who travel and learn about the towns where soccer is played around the world. It starts in the United States and Canada and in the future it will go to many other places. We hope kids around the world enjoy it! This is the second book of the series.
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SoccerTowns is the story of a group of friends who travel and learn about the towns where soccer is played around the world. It starts in the United States and Canada and in the future, it will go to many other places. We hope kids around the world enjoy it! This is the twelfth book of the North American series.
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In 1974, amid the early days of the North American Soccer League, an unlikely team transformed a quiet suburb into a soccer haven. Combining excellent play with a grass-roots movement of fervent fans, the San Jose Earthquakes shook the Northern California sports landscape. While rival NASL franchises struggled for attendance, the Quakes played sold-out games to the most loyal and passionate fan base in the league, creating an unforgettable and enduring...
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Las selecciones nacionales de fútbol de México y Estados Unidos mantienen una rivalidad desde hace décadas. ¿Qué llevó a estas selecciones a convertirse en feroces competidores? ¿Cómo contribuye la afición de ambos países a mantener esta rivalidad? El texto de fácil lectura y las fantásticas imágenes hacen de estos libros una opción obvia para los fanáticos del fútbol que tienen dificultades con la lectura o reacios a leer.
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Relive the magic of the Portland Timbers' 1975 season and the birth of Soccer City, USA. This is the story of seventeen players and two coaches who came from different clubs and different countries to form a team just days before their inaugural game. In this fast-paced account, Michael Orr weaves together player interviews, news coverage, and game statistics to capture the Timbers' single-season journey from expansion team to championship contender....
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For decades, the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers have met on the pitch to battle for territorial respect and Pacific Northwest dominance. Though the kits have changed, the intensity of this epic rivalry between the neighboring clubs and their passionate and unruly supporters has not. Drawing on interviews and deep research, veteran sportswriter Geoffrey C. Arnold takes a behind-the-scenes look at the villains and champions, chants and tifos,...
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