Stars of All Time (World Soccer Legends) (Hardcover)
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Description
Here are the best men’s team players throughout soccer history!
Stars of All Time highlights both iconic pioneers of world soccer, including Pelé, Johan Cruyff, and Maradona, and more recent all-star players, such as Messi and Ronaldo. Young readers will learn about where each player grew up, how he made it to the top, and what makes his playing style unique. Filled with facts and illustrations, showcasing the most exciting players of the past and present, this book will wow both the soccer novice and the passionate fan.
About the Author
Illugi Jökulsson is a journalist, editor, and author living in Iceland.
Praise For…
Praise for World Soccer Legends
These books address a largely unfilled niche: short, highly readable biographies of contemporary soccer stars. The texts are printed over and around voluminous, richly printed photographs and include many pages of scoring statistics and league standings, awards, even a QR code to direct readers to a video of Zlatan’s 40-yard bicycle-kick goal in a 2012 match against England. Frequent references to great players of the past-Maradona, Pelé, Cruyff, Eusebio-lend the books a welcome historical context.... These entries are excellent….
— School Library Journal