Kwik Goal Soccer Agility Ball


Kwik Goal Soccer Agility Ball by Kwik Goal

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          Features:
  • 8" Diameter
  • Water Resistant
  • Durable Polyfoam

8" diameter agility training ball. Constructed from durable polyfoam. Water resistant. Used in training for deflections and irregular bounces. Improves hand/eye and foot/eye coordination. Can be thrown or kicked. Read more...

A Beautiful Game: The World's Greatest Players and How Soccer Changed Their Lives


A Beautiful Game: The World's Greatest Players and How Soccer Changed Their Lives by HarperOne

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Wherever you are on earth, it's only a matter of time before you come across children playing soccer. Another five minutes and you will probably find yourself having a ball rolled to your feet as an invitation to join in the game. Soccer is a common language and a culture shared: a joy, a passion, an escape, and an affirmation of identity understood and celebrated by children—and their parents—in every country around the globe.

For this unique collaborative project, soccer writer Tom Watt talked to the world's top players about growing up and falling in love with the game: Argentina's Lionel Messi and Brazil's Gilberto Silva; England's David James and Scotland's Craig Gordon; Italy's Fabio Cannavaro, Spain's Iker Casillas, and France's Franck RibÉry; South Africa's Benni McCarthy and Nigeria's Nwankwo Kanu; USA's Landon Donovan and Japan's Shunsuke Nakamura; and the world's most famous player, David Beckham.

A Beautiful Game tells their stories, in the players' own words—stories of boys who would grow up to be heroes for a new generation of young players and fans. They look back to their childhoods: to their family homes, to their schoolrooms, to the friends they grew up with, and to the places where they first played the game that has made them stars. The players' words are brought to life with over 160 full-color images that offer rare, emotive, and striking insights into childhood all over the world, and celebrate soccer's ability to touch the lives of children—and adults—wherever the beautiful game is played.

Five percent of the originating publisher's revenue from sales of the book worldwide will benefit selected UNICEF sports-related projects.

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Fisher-Price Super Sounds Soccer


Fisher-Price Super Sounds Soccer by Fisher Price

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  • Pros have to hit the adjustable target to score fun sounds and hear the announcer shout "Goal!"
  • Recommended Age Range 2 Years and Up
  • Requires 3 AAA batteries (not included) and 2 AA batteries (included)
  • Beginners score fun sounds whenever they kick the ball into the net. The challenge grows along with kids' growing skills

Two levels of fun soccer play encourage and reward developing sports skills! Read more...

Adidas 2011 Glider Soccer Ball, White/Collroyal, 3


Adidas 2011 Glider Soccer Ball, White/Collroyal, 3 by Adidas

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Multi-surface ball for all weather and field conditions. Butyl bladder for best air retention. Machine stitched. This construction (nylon-wound carcass/TPU) ensures soft touch and high durability. Read more...

US Soccer Visits Ground Zero
US Soccer Visits Ground Zero

For instance, he wants to eliminate the two-to-three months off that Major League Soccer players get each year. If there's a national team player, he has to do extra work. He has to do extra weeks, and he can't go on vacation even if he says, 'Well,


Men's Soccer: WVU Travels to Pitt
Men's Soccer: WVU Travels to Pitt

24 West Virginia men's soccer team travels to Pitt for a BIG EAST match on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 7 pm West Virginia (6-4-1, 2-1-0 BIG EAST) is currently tied for third place in the BIG EAST Blue Division standings with six points, trailing Connecticut


FIFA begins Caribbean bribery cases

AP ZURICH -- The latest wave of FIFA election bribery cases began Tuesday, as 15 Caribbean soccer officials started explaining their part in an alleged plot involving former presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam. FIFA said its ethics committee


Nobel Laureate Faces Soccer Star in Liberian Election
Nobel Laureate Faces Soccer Star in Liberian Election

Her leading opponent is a popular former international soccer star, George Weah, who also voted Tuesday at the Kendeja school. The crowd of voters parted for the towering white-clad figure of Mr. Weah, who played for leading teams in France,


For Once, Lionel Messi Makes Soccer Look Very, Very Difficult

What we watched: We've been spared the horrors/excitement of another steroid scandal, thanks to a Canadian doctor's plea deal. Anthony Galea pled guilty to a lesser charge of bringing drugs across the border, instead of facing a litany of charges that would have required names to be named in a trial.

Galea appears to be HGH-happy in his prescriptions, and we know he's visited with and treated Tiger Woods, Alex Rodriguez, Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran, Takeo Spikes and Jamal Lewis, among others. You'd think that would be enough for front page news, but perhaps we're all a little burnt out. Perhaps we already know that A-Rod used PEDs, and we assume that all football players do, and we've already assumed the worst about Tiger Woods in everything — but these are some pretty huge names, and with a client list of 20 athletes, this would be just the kind of case that gets Jeff Novitzky's dick hard.

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