Goal!

"Where there's a ball . . . there will always be someone who wants to play soccer. Whether in Tanzania or Togo, Burma or Brazil, children love soccer. GOAL! celebrates the sport's power to bridge cultural divides and bring together the many and diverse people of the world. Filled with...

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Main Author: Taylor, Sean, 1965-
Other Authors: Vilela, Caio, 1970- (Photographer)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Portuguese
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Company, [2014]
Edition: First American edition.
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Summary: "Where there's a ball . . . there will always be someone who wants to play soccer. Whether in Tanzania or Togo, Burma or Brazil, children love soccer. GOAL! celebrates the sport's power to bridge cultural divides and bring together the many and diverse people of the world. Filled with fun facts and striking photos, this book is a poetic snapshot of soccer around the globe, available just in time for the 2014 World Cup!"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description: "First published in Brazil by Casa Amarelinha in 2012 under the title Por onde a bola rola."--Title page verso.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations, maps ; 23 x 28 cm
ISBN: 9781627791236 (hardback)
162779123X (hardback)
Author Notes:

Sean Taylor is a graduate of Cambridge University and has worked as a publisher, journalist, and teacher. He has lived in Brazili and Zimbabwe, and now lives in his native England.

Caio Vilela was born in São Paulo a few months before the 1970 FIFA World Cup. A photographer and a journalist, he has traveled on assignment to more than 60 countries around the world and to every continent. Soccer is his lifelong passion.