The Away Game : : the Epic Search for Soccer's Next Superstars
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Call Number: 796.334 Ab, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / Sports / Soccer
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch
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Prologue -- Part one. Boys. The tornado -- The skipper -- The target -- Part two. Trainees. The academy -- Final tryout -- Sent off -- Brothers -- Glory and shame -- The milk cup -- Part three. Pros. Battle of Belgium -- Miracle land -- Only the beginning -- Epilogue.
For the past decade, an audacious program called Football Dreams has held tryouts for millions of young boys across Africa, looking for soccer's next superstars. Sebastian Abbot follows a small group of the boys, weaving together the drama of the boys' determination to chase their dreams with the latest ideas on talent spotting and predicting sporting success, Abbot memorably explores why some of the boys succeed and chronicles the heartbreak of those who don't.
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PUBLISHED
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2018]
Year Published: 2018
Description: xx, 284 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780393292206
0393292207
SUBJECTS
Aspire Football Dreams (Program)
Soccer players -- Training of -- Qatar.
Soccer players -- Recruiting -- Africa.