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Twelve-year-old Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother Erik, fights for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness and slowly begins to remember the incident that damaged his eyesight.

When twelve-year-old Arcady is sent to a children's home after his parents are declared enemies of the state in Soviet Russia, soccer becomes a way to secure extra rations, respect, and protection but it may also be his way out if he can believe in and love another person, and himself.

Taylor's always pushed herself to be perfect, but one impulsive lie to cover for her boyfriend and she's kicked out of private school. Starting over at Hundred Oaks High it's hard to fit in and play on a soccer team that used to be her rival. Only her brother's friend, Ezra, seems to understand all that she's going through. Taylor's had a crush on him for as long as she can remember. Will Taylor repeat her past mistakes or can she score a fresh start?...

Jack and Annie search for the fourth secret of greatness for Merlin the Magician in Mexico City at the 1970 World Cup Games where they hope to learn something new from soccer player great Pele.

Matty is the captain of the local soccer club, the Strikers, but he needs a girl named Lola and a group of streetballers to teach him to play with flare and intensity.

"When the girls' soccer team is canceled, three girls have to join their arch rival team"--Unedited summary from book.

When a young rabbit quits soccer after a disappointing first game, her family encourages her to keep trying.

Fifth-grader Cody Ross considers himself a champion at soccer--video-game soccer, that is--but now that his parents have taken away his toys and insisted that he join a team he is finding out that he has a lot to learn about soccer, teamwork and friendship.

Seventeen-year-old Camila Hassan, a rising soccer star in Rosario, Argentina, dreams of playing professionally, in defiance of her fathers' wishes and at the risk of her budding romance with Diego. Rosario, Argentina. At home Camila Hassan lives within her mother's narrow expectations, her soccer-star brother's shadow, and under the abusive rule of her short-tempered father. On the field, she is La Furia, a powerhouse of skill and talent. When her...

Soccer is the new craze at Bennett Elementary School, and fourth grader Jim Nasium wants to join in the game--but first he must overcome the natural tendency to use his hands instead of his feet.