Before They Were Stars: How Messi, Alex Morgan, and Other Soccer Greats Rose to the Top

by Illugi Jökulsson

Learn how the top soccer stars of all time grew up and conquered the sport. This guide follows fourteen of the best men's and women's players from their first childhood encounter with association football--whether at the school gym or a pickup game in a vacant lot--to their first appearance in a top-division match or their first international cap. For every one of them, it was a journey with its share of both tragedy and triumph.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789213273
• ISBN13: 9780789213273
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Abbeville Kids
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 6 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 3