BreadBoy Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Looking to give my daughter a soccer book for Christmas or her birthday early next year. She's read most of the 'kids' books from the library as well as some adult ones (Messi). So, looking for recommendations, or a list of your favourite soccer books. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycoyster Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 30 minutes ago, BreadBoy said: Looking to give my daughter a soccer book for Christmas or her birthday early next year. She's read most of the 'kids' books from the library as well as some adult ones (Messi). So, looking for recommendations, or a list of your favourite soccer books. Cheers Zlatan's biography is actually really good. Assuming your daughter is too young to be interested in something like Das Reboot or Inverting the Pyramid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsC Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I asked for Under the Lights and In the Dark: Untold Stories of Women’s Soccer for Christmas. I have heard really good things about it. Here is the Amazon link but I'm sure it's at Chapters too: https://www.amazon.ca/Under-Lights-Dark-Untold-Stories/dp/1785781537/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513812884&sr=8-1&keywords=Under+the+Lights+and+In+the+Dark%3A+Untold+Stories+of+Women’s+Soccer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Haven't read it personally but a friend spoke highly of Carli Lloyd's book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jith12 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 19 hours ago, BreadBoy said: Looking to give my daughter a soccer book for Christmas or her birthday early next year. She's read most of the 'kids' books from the library as well as some adult ones (Messi). So, looking for recommendations, or a list of your favourite soccer books. Cheers I don't know how old your daughter is but I recently read Howard Webb's amazing autobiography, The Man in the Middle. It was eye-opening to see the game from the alternate perspective of a referee. There is some profanity so I wouldn't recommend it for a younger child. Regardless, it is a great read from both the technical aspect of the game and from the more human side of things. Here is a link to the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Man-Middle-Howard-Webb/dp/1471159957 You can also check out this list from the Washington Post that was posted just yesterday. (And don't get the Carli Lloyd book. We don't need to inadvertently breed any American fans!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBoy Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 4 hours ago, Jith12 said: I don't know how old your daughter is but I recently read Howard Webb's amazing autobiography, The Man in the Middle. It was eye-opening to see the game from the alternate perspective of a referee. There is some profanity so I wouldn't recommend it for a younger child. Regardless, it is a great read from both the technical aspect of the game and from the more human side of things. Here is a link to the book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Man-Middle-Howard-Webb/dp/1471159957 You can also check out this list from the Washington Post that was posted just yesterday. (And don't get the Carli Lloyd book. We don't need to inadvertently breed any American fans!) Thanks for the list and recommendations. Too late about the Lloyd book though ;| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ref Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 I like "Solo - A memoir of hope". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamaicanadian Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Great thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jith12 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 15 hours ago, BreadBoy said: Thanks for the list and recommendations. Too late about the Lloyd book though ;| If your daughter turns into Sydney Leroux, I'm blaming you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolynduthie Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 On 12/20/2017 at 6:35 PM, MrsC said: I asked for Under the Lights and In the Dark: Untold Stories of Women’s Soccer for Christmas. I have heard really good things about it. Here is the Amazon link but I'm sure it's at Chapters too: https://www.amazon.ca/Under-Lights-Dark-Untold-Stories/dp/1785781537/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1513812884&sr=8-1&keywords=Under+the+Lights+and+In+the+Dark%3A+Untold+Stories+of+Women’s+Soccer I read this when it came out and it's very good, lots of good stories profiled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 How old is she? https://goo.gl/kNr6dy https://www.goodreads.com/list/tag/female-athletes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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