World Cup Expert: Players

World Cup Expert: Players book cover — CUP PLAYERS Pete May

World Cup Expert: Players — page 1 — 4 The World Cup is a month-long celebration of soccer which is held every four years Teams from 32 countries battle it out on the ﬁ eld for the ultimate prize in soccer the World Cup trophy THE WORLD CUP GREAT PLAYERS What makes a great World Cup player Some stars will always stand out Brazil’s Pelé dominated the 1970 World Cup It was the ﬁ rst time a World Cup had been seen on color TV and Brazil’s soccer team captivated fans around the world Diego Maradona propelled Argentina to World Cup glory in 1986 through a combination of genius and streetwise cunning Johan Cruyff only ﬁ nished with a runners-up medal in 1974 but gave his name to the Cruyff turn and treated the world to the ﬁ rst display of total soccer GREAT GOALS Goalscorers win tournaments which is why Brazil’s Ronaldo makes our top ten list as does Germany’s Jürgen Klinsmann who scored three or more goals in three successive tournaments But there are other considerations to be made in selecting the greatest World Cup players The creative genius of Zinedine Zidane and Andrés Iniesta have made them legendary athletes Longevity has to be a factor which is why Germany’s Lothar Matthäus is included as he is the only player ever featured in ﬁ ve tournaments Winning the World Cup is the crowning moment of any soccer player’s career

World Cup Expert: Players

World Cup Expert: Players

This book brings young fans up-to-date with the exciting soccer players of both yesterday and today.

About This Book

By: Pete May

Illustrated by:

Published by: Smart Apple Media by Black Rabbit Books

9-12Age Range

7.4AR

30Pages

SoccerSubject

1030LLexile

15-30 minsReading Time

YGuided Reading

YFountas & Pinnell

70DRA

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