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    Goal!: The Fire and Fury of Soccer's Greatest Moment
    Goal!: The Fire and Fury of Soccer's Greatest Moment
    Goal!: The Fire and Fury of Soccer's Greatest Moment
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    Goal!: The Fire and Fury of Soccer's Greatest Moment

    By Mike Kennedy and Mark Stewart

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    What goal caused the most legendary celebration in soccer history? Who invented the bicycle kick? Who was the first player to score 1,000 goals? Get the full story on scoring goals in soccer, from the earliest days to the present. This book is full of facts about the sport’s greatest goals and the women and men who scored them.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateNov 1, 2013
    ISBN9781467737418
    Goal!: The Fire and Fury of Soccer's Greatest Moment

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