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milestheworm's review against another edition
Occasionally fascinating subject gets bogged down with an endless river of names, numbers, footnotes
exelone31's review against another edition
5.0
Exceptional book. Penalties are a fascinating aspect of soccer, with a high-intensity combination of psychology and physical skill involved.
In a book filled with references to Men's soccer, most of it being South American and European, I was pumped to see a special section dedicated to Brandi Chastain, taker of one of the most seminal penalties in US Soccer history.
Lyttleton talks to tons and tons of famous and not-so-famous soccer players, and doesn't shy away from learning about some of most emotionally taxing and/or uplifting moments of these players' careers.
A must read for any soccer fan.
In a book filled with references to Men's soccer, most of it being South American and European, I was pumped to see a special section dedicated to Brandi Chastain, taker of one of the most seminal penalties in US Soccer history.
Lyttleton talks to tons and tons of famous and not-so-famous soccer players, and doesn't shy away from learning about some of most emotionally taxing and/or uplifting moments of these players' careers.
A must read for any soccer fan.
morganracha's review against another edition
4.0
i was bound to enjoy this as it’s three of my favorite things in one... books, soccer, and psychology. even though i wasn’t totally familiar with a lot of the individuals/players/games that were discussed in this book i still found it to be really interesting. all the experts that were interviewed gave great insight that was fairly easy to follow. there were a lot of stats and graphics that i really enjoyed. it’s one of those books that you can read a chapter or two at a time, put down and then come back to whenever you want.
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