{"product_id":"9780889712058","title":"Goals and Dreams: A Celebration of Canadian Women's Soccer","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Sure to score big with soccer fans, especially girls who play the sport themselves.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Julie Chychota, \u003ci\u003eCM Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoccer is the most popular sport for more than 350,000 Canadian girls, and their heroines and role models are the talented players profiled in \u003ci\u003eGoals and Dreams: A Celebration of Canadian Women's Soccer\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoals and Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e is a detailed, in-depth look at how a diverse group of soccer-crazed Canadians developed into one of the world's best teams. Through unique access to the players' world--both on- and off-field--the authors reveal the passion and commitment these players have for the game and how they balance school, work and training. It follows their journey from the Edmonton Under-19 Women's World Championships-- where 50,000 fans plus a huge TV audience cheered them on--to the Women's World Cup--where they beat Argentina, Japan and China to capture fourth place--and concludes with the Under-19 World Championships held in Thailand in November 2004. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt features interviews with world-class stars like Charmaine Hooper and Christine Sinclair as well as up-and-coming teenagers like Brittany Timko, Kara Lang and Aysha Jamani. It also contains a brief history of women's soccer in Canada, as well as information on national team selection, chances for a professional career and training routines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoals and Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e includes an introduction by stellar midfielder Andrea Neil, who helped the Canadian Women's soccer team to their fourth-place finish in the recent World Cup and is their longest-serving midfielder. She recently played in her one-hundredth match for Canada. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nightwood Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019365302512,"sku":"9780889712058","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780889712058_p0.jpg?v=1763854511","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780889712058","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}