The Boy Who Loved to Pass the Ball
by Matthias Krug
Description
The boy who loved to pass the ball started off with a dream: he wanted to play football while helping his teammates be the best. Like everyone else, he had to overcome many struggles and hurdles on the way but his hard work and perseverance paid off.
Now, he is known as one of FC Barcelona and Spain’s most famous players: Xavi Hernández. Follow Xavi’s inspirational life story and find out how the small boy from Catalunya became one of the world’s greatest football players.
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Published in English by Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
Author Biography
Matthias Krug is an author and journalist who was born and raised in Qatar. Over the past 16 years he has written extensively about football, society, politics and culture for some of the biggest publications around the world, including the BBC, CNN, ESPN, The Huffington Post, the Irish Examiner, Al Jazeera English, FourFourTwo, El Pais, Art Monthly Austraila, and many others.
Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) is a world-class publishing house founded on international best practices, excellence and innovation. It strives to be a cornerstone of Qatar’s knowledge-based economy by providing a unique local and international platform for literature, discovery and learning. Headquartered in Doha, Qatar, HBKU Press publishes a wide range of texts including fiction and non-fiction titles, children’s books, collections, and annual reports. In addition, HBKU Press publishes peer-reviewed, scholarly research in the natural and social sciences through academic books, open-access reference materials and conference proceedings. HBKU Press consistently follows international best practices in its publishing procedures, ethics and management, ensuring a steadfast quality of production and a dedication to excellence.
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- Publisher Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9789927141546
- Publication Country or regionQatar
- FormatPaperback
- Pages48
- ReadershipTeenage/Young Adult
- Publish StatusPublished
- Copyright Year2020
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