LEADER 00000nim a22004695a 4500 003 MWT 005 20191125034559.0 006 m o h 007 sz zunnnnnuned 007 cr nnannnuuuua 008 180309s2018 xxunnn es i n eng d 020 9781684410491 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 020 1684410495 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 029 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ rcb_9781684410491_180.jpeg 028 42 MWT12062722 037 12062722|bMidwest Tape, LLC|nhttp://www.midwesttapes.com 040 Midwest|erda 082 00 796.334|223 099 eAudiobook hoopla 099 eAudiobook hoopla 100 1 Abbot, Sebastian,|eauthor. 245 14 The away game :|bthe epic search for soccer's next superstars|h[Hoopla electronic resource] /|cSebastian Abbot. 250 Unabridged. 264 1 [United States] :|bHighBridge,|c2018. 264 2 |bMade available through hoopla 300 1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 54 min.)) : |bdigital. 336 spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 344 digital|hdigital recording|2rda 347 data file|2rda 506 Digital content provided by hoopla. 511 1 Read by Robert Fass. 520 For the past decade, an audacious program called Football Dreams has held tryouts for millions of young boys across Africa, looking for soccer's next superstars. Led by the Spanish scout who helped launch Lionel Messi's career and funded by the desert kingdom of Qatar, the program chooses just a handful of boys each year to train to become professionals; the process is one thousand times more selective than getting into Harvard University. In an extraordinary work of reporting, international politics, and sports science, Sebastian Abbot follows a small group of the boys as they are discovered on dirt fields across Africa, join the glittering Football Dreams academy in Doha, and fight for the chance to gain fame and fortune at Europe's top clubs. Weaving together the drama of the boys' determination to chase their dreams with the latest ideas on talent spotting and predicting sporting success, Abbot memorably explores why some of the boys succeed and chronicles the heartbreak of those who don't. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 610 20 Aspire Football Dreams (Program) 650 0 Soccer players|xTraining of|zQatar. 650 0 Soccer players|xRecruiting|zAfrica. 700 1 Fass, Robert. 710 2 hoopla digital. 856 40 |uhttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/ 12062722?utm_source=MARC|zInstantly available on hoopla. 856 42 |zCover image|uhttps://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ rcb_9781684410491_180.jpeg