A riveting tale set within the world’s most popular sport follows the story of Santiago Muñez, a young man who arrived in Los Angeles from Mexico at age ten and goes on to pursue his dream of becoming a soccer star in Europe. Movie tie-in. Santiago, a young Mexican American, fulfills his dream of playing soccer when a chance encounter in inner-city Los Angeles results in a trip to England to try out for the Newcastle United soccer team.

Examines the biological processes that occur in the body of an athlete while playing or competing. Introduces chemical and biological concepts, explaining what occurs in the body when a person plays, trains, or participates in an athletic event and allows the reader to understand that sports are not only a question of muscles, but of lungs, bones, chemical reactions, intelligence, and, naturally, a lot of heart.

An excellent photo essay shows the preservation of a traditional Mexican sport both in Mexico and the U.S. while raising current issues such as global migration. Explains the origins and rules of the ancient ball game played by the Mixtec Indians in Mexico, and describes how their decendents continue to play the game today, both in Mexico and in the United States, to preserve their cultural heritage.