A great way to harness your students’ excitement about the soccer world is to get them reading books about the game. All the books in this list combine tales of teamwork, dedication, and dreams — and are sure to inspire the kids in your classroom.
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There’s no substitute for reading minutes, and the curated selection of fiction and nonfiction soccer books featured below bring the excitement of the pitch right onto the page.
Soccer fans will love learning about Lionel Messi in Messi’s Magic, which delivers a thrilling, deeply emotional story about the life of a little boy from Latin America with a serious medical condition who came to be regarded as the greatest player of his generation, if not in the history of the popular sport.
Older readers of fiction will be gripped by the plight of Mia Tang in Front Desk: Key Player. In the book, Mia must overcome several challenges at home with her parents and at school to achieve her goals. Can Mia find a way to win in this lovely story about community, family, and second chances?
Writing Prompts About Soccer
Keep kids’ passion for soccer going with these fun writing prompts:
- You wake up and discover you’ve become the most famous professional soccer player in the world. What happens next?
- Write a love letter to soccer.
- Describe the most exciting goal you’ve ever scored. (Real or imaginary.)
- You can switch places with anyone in the world history of soccer. Who do you switch with and why?
- Write about a soccer ball that can talk. What does it say during the game?
- Write a full story about a brand new sport that you’ve invented.
- Your coaches turn into superheroes during the game. What powers do they have?
- You enter a competition to design the most unique soccer uniform of all time. What does it look like?
- Your club is losing at halftime in the championship game. What do you say to the players on your team to inspire them?
- You find a pair of magical soccer cleats. What do they help you do?
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