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My dreams came true when I was adopted at ten. I was the best on the ice. Living the life every kid dreams of. We’ve been best friends since then. Even when she was the annoying little sister following us around. I would do anything for her. It is another family vacation, except this time it feels different. Everything feels different.

Scoprire - trent'anni e molto calcio dopo - che quelle notti non hanno mai smesso di essere magiche. Il Mondiale di Italia 90. La fine dell'innocenza, l'inizio di un'altra storia. L'Italia è un carrozzone in via di sfascio, ma balliamo ancora tutti quel poco che resta da ballare, declinando verso l'ultimo struggente tramonto sulle note di una canzone. Un'estate italiana. L'entusiasmo di un intero Paese, l'Olimpico ombelico d'Italia che fa la "Ola" a un futuro che verrà, la cerimonia d'apertura più fashion di tutti i tempi. I gol, le partite memorabili, le disfatte.

When Casey started riding again, she thought she'd nailed the tough part. That was before she tried starting over at a new farm, with a new job, in a new city. Casey's horse, James, seems happy enough at Twin Palms Ranch. And Casey's boyfriend, Brandon, is loving his dream job saving the ocean. Casey knows she should love her job marketing for a growing horse show organization. If only she had known how fast they'd be growing!

Casey Halbach's life was perfectly on track. She had it all: good friends, a loving boyfriend, a decent job with her very own cubicle. Then, she met Sky. Riding instructor, barn manager, and whirlwind of energy, Sky effortlessly launches Casey back into the saddle. Friends are confused, the boyfriend is concerned, and Casey is conflicted - but when she decides to take the plunge and buy a horse of her own, she realizes that she was just dabbling in the shallow end before. Now, Casey's pretty sure she's in over her head, but the crazy thing is: She thinks she likes it this way.

Rule number one of hockey team ownership: Don't sleep with the players. Growing up Oliver Benson's daughter, I've known this rule all my life. And when I unexpectedly inherit the Nashville Devils, his hockey team, all eyes are on me - waiting for me to fail.

Bastian Schweinsteiger, der Held des WM-Finales 2014 in Rio, ist auch der Held des neuen Romans von Martin Suter. Der Autor erzählt uns Wahres und fast Wahres aus dem Leben des Mannes, der alles erreicht hat, was man als Fußballer erreichen kann. Und der dennoch weiß, was Scheitern bedeutet, und die Schattenseiten des Erfolgs kennt. Die bewegende Story einer Weltkarriere. Und ein berührender Liebesroman.

Emily Flanagan has been living her dreams the last four years as a professional cheerleader for the Los Angeles Vipers, thousands of miles away from her tiny hometown of Summersweet Island, Virginia. She's got the world at the tips of her pom-poms...until she tells her boss to shove those pom-poms where the sun doesn't shine.

Desde que era niña, Raquel ha soñado siempre con llegar a ser futbolista profesional. Gracias a su esfuerzo, sacrificio y a unos compañeros de equipo que siempre la han apoyado, ahora, a los diecinueve años, parece que lo ha conseguido. Pero ¿han tenido la misma suerte el resto de sus compañeras?

I unexpectedly lost my job and am in debt up to my eyeballs. Until my best friend a.k.a. my lucky charm—Rush gets me my dream job working for the NFL. We're best friends so this will be fun and easy. At least that's what I thought until I actually started the job and one of his teammates asks me out on a date. Then Rush starts acting strange.

Ry Archer and Bowe Keller are as different as night and day. That doesn't mean they don't share similar struggles. At the moment, both are realizing the reality of getting closer to reaching their dreams is not living up to all the hype. The childhood cohorts always seem to connect when one of them needs help. They might constantly rub each other the wrong way (except for when they rubbed each other really, really right), but there is no denying they've always made one hell of a team.

From Jamaica to Sheffield to the recently formed Premier League, Uri rises through the ranks as a referee, making it to the highest level of our national game. But along the way he is confronted with tensions and prejudices, old and new, which emerge as his every move is watched, analysed and commented on. Your Show is the thrilling story of one man's pioneering efforts to make it, against the odds, to the very top of his profession and beyond.

After suffering a horrific injury that threatens to end his career, Baden Oulett is about to learn that sometimes a fresh start is just what the doctor ordered.

While my injuries are physical, the same can’t be said for the woman I rescued. Suffering from wounds that can’t be seen, Sophie Winters has withdrawn from the world. Through our shared trauma, Sophie and I find peace. As we grow closer, what started as friendship becomes more intimate. But can a love born of anguish endure, or will the pain of our past prove too much to overcome?

Jamie Weston hates Milo Riviera. She hates his cocky swagger, his horndog ways, and his absurdly handsome face. Most of all, she hates there's a secret between the two of them - one she's guarded since freshman year. When tragedy spins her world out of control, she finds steady ground again in the arms of the one guy she can't stand and discovers he isn't the heartless bastard she thought he was. And if Milo has his way, he promises this dangerous relationship brewing between them won't end in a disaster.

College. It was supposed to be my new start. I made a promise to my father I would be a good girl from now on - focus solely on the game and play nice for once. Aside from him, basketball is my only love, therefore sacrifices must be made all in the name of the game.

The one day English teacher Reagan Wild is late for work - and looks like she dressed herself in the dark - she remembers Carter Anthony, a well-known football star, is coming to the school to deliver a talk to her students. While Reagan knows Carter from her high school days, since he was her past crush, she wasn't ready to see him again. At the time, she hated being invisible. But right now, she wished she could simply disappear.

A harrowing, intense, powerful new novel that reads like a classic, from one of the great writers of his generation. Nineteen battles his way into the pros, becomes the quarterback, becomes the myth. Marries the owner’s daughter, touches greatness few will ever dream of, retires into what he...

As a professional hockey player, people think I live a charmed life. On the surface, I do. But they don’t know the horrors of my childhood, or the real reason that I have custody of my 17-year-old sister, Janelle. And that’s exactly the way I like it. They may think I’m a prick because I don’t like to share, but that’s fine. They don’t know me, and they don’t need to.

In the seaside town of San Benedetto, soccer (or calcio) is more than just a sport: it's an obsession. Twenty-two-year-old Etto, however, couldn't care less about soccer. His twin brother Luca, a rising soccer star, died tragically in a motorcycle accident, and their mother, unable to cope with her grief, drowned herself on the anniversary of Luca's death.

After the harrowing attack against Gareth and Sloan, there are more than just physical wounds that must be healed. Recovering and moving on from their dark pasts is the only way they can truly find their bright futures. Who will surrender? And who will dominate?

She started playing football as a child in the suburbs of Sydney, became a W-League player and - moving on to the future - is a leading player in the Matildas that plays in the 2023 Women's World Cup on home soil in Australia. Along her football journey, she discovers what and who are important to her in life.