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When the name of Theo Walcott was included in the England squad for the 2006 World Cup, shock waves ran through the football world. But no one was more surprised than Theo himself. Five years later, Theo Walcott is one of the most recognizable names in football. As the English heart of the brilliant young Arsenal team, he has become a firm favourite at the Emirates Stadium. He represents everything that is good about the beautiful game: a player with his feet on the ground, but lightning quick on the field. He carries the expectations of the nation on his shoulders, especially since one night in Croatia made him the youngest player in history to score a hat-trick for England. It has been an incredible adventure, an unbelievable story for a quiet boy from a small village who only started playing football when he was 10. But how does it feel for your dreams to come true? In Theo: Growing Up Fast, Theo Walcott takes you right inside his world.
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Theo Walcott is a world famous footballer, the youngest player to play for England. This title follows Theo from his early teenage years playing for Southampton to playing for England in the World Cup aged 17 and his experiences at top Premiership side Arsenal FC.
Theo Walcott burst onto the international scene as a 16-year-old wonder-kid in 2006, having been snapped up by Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger. A lightning-fast center forward, Walcott quickly became an indispensible part of the current Arsenal team, filling the void left by the legendary Thierry Henry. Born in Stanmore, North London, Walcott began his football career very early on, playing for local side Newbury Town under-10s where he scored a massive 100 goals in one season. After a brief tenure at Swindon Town, Walcott declined opportunities to join Chelsea's academy, opting for a move to the south coast, where he became an integral part of the Southampton youth side which made it to the ...
The book is a collection of high-quality peer-reviewed research papers presented at International Conference on Frontiers of Intelligent Computing: Theory and applications (FICTA 2016) held at School of Computer Engineering, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India during 16 – 17 September 2016. The book presents theories, methodologies, new ideas, experiences and applications in all areas of intelligent computing and its applications to various engineering disciplines like computer science, electronics, electrical and mechanical engineering.
Old school love of the game, with a new twist. Take a look back at the 2016/17 Premier League Season. With new statistics and analytics you won't find in any other book on the market we delve deeper into the performances of the key 18 players that helped shape the season. Using our new analytics we rank players by how they really perform on the field so comparing two players is now much easier. With the new xG (expected goals) grading system we can show who is the best striker in the Premier League, and who is the best goal scoring midfielder. Using a shot matrix system each midfielder and forward receives a grade based on how many goals he was expected to score based on the shots he took. xGA (expected goals against) measures how many goals a goalkeeper saves his team per season based on shot location. All in a fun and informative style. Plus full analytics and statistics on every player to pull on a shirt in the 2016/17 Premier League season. 525 pages
The Parkview team are off to compete in the Regional Championship tournament, but their striker is in trouble. The team is improving all the time, but Tulsi, once the star, is getting left behind. When she's dropped from both the school team and her Sunday League team, she even talks about giving up football. Can TJ and the team help Tulsi change her ways and win her place back in the team?