Theo by Theo Walcott
England's most exciting young soccer player tells the storyof his meteoric rise to fameWhen the name of Theo Walcott was included in the England squad for the 2006 World Cup, shock waves ran through thesports world. But no one was more surprised than Theo himself. When his dad Don told him he'd been called up, Theo askedFor what? Four years later, Theo Walcott has one of the most recognizable faces in soccer. As the English heart of the brilliant young Arsenal team, he has become a firm favorite at the Emirates Stadium. For fans, he represents everything that is good about the beautiful game. For his country, he now carries the hopes and expectations of the nation on his shoulders, especially since one night in Croatia made him the youngest player ever to score a hat-trick for England. It has been an incredible adventure andan unbelievable story for a quiet boy from a small village who only started playing when he was 11. But how does it feel to be 21 and for your dreams to come true? To have been called the perfect footballer? For the first time, Theo Walcott is going public to takefans inside his private world, the world of a superstar in the ascendant, yet one with his feet planted firmly on the ground. It's going to be some journey.
Theo Walcott was born on 16 March 1989 and grew up near Newbury. After joining the youth scheme at Southampton, he became the Saints' youngest ever player, before joining Arsenal in January 2006. Following his surprise selection in Sven-Goran Eriksson's World Cup squad, Theo set another record in making his England debut at the age of just 17 years and 75 days, and was named the BBC's Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2006. He is now approaching 200 appearances for Arsenal, and in September 2008 became the youngest player to score a hat-trick for England.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780593064658 |
| ISBN 10 | 0593064658 |
| Titel | Theo |
| Autor | Theo Walcott |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2011-08-18 |
| Seitenanzahl | 288 |
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