Provides an overview of the sport's origins and evolution, presenting the scientific principles and concepts relevant to soccer, the biomechanics and physiology involved, and the elements of sports medicine uniquely associated with soccer.

Take a close-up look at sports and nanotechnology, the cutting-edge science that manipulates objects at the atomic level. Nanotechnology is used to create high-tech swimsuits, tennis rackets, golf clubs, running shoes, and more. It is changing the face of sports as we know it.