About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Adnan Hamad, Ahmad Abdul-Jabar, Ahmad Abid Ali, Ahmad Ali Jaber, Ahmad Kadhim Assad, Ahmad Khudhair, Ahmad Mnajed, Ahmad Radhi, Ahmad Salah Alwan, Alaa Abdul-Zahra, Ammo Baba, Emad Aoda, Emad Mohammed, Falah Hassan, Gaith Abdul-Ghani, Haidar Abdul-Amir, Haidar Abdul-Jabar, Haidar Obeid, Haidar Sabah, Haitham Kadhim, Hesham Mohammed, Hussam Fawzi, Hussein Abdul-Wahed, Hussein Alaa Hussein, Jassim Mohammed Ghulam, Jassim Swadi, Khaldoun Ibrahim, Khalid Mohammed Sabbar, Mohamed Jassim Mahdi, Mohammed Gassid, Mohannad Nassir, Muslim Mubarak, Mustafa Ahmad, Nashat Akram, Nawaf Falah, Noor Sabri, Oday Taleb, Ous Ibrahim, Radhi Shenaishil, Saad Attiya, Saad Benyamin, Salah Al-Deen Siamand, Sarmad Rasheed, Thamer Yousif, Wissam Gassid, Wissam Kadhim, Wissam Zaki, Yassir Raad. Excerpt: Nashat Akram Abid Ali (Arabic:, born 12 September 1984 in Al Hillah) is an Iraqi professional footballer who currently plays for UAE side Al-Nasr]. He is an Iraqi international. He usually plays as a midfielder. Nashat was one of Iraq's promising young prospects, and has been linked with Manchester City, Sunderland and Malaga. While many footballers are admired for their footwork or dominance in the air, Nashat Akram impresses with his cunning. After steering Iraq to their maiden success at the AFC Asian Cup 2007 with his intelligent midfield prompting, the cool-headed playmaker instantly became a popular figure across the continent. However, long before he made a name for himself at the senior level, Akram attracted attention across Asia when his creativity helped Iraq win the AFC Youth Championship 2000. That same year, the 17-year-old made it into the first team of Iraqi giants Al-Shorta. After a series of brilliant performances, which included helping the team to glory in the Umm Al-Marek Cup and reaching the Iraq FA Cup final in 2002, the midfield prodigy began to be heralded as one of Asia's most promising talents. And it did not take Akram long to live up to these sizeable expectations. Though still a teenager, he was instrumental in Iraq's qualification for both the Asian Cup 2004 and the Olympic Football Tournament Athens 2004. His excellent vision and defence-piercing passes - skills rarely seen in players his age - captivated national coach Adnan Hamad, who appointed Akram captain, despite being one of the youngest players on the senior team. Akram did not let his coach down and impressed throughout Iraq's campaign in the AFC Asian Cup 2004. He also revealed his goalscoring ability when he was on target in the 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia in the final group match, a result which sent them through to the last eight at the Saudis' expense. It was not the first goal that he scored for the national team, nor has it been the last. He hit the mark again in Iraq'
