Football School Star Players: 50 Inspiring Stories of True Football Heroes
By (Author) Alex Bellos
By (author) Ben Lyttleton
Illustrated by Spike Gerrell
Walker Books Ltd
Walker Books Ltd
1st July 2019
2nd May 2019
United Kingdom
Children
Non Fiction
796.334
Short-listed for Telegraph Sports Award 2020 (UK)
Paperback
208
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 14mm
190g
Football School Star Players is part of the bestselling Football School series, which teaches you about the world through football, packed with superstar stories, fun facts and laugh-out-loud illustrations. Perfect for readers 7+ and recommended by the National Literacy Trust, BookTrust, the Premier League and parents and teachers.
Get young fans dreaming big with this incredible collection of inspirational lives from the world of football.
What made Pele the greatest player of all time How did Harry Kane overcome the odds to win the Golden Boot What is the secret behind Lionel Messi's outstanding success And why is Megan Rapinoe so fearless in her beliefs This collection of fifty biographies brings together the incredible true stories of the game's greatest legends who changed the world of football. Empowering and inspirational, this is the perfect book to get young fans dreaming big both on and off the pitch.
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Alex Bellos writes about maths and puzzles for the Guardian and is the bestselling author of Alexs Adventures in Numberland and Alex Through the Looking-Glass, as well as two mathematical colouring books. He has also written Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life, which was shortlisted for Sports Book of the Year, and he ghost-wrote Pels bestselling autobiography. He lives in West London.
Ben Lyttleton is a journalist, broadcaster and football consultant. He is the author of Edge and Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty and his football articles have been published in over 20 countries. He is a director of Soccernomics, a football consultancy that helps teams improve their performance. He lives in North London.
Spike Gerrell is a prolific cartoonist known for his "spiky-nosed" illustrations. His work has been published in the New Scientist, Independent, Times Educational Supplement and Guardian. Spike lives in North London.