Five-Minute Amazing True Football Stories

Matt Oldfield

$16.99

Paperback

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English

Wren & Rook
08 October 2024

General knowledge & trivia (Children's&YA); Football & soccer (Children's&YA)

Series: Unbelievable Football

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Think you know

everything about football?

Have you heard of...
* The heroic white horse who saved the FA Cup final?
* The World Cup-winning women, who fought for equality - and won!
* The Red Dragons of Wrexham who came roaring back (with a little help from Hollywood)?
* The cheeky chip that changed penalties forever?
* The one-handed hero who helped win the World Cup for Uruguay?

From unlikely football heroes and incredible comebacks to the worst red cards and dirtiest football tricks, this book is packed full of football action, drama and all-out entertainment.

Each five-minute story is the perfect length for reading at breakfast, bedtime, in the car or on the bus. Mega football fans can dip in and out, or have a full match day experience - reading the entire book in the time it would take to watch a football match! Either way, the stage is set for a top-of-the-table classic football story collection.

The next unbeatable book for football-mad kids and reluctant readers in the award-winning series, Unbelievable Football.

By: Matt Oldfield
Imprint: Wren & Rook
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 182mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 220g
ISBN: 9781526367013
ISBN 10: 1526367017
Series: Unbelievable Football
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 08 October 2024
Recommended Age: From 7 to 11 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Matt Oldfield writes the Ultimate Football Heroes and Classic Football Heroes series with his brother Tom. Matt also works with schools and organisations such as The National Literacy Trust and The National Football Museum to deliver football-based literacy workshops. To date, the Ultimate Football Heroes series has sold over 300,000 copies in the UK alone.