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CELEBRATE FOOTBALL EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR WITH THE BRAND-NEW BOOK IN THE BESTSELLING SERIES WHERE FOOTBALL AND FACTS COME TOGETHER IN A DREAM TEAM FORMATION. THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ALL YOUNG FANS.
"The ultimate football yearbook where you can discover a new fun footie fact for every day of the year." - The Week Junior
Welcome to Football School Facts! It's a book of facts and so let's start with an important one: football is the best sport in the world.
- Did you know that Erling Haaland is a record-breaking goalscoring machine?
- That a player was once sent off for farting on the pitch?
- Or that Diego Maradona has a religion named after him?
Discover all this and much, much more all about your favourite players, great goals, super stadiums and marvellous mascots - the perfect gift for all young fans and their families to enjoy.
"An engaging, fun read that will keep children laughing, learning and dreaming of the pitch." - Women's Weekly
"We love this series!" - Match of the Day Weekly
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There's a whole world of Football School to enjoy, where every lesson is all about football - collect the series!
Football School Encyclopedia - Find out everything you want to know about football
Star Players - Read the inspiring true stories of 50 football legends
Epic Heroes - Celebrate the greatest names and teams in football history
Terrific Teams - Discover the incredible stories behind the most famous clubs in the world
The Amazing Quiz Book - Test your World Cup knowledge with 300+ brain-busting questions about international games
The Incredible Joke Book - Laugh out loud reading 200+ side-splitting football jokes
The Ultimate Puzzle Book - Train your brain and enjoy hours of football-themed puzzles
The Greatest Ever Quiz Book - Test your football knowledge with 300+ funny and fascinating questions about the beautiful game
Four books that explains the best and worst things in the world through football!
Season One: Where Football Explains the World
Season Two: Where Football Saves the World
Season Three: Where Football Tackles the World
Season Four: Where Football Celebrates the World
About the author
Alex Bellos writes about maths and puzzles for the Guardian and is the bestselling author of Alex’s 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 Pelé’s bestselling autobiography.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.Spike grew up loving playing football and drawing pictures and has managed to combine both in his work as an illustrator. Based in North London with his family, some cats and an apiary full of honeybees, Spike has been supplying his 'spiky nosed' illustrations to a whole host of clients since graduating from Central Saint Martin’s. Spike's original and inventive world is peopled with a constantly evolving cast of characters and Heath Robinson-style machines.
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A fantastic book for the football crazy readers in our school library! Full of facts and interesting information. Reader Review Toppsta
